[BUGS] Request for comment on email sorting

[Jerahmy Pocott]

On 03/02/2008, at 6:32 PM, harrywwc wrote:

> 1 - organise hosted exchange server with more mailboxes (and storage?)
> 2 - move everyone to MS-Office LookOut (this may cost $$)
> 3 - import mail to LookOut and store to local PST files
> 4 - connect user to hosted exchange server
> 5 - transfer *essential* mail from local PST to exchange server
> 6 - copy the PSTs for archive purposes to file server and backup
> 7 - kill the "personal" accounts
>
> If there is (as you mentioned earlier) a mail server in place, and
> someone else is managing it, then use that. There is no point at all  
> in
> duplicating the infrastructure.

Yes, it's nice in some ways.. However when the mail doesn't work I  
still get complains even though I'v explained a thousand times there  
is nothing I can do about it and if they just wait a little while it  
will probably start working again..

The main issue with this solution is the high cost.. Currently their  
personal accounts cost nothing, adding the exchange accounts  
(depending on features) costs up to $20/month/user.. I can't even  
really justify this cost since they will get very little more out of  
it than they are getting for free..

There is currently some sort of I.T. Systems review in progress,  
unfortunately being carried out by people unqualified to do so.. I  
overheard a conversation regarding a web site, where the consultant  
explained how the site wasn't secure and how he could easily hack into  
and change anything he wanted.. He then proceeded to hit 'view source'  
to illustrate.. Where do these people come from? >.<

Any way, for now any solution needs to come at next to or preferably  
at no cost.. *sigh*

Thanks for the advice =)
J.