Re: NT server, pro/con

> NT Weak points: > - Limited software/hardware compatibility......for now ( is there a > comm server out there that runs on NT? ) Moved pretty > damn fast in the past 8 months, though. What about MS Mail Server (part of BackOffice)? > - Support sucks! This I blame entirely on Microsoft. The level > of support they're providing is the same as if you purchased Word or > Excel. This is ridiculous! There are more than a few companies > running enterprise-wide solutions on NT, and it's about time > Microsoft stops treating NT like it was sold through Fry's! > (Thank god the damn thing's so easy to use!) The support for NT Server and SQL Server is not bad, but you have to pay for it. > - NO JOB LAUNCHER! How in the hell can you schedule jobs in NT? > (Fortunately, there's a job scheduler called ASHWIN for NT that we're > currently evaluating. Works perfect on Intel machines, but we've > had to experiment running it on DEC Alpha. Bleeding edge...) Ever tried the AT command in a DOS box? (You have to start the scheduling service first!) Ernst --