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Larry B
12-10-2007, 02:21 AM
Ok, i need help on this.

I have 10 pcs on which I have my staff... i have one e-mail address that they all should use - check e-mails, respond to them and etc. But I don't want two people to answer one same e-mail.

How do I do this? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

CiscoMike
12-10-2007, 03:06 AM
Use an e-mail queue system or something along those lines. Mail comes in, dropped into a queue, person grabs the message OR the message is assigned based on workload/who's signed in/etc.

fionix
12-10-2007, 03:12 AM
Yes as already mentioned, then you will need to have a system in place that can take care of such. You might be interested in http://www.kayako.com/ great system, maybe overkill but you can find similar with less functionality.

~ServerPoint~
12-10-2007, 03:18 AM
One POP3 and SMTP account for all and different emails for the staff and no additional software.

hycloud
12-10-2007, 03:22 AM
You need a ticketing system like Kayako.

arbet
12-10-2007, 05:14 AM
You need a ticketing system like Kayako.

A free alternative would be http://otrs.org/ , although it has much less features.

parikshat_vinove
12-11-2007, 05:03 AM
You should try www.kana.com

I am sure it will work for you

hekwu
12-11-2007, 05:26 AM
http://www.helpcenterlive.com/

or maybe

http://www.troubleticketexpress.com/

SiberForum
12-11-2007, 05:58 AM
Kayako
my +1 to Kayako.
My favorite and one of the best nowadays.

hotdog101
12-12-2007, 01:23 PM
Just a good IMAPI mail server would do the job, there's loads of freebie ones out there. Winmail is really good as well.

01globalnet
12-12-2007, 02:25 PM
There is also the free e-ticket (based on OsTicket) - http://eticket.sourceforge.net

And also Cerberus provides a free version (I believe you can use only 1 mail).

holmesa
12-12-2007, 02:52 PM
IMAPI or IMAP server will work. Create a rule where your people have to flag email prior to starting processing. This way others will know that email is being processed.

samsamdb
12-15-2007, 01:06 AM
gmail account. Everybody logs in and shares the same one. That's probably the simplest method.
But I'd go with Kayako :-)

holmesa
12-15-2007, 08:23 AM
gmail account. Everybody logs in and shares the same one. That's probably the simplest method.
But I'd go with Kayako :-)

Nice option. BTW, you can have google host your mail for you domain.

Mike - Limestone
12-15-2007, 12:54 PM
Nice option. BTW, you can have google host your mail for you domain.

Indeed. Google Apps (http://www.google.com/a/) offers email hosting along with other light tools. It's a viable option, albeit with a very email-centric nature.

-Mike