On Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:21:29 -0400 Roberto C. Sánchez <robe...@debian.org> wrote:
> You are comparing two very difference things. > > On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 03:39:07PM +0000, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En > Ming wrote: > > > Finally, I can only use Windows Server 2016 Standard Evaluation > > Copy FREE for a period of 3 years MAXIMUM. But I can use Linux > > servers and Mail Transport Agents (MTA) FREE perpetually. o > > I suspect that if you read the full text of the license for the > evaluation copy of WS 2016 that you will find it does not allow for > use in a production environment. Also, I would suggest the evaluation period is more likely to be three months than three years. > Also, depending on which Exchange > solution you choose and how you deploy it, you will probably need to > purchase client access licenses as well (and also possibly for the > OS). MS licensing is always fun. I believe the current version of Windows Server Essentials, the successor to Small Business Server, no longer needs CALs, but has a strict limit on the number of users. The OP should investigate this. Oddly, Exchange has moved away from the all-GUI interface, and now needs the use of the command line for many common functions. If the OP was familiar with an old Exchange, he may have some re-learning to do. -- Joe -- Joe
