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Webmail 2000 Evaluation - Admin Test Form

1.	Assemble component software, compile and configure on Windows NT, Linux, Tru64 UNIX, Solaris with IIS, Apache, Netscape Enterprise/Fastrack, or proprietary server.
			Webmail server:
			Server hardware:
			Server OS:
			Web server:
		a.	Was any trouble encountered with the install?	Yes No
		b.	Did it come with precompiled binaries?	Yes No
		c.	Did you compile?	Yes No
		d.	Was any software involved that excludes it from consideration?	Yes No
		e.	Was there any difficulty encountered in the base level configuration and launch of the software?	Yes No
		f.	Was the installation documentation easy to follow and helpful?	Yes No
		g.	Did you see any obvious security holes in the setup of the product?	Yes No
			Comments on question 1:
2.	Log on to the administrative console and configure support for a single server instance.
		a.	Is the console web-based?	Yes No
		b.		Yes No
		c.	Was the console intuitive and complete?	Yes No
		d.	Was it necessary to do custom configuration on a lower level?	Yes No
		e.	Any conflict with other processes on system?	Yes No
			Comments on question 2:
3.	Start a client session and check to see that everything is in working order
		a.	Monitor system logs and software error logs for imapd/mail/software errors. Were there any errors?	Yes No
		b.	Monitor system load levels. Are load levels normal?	Yes No
		c.	Allocation of resources - Was it a CGI-based product?	Yes No
		d.	Allocation of resources - Was it integrated into the webserver on any level?	Yes No
		e.	Send mail and attachments, retrieve mail and attachments, delete mail, move messages, forward, etc. and check for errors. Are things functioning as your expect?	Yes No
			Comments on question 3:
4.	Configure the server with multiple servers instances.
		a.	Was this difficult?	Yes No
		b.	Was this within the supported configuration parameters?	Yes No
			Comments on question 4:
5.	What security protocols does product support?
		a.	Kerberos V4 or V5	Yes No
		b.	SSL	Yes No
		c.	SMTP Authentication	Yes No
			Comments on question 5:
6.	How does it store user data such as addressbooks, preferences, productivity information, etc.?
		a.	Database? If so, specify supported db products in comments section.	Yes No
		b.	Flat file?	Yes No
		c.	Can the data be stored elsewhere (LDAP, e.g.)?	Yes No
			Comments on question 6:
7.	Determine the method of controlling sessions?
		a.	Cookies?	Yes No
		b.	If cookies are supported, can you manage cookies configuration in administrative console?	Yes No
		c.	Tokens/Tickets?	Yes No
		d.	If tokens/tickets are supported, are they standards-based?	Yes No
			Comments on question 7:
8.	Determine POP3/IMAP support.
		a.	Does the product support POP3?	Yes No
		b.	Is the use of POP3 a server specific configuration option?	Yes No
		c.	Is the use of POP3 a user preference option?	Yes No
		d.	If the POP server has been configured to retain the POP_DROP file, is the file retained?	Yes No
		e.	Does the product support IMAP?	Yes No
		f.	Is the use of IMAP a server specific configuration option?	Yes No
		g.	Is the use of IMAP a user preference option?	Yes No
		h.	Does it let you configure a default subdirectory in the user's folder to store message folders in?	Yes No
		i.	Is the accounting information stored in syslog?	Yes No
			Comments on question 8:
9.	Customize the user interface (banners, graphics, etc.).
		a.	Was the product intended to be customized?	Yes No
		b.	Was it easy to do this?	Yes No
		c.	Is the user interface written in HTML? If no, specify in comments what scripting language is used for customizing the user interface.	Yes No
			Comments on question 9:
10.	Patch the source code.
		a.	Was the source code available?	Yes No
		b.	Was the source code easy to patch?	Yes No
			Comments on question 10:
11.	Other features.
			What other features are supported that have not already been noted in our comments on the product?



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