DRU is a small brokerage house that enables its clients to buy and sell stocks over the Internet, as well as place traditional orders by phone or Fax. DRU has just decided to install a new e-mail package. One vendor offering an SMTP-based two-tier client -server architecture. The second vendor is offering a Web-based e-mail architecture. DRU doesn't understand either one but thanks the Web-based one should be better because, in their words, "the Web is the future".

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DRU is a small brokerage house that enables its clients to buy and sell

stocks over the Internet, as well as place traditional orders by phone or Fax. DRU has just decided to install a new e-mail package. One vendor offering an SMTP-based two-tier client -server architecture. The second vendor is offering a Web-based e-mail architecture. DRU doesn't understand either one but thanks the Web-based one should be better because, in their words, "the Web is the future".

(a)Briefly explain to DRU management, in layperson's terms, the difference between the two.

(b)Outline the pros and cons of the two alternatives and

(c)Recommend to DRU about which is better

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