E-mail services are not limited to Outlook integrated access; IMAP and POP3 (including their secure counterparts) and SMTP are all available, including fetchmail-type functionality. All e-mail services can be secured by allowing access only by trusted hosts or by turning off the services. If you're brave, you can allow open access to the services.
Small Tasks
Much of Nitix's functionality is rudimentary. The Web content filtering for its proxy services allowed exceptions only in the form of whitelisting sites, and e-mail security included only virus scanning (if bought) and minimally configurable RBL support.
File-sharing was a no-brainer. But sharing a printer proved impossible: Nitix 4.0 doesn't support remote printers. Local printer availability depends on the hardware configuration; on the Micro, only parallel printer support is offered. VPN configuration is straightforward, though only PPTP is available.
Overall, Nitix is a great little OS for a branch office or SOHO environment with limited IT resources. It needs enhancements to its print services, and I expect to see more options added to some of its features, but the core is solid. Given Nitix's autoupdate capabilities, it would be a snap to deliver such enhancements to customers.
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