Exchange Hosting

[magnus]

Hi,

has anyone used exchange hosting like http://www.mailstreet.com/ or similar services?

I was told we cannot use ms exchange servers on our dedecated servers, so I'm looking for alternative mail hosting since so many customers like ms exchange.

thanks

[Danny]

You probably can't run it yourself as it integrates fully with Active Directory, just about everything is stored in AD, besides the mail, that is in the Exchange mailstore(s) DB.

I tried Hosted Exchange (Exchange made available through ISP's) and it performed bad.
Some ISP offer hosted exchange. You do not maintain exchange yourself, you just get a number of mailboxes to which you can connecto to over the Internet from outlook, not only through POP. But MAPI as well.

Bad performance might be due to the fact I was using a trial account to test it out. Hosted Exchange has its benifits, you get the whole mailbox functionality, like calendering etc.

Search for "Hosted Exchange" using Google to find out more.

Danny

[JDonzello]

quote:Originally posted by magnus

I was told we cannot use ms exchange servers on our dedecated servers...

Magnus,

Out of curiosity, where did you hear you can not install and run Exchange on a dedicated server? Typically, you can run anything you want, as long as it meets our Service Agreement. As long as you don't need anything special or out of the ordinary I don't see why you can't run Exchange.

Joshua Donzello
Dedicated Support Team
CrystalTech Web Hosting, Inc.

[bthomforde]

2 weeks ago I setup my own SBS 2003 server, I have it in my office with a T1 line.
Before that I was with Mailstreet, exchangemymail and just before I setup my SBS server I was with 123together.com, they were the best I tried.
The only reason I setup my own is because I’m going to install Microsoft CRM and you can’t do that on a hosted exchange.

Brian

[magnus]

JDonzello,

from here

http://www.crystaltech.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9940&SearchTerms=exchange

Magnus

[ASanchez [CT]]

Magnus,

Nick's response is accurate we don't endorse or support installing Exchange on a dedicated server.  But if you wanted to, you can.  We just won't be able to support it (troubleshoot it or AD).

Anthony Sanchez
Dedicated Customer Support
Crystaltech Web Hosting, Inc.

[karenlopez]

Hi,

has anyone used exchange hosting like http://www.mailstreet.com/ or similar services?

I was told we cannot use ms exchange servers on our dedecated servers, so I'm looking for alternative mail hosting since so many customers like ms exchange.

thanks

We have been using mailstreet for years and love them.  I think they are fairly inexpensive for what you get.  The best is that they allow you sign up for just a couple accounts -- no minimum of 10 accounts or anything like that.

I think going to a server-based mail system has saved me hundreds of hours a year not having to sync e-mails to every computer and device I use.

I highly recommend mailstreet.