On Thursday May 26 2005 10:30 am, Chris Santerre wrote: > >-----Original Message----- > >From: aecioneto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:36 PM > >To: users > >Subject: Re: Comparison of SA and commercial solutions > > > > > >Loren and Chris, > >thanks for your replies. > >I am aware of SA, I have been using it from a very long time > >ago - having it well trained and updated - as best as I can. > > > >I understand about all issues you both mentioned about a raw > >SA and other solutions out there. > > > >I post such inquiry to the list because some prospects of mine > >very often tend to compare feature-by-feature (nonse, IMHO) > >and - thanks to MS culture - have doubts about a solution with > >no helpdesk phone at the "other side of the box". > > > >My intention was to have some external opinion - magazine, > >site review, you name it - saying that when summing up > >cost/benefit of SA comparing to other things out there, it is > >best by far (this is my opinion). > > > >Regards. > > Understood, and very good effort by you to educate them. Mostly all the > reviews slam the cost benefit of SA with the "Pay an employee to support > it." line of crap. > > With RDJ and URIBL setup, there isn't much to have to mess with at all. > Once setup, it just works. I'm also stuck in the MS culture. You simply > need to tell them, "Look, it cost snothing but my time. Let me install it, > and try it. You don't have much to lose. It can't hurt to try it before > spending money." > > Filter one bosses email, but not another. See which one votes for SA ;) > > If I can admin my SA box, in the incredible short amount of time I have, > then even a drunken monkey with A.D.D. could do it. > > --Chris (Freakin last episode of "LOST" told us nothing!!!!)
But it was enough to bring you back next season! :-)