From: "Geo" 

and mxbackup capabilities

Geo.

"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
news:cjasm1tdf91klhabfm2bs5abhul0i7n2uq{at}4ax.com...
>
> If he is running the server himself, he should be aware of power and
> network reliability as well.
>
>  /m
>
> On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 09:42:56 -0500, "Geo"
 wrote:
>
> >If you are running the smtp/pop server yourself, any should be more than
> >reliable enough for your requirements. You just lock access down so only
the
> >one sender you want can reach port 25. Most reliability issues are caused
by
> >load, usually generated by spammers using address harvestors or spam
> >filters. If they (the spammers) can't hit your server then pop/smtp
should
> >never be an issue as pretty much all mail servers are very reliable.
> >
> >I'd suggest the free 5 user version of surgemail if you only need one to
5
> >mailboxes. I think it's also got the capability to only allow one IP or
one
> >block of IP addresses to send to it. (Glenn Meadows would know, he uses
it
> >daily)
> >
> >Geo.
> >
> >"Randall Parker"
>
>
> >wrote in message news:436bd856{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> I'm working with a group that needs to get data feeds from remote
sensors
> >via
> >> satellite and the satellite services send the data packets via POP.
> >>
> >> Well, some pop servers go up and down a lot for service. Here's what I
> >want to know:
> >>
> >> 1) Are any ISPs selling highly reliable pop server accounts?
> >>
> >> 2) If one wanted to run one's own pop server which pop server will let
you
> >run the
> >> longest without rebooting? We don't need junk mail filtering. We won't
use
> >the pop
> >> server for regualr email at all. We just want a pop server that keeps
> >running for
> >> many months.
> >

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