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"...The little Dell Optiplex GX260 small form that hosted SME server finally died (6 years). The SME server has been reliable as gravity all this time...."
<br><br>LANMonkey - [https://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,46182.msg268216.html#msg268216 source]
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"The major thing I like about SME Server (and have since I worked at Mitel and they bought E-Smith) is that it just works. A very simple installation..."
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Ricks1950 - [https://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,52189.msg267676.html#msg267676 Source]
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"...Careful consideration at development level allows ordinary, and lazy, users to throw in an e-smith and be confident that it will work just like it says on the tin.
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That is no mean feat and something that has been happening for a long time here. It takes huge effort to maintain that level of quality and consistency.
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SME server release cycles make Redhat look like wild mad things. This can be seen as a problem. It can also be seen as a virtue. In over 15 years of e-smithery I have not once had a production system fail due to software error or hacked due to lax security. Isn't that cool?
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The server manager is old. It not accurately reflect how much has happened under the hood. It is clunky and ugly but it has one redeeming feature.
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It removes almost all technical verbiage from the user interface. Add a user, Add a group, Add an ibay. It just works and the user knows nothing about passwd, shadow and shells. No mention of DHCP, DNS and PPTP. Just "remote access"
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robert"
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[https://lists.contribs.org/pipermail/devinfo/2016-February/013293.html Source]
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