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Date:      Mon, 8 Dec 2003 21:25:34 -0500
From:      Scott Lambert <lambert@lambertfam.org>
To:        freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Billing System
Message-ID:  <20031209022534.GB55723@DellBSD.inch.com>
In-Reply-To: <NHBBKJGGMLFCGDDDPEKMOEAMDGAA.fontaine@mauigateway.com>
References:  <20031208190534.GB70103@www.lambertfam.org> <NHBBKJGGMLFCGDDDPEKMOEAMDGAA.fontaine@mauigateway.com>

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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      



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