Is it worth it to buy hivemail?

[influence]

ya they having a sale but am still thinking if I should get it or not.
80% off is a good sale. But the software have few glitches and few things I dont like about it after checking out the demo so I dont know If I should get it or not.

If I do get it, is it a good idea to get the unsupported license? because I might get that one. does anyone on here have the unsupported license and they are having no problem with it?

also, how hard is it to install hivemail? does anyone run through any problems installing it or had/having any problem after installing it?

does that stuff eat up hosting resources? even though am on dedicated server, but am trying to know though. especially bandwidth and cpu usage.

umm some pro's and con's?

I have plans to put it on my huge site so alot of people will be using it so does anyone recommend me getting a seperate box for it?

your reply will be truely appreciated.

chris

[Dean C]

If you're going to get it get supported - then ANY problems you have can be resolved quickly

- miSt

[Tigga]

I'm really glad you posted this. I've had my eye on Hive Mail for a couple of months now but didn't want to shell out the $130-$180 for it. I didn't know about the sale until I read this post, but I got my copy a couple of hours before it was over. I haven't had much time to play with it and start setting it up yet, but so far it does look very impressive.

[Odil]

I am so immpressed with mine. Only problem I was having was that when I had my other email program open (my server catchall email account) it was getting all my emails meant for my hivemail. If anyone has a catchall address in say like Outlook, make sure you keep it clsed or you will get all your emails in it along with your members emails instaed of your hivemail program getting them and distributing them.

I hope this makes sense!

Yes I agree, get the supported license, I did.

[rajanaga]

Does anyone here already use it for free webmail service? If so, please let me know.

[Dan]

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[filburt1]

I hear that its vB integration is currently very shaky. I was considering buying it, but quickly changed my mind when I saw the tons of spelling and grammatical errors, which let me to think the code wasn't so hot, either.

[indiamike]

Today at 07:52 PM rajanaga said this in Post #5
Does anyone here already use it for free webmail service? If so, please let me know.

I use it on my site for members who have been awhile, it's okay but I am not jumping up and down about it.

If I was going to do it again I would only use it for myself, once you start getting a bunch of members using the service it adds a whole new level of maintenance to your site. I've stopped new members now.

First you have to worry about people using it to send spam, then users complaining there getting spam, and then others who can't figure it out. Others sending large files hogging up the server....etc..etc...you get the drift.

Uh....it makes my heard hurt thinking about the hours wasted administrating it.

Mike

[Gary King]

It has a pretty expensive price tag, in my opinion.

And like indiamike had stated, there are a lot of things to worry about once you have it installed.

[Smoothie]

POP3 access has been "in the works" for too long for hivemail. Its a much needed option, and at this point its vaporware. Its the only reason, besides vB integration I purchased HM. vB integration is shared passwords, thats about it.

I purchased HM at full price, and Chen has been extremely helpful. He personally has worked on a few problems we have had, and to me that is something that is important. I run basic service for members, and offer upgrade plans. So far, the upgrades have more than paid for HM. Would I buy again? Probably... We are on a dedicated server, and so far so good.