I don't see how privacy is the issue of your out sourcer provides you a place for you to install your own servers, or if they provide a service were by you buy the server and license from them. This way the company hosting your server is pretty much responsible for its up time, and backups. A good friend of mine does out source part-time. He gives people a few options; 1. email at "I don't care where" RPC over HTTP $17.95 per email/email. 2. there own VM server $250 setup fee, they provide the license, no web hosting on the server is permitted, $17.95 per email/month; they have RDP access to their server so they can add users or configure it how they like; if they need extra stuff opened on the networks firewall they speak to my friend who runs ISA 2004. Or they run their own server, $500 setup fee includes the server, company provides their own licenses, $17.95 per email/month; they have access to the server though RDP, etc.. He mainly farms his services to Doctors and Lawyers and currently carries about 40 clients. He also allows the companies to install their own internet connection if they want to, and charges a small $2.50 month administration fee. Andrew -----Original Message----- From: Knutsen, Vicki [mailto:vickik@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 4:36 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Email Hosting Services http://www.MSExchange.org/ My office (because we are so small) is thinking about outsourcing email to a larger company that can deal with replacing servers, etc. and keeping down costs I am trying to gather the PRO's and CON's so I can make a valuable presentation. When asked the question what do we lose by outsourcing our email - I am not sure since we have not tried this configuration except to have AOL - which I am really not fond of. I would appreciate your input if you have time - I know this may be a little off the norm for this list - but you have helped me considerably in past months Vicki Knutsen Information Systems Administrator Northwest District LCMS - www.nowlcms.org 1-888-693-5267 ext 129 ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx