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In <pauln.725094428@nuustak> Paul Nash <paul@tantrum.csir.co.za> writes:
>Thus spake sean@ost40.utoday.com (Sean Fulton):
>> Anyone know where I can obtain source for an SMTP <-> Microsoft Mail
>> gateway to run on an SCO ODT 2.0 system??

>MS-Mail uses a proprietary encryption scheme, which makes it almost
>impossible to roll your own gateway.  Microsoft will, however, _sell_
>you an SMTP gateway (that runs on a stand-alone PC) for plenty $$$
>(more than your original MS-Mail license).  To be able to generate
>SMTP addresses in outgoing mail, they'll also _sell_ you an SMTP
>addressing module (one for each postoffice that you want to be able
>to send SMTP mail) for even more $$$ (more than the gateway cost).

This seems to be par for the course.  Of several PC-Mail to SMTP
gateways that I have (indirectly) come accross, all seem totally
inadequate (certainly not worth the money).  They seem to all
have been written by folk who have never used UNIX mail, and
thus make all sorts of silly restricting assuptions (like every
SMTP mail recipient must have an account or alias on the
gateway!).

My own inclination is to junk PC-MAIL systems competely, and
look for a decent POP client to run under your favourite user
interface.  You could easily cost justify a UNIX system as your
mail server, by adding up the cost of your PC-MAIL package, its
gateways to any of {UUCP,SMTP,dialin users,...} and keep in mind
that it often costs you on a per user basis.
-- 
Simon J. Gerraty        <sjg@zen.void.oz.au>

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