[Sussex] MS Exchange replacements?

[Mark Harrison]

Sorry. in the light of the recent thread, "Life without Microsoft", it
probably should be underlined that the one bit of Exchange functionality
that ISN'T there is the VBA model.

M.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Harrison" <Mark at ascentium.co.uk>
To: "LUG email list for the Sussex Counties" <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Sussex] MS Exchange replacements?


> Niall,
>
> I'm evaluating opengroupware.org. Ultimately, it provides the same
services
> as Exchange PLUS Sharepoint portal server, so is a pretty damn
comprehensive
> suite.
>
> It's the free (no money) derivative from Skyrix, and not _quite_ as stable
> yet... but catching up fast.
>
> It's actually an overlay layer that sits on top of:
>
> - A messaging server, recommended = Cyrus, also works with Courier and
> Washington
> - An LDAP server, recommend = OpenLDAP, also works with Sun ONE and Novell
> - A database server, recommend = Postgress, also works with Frontbase
> (included) Oracle (chargeable), and Sybase (chargeable)
>
> The bad news is that if you want to continue to use Outlook, you need a
> WebDAV middleware server such as Zidestore (open source), and (and here's
> the rub), a MAPI Storage Provider (such as Zidelook).
>
> The Zidestore server is also needed for integrating with things like
Ximian
> evolution. However, there's a native web interface.
>
>
> If I'm honest, if you need a product TODAY, then go for SUSE Groupware
> server and Skyrix. If you can wait, even just a month or so, then OGo
looks
> like being an excellent product.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "AG" <antiguru at fade.co.uk>
> To: <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 11:23 AM
> Subject: [Sussex] MS Exchange replacements?
>
>
> > Is anyone working with any of the Exchange replacements? (Bynari etc).
> >
> > I keep being asked to replace Exchange's functionality (when in fact 90%
> of
> > users don't bother) so I've got to give it a shot. Any other suggestions
> > much appreciated!
> >
> > Tks
> >
> > Niall
> >
> >
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