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On 28 October 2010 17:18, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is there any reason why they can't run a server? Because I think running a server in a school/office is daft. It's not there core expertise. A "managed hoster" really should be doing this properly. > Do they need something that use in the school with access from outside the > school (say students getting homework etc at home?) Yes, that is a requirement. > You see if they are going to use something like this in replacement to a > server at the school then what do they do if and when the Internet > connection goes down? Technology akin to dropbox (a nice rsyncing client), this "temporary loss of connectivity" problem could be averted. > something up to use in a school I'd suggest Karoshi which is aimed > specifically at schools. ÂIt has a Samba server tailored to schools, E-Mail > Server, Moodle etc. Thanks for the suggestion. It looks promising. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq