Hmm interesting ....

[Ric Moore]

On Sat, 2007-03-24 at 19:14 +0800, Chong Yu Meng wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-03-23 at 14:03 -0500, Michael McRae (Work) wrote:
> > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=343
> 
> As a former Exchange administrator, I agree completely! It is far too
> complicated to install and maintain, not to mention having to be
> constantly vigilant against viruses, Trojans, spam, etc., and it is too
> dependent on the underlying operating system. 
> 
> On the plus side, it does ensure that there is a job for some poor
> individual,  lowly-paid though it may be (not enough to ever buy a car,
> but enough to go to McDonald's), to reboot the server, restart the
> services and occasionally reformat and re-install. 
> 
> Linux (Postfix!) is much better, but the level of expertise that is
> required, the political hoops you have to jump through, and the
> vilification from the next admin taking over from you may make it seem
> not so worthwhile for the money you get paid.
> 
> Depressing, huh? 

My my... I thought losing a 3/8" combination wrench was stressful. 
...at least I could rely upon it to do what it was created to do while
in my possession. You case beats mine hands down! <smirks> Ric

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