From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 8 18:25:37 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76C3B16A4CE for ; Mon, 8 Dec 2003 18:25:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from util.inch.com (ns.inch.com [216.223.192.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C82D543D29 for ; Mon, 8 Dec 2003 18:25:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from scott@inch.com) Received: from DellBSD.inch.com (DellBSD.inch.com [216.223.192.89]) hB92PYsK067471 for ; Mon, 8 Dec 2003 21:25:35 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from scott@inch.com) Received: by DellBSD.inch.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id B1A93572B; Mon, 8 Dec 2003 21:25:34 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 21:25:34 -0500 From: Scott Lambert To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20031209022534.GB55723@DellBSD.inch.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org References: <20031208190534.GB70103@www.lambertfam.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Subject: Re: Billing System X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 02:25:37 -0000 On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 02:04:56PM -1000, George Fontaine wrote: > I highly recommend you stay away from Billmax. They ripped me off for > $10,000 and never delivered a working accounting system. They made also > sorts of promises that they would convert our existing system (quickbooks) > and never delivered. That was over 3 years ago. And I had nothing but good experiences. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Scott Lambert > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 9:06 AM > To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Billing System > > > On Sun, Dec 07, 2003 at 10:52:18PM +0200, Dave Johnson wrote: > > Can anyone recommend an Accounting / Billing System for ISPs > > My favorite so far is BillMax. Runs on FreeBSD, uses lots of standard > *nix stuff that you are used to supporting. Completely web interfaced, > ie. use it from anywhere and get your work done. Getting custom reports > is easy enough if you have an SQL capable programmer on staff. > > My current system is Platypus. I pretty much hate it from the sysadmin > perspective after having gotten accustomed to how nicely BillMax > worked. I do realize that many of my issues with Platypus are related > to the less than complete way in which the former technical staff here > implemented it. I still have a lack of confidence in any product which > sits on top of Windows. But that's a personal predudice. > > If you just want opensource, freside might be an option. I have no > experience with it, but at least it has my two favorite features of > BillMax, web interface and runs on *nix. -- Scott Lambert KC5MLE Unix SysAdmin lambert@lambertfam.org