[Gllug] Re: [GLUG] Re: Forced

[Ray Leach]

On Thu, 2003-05-08 at 14:53, Allen Baranov wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> With all due respect it sounds like you are trying to turn what is obviously a 
> windows solution into a linux hack. There are no good options for any of 
> those. 
> 
> Cept maybe the first one. 
> 
> > A Mail Client that can be used with M$ Exchange
> 
> Are you using only mail or are you using the calendar funtion? If its only 
> mail try see if you can use pop or imap to connect. 
> 
> > Evolution with the Exchange connector, opinions?
> 
> This will cost you some buxx. Evolution is also very memory intensive. But a 
> very nice product.
> 
> > Something that can read and write M$ Project docs
> 
> No idea on this one.
> 
> > Something that can read/write M$ Visio docs.
> 
> I have seen plenty of packages that impliment this badly but with lots of 
> potential. But nothing that works well. Visio is the only option in this 
> case.(for now)
> 
> How often will you be using these programs? I have some tools that only run on 
> windows (and badly in wine) but I don't use them all the time so I use 
> rdesktop (to terminal server) to do my work when I need windows and linux all 
> the rest of the time. 
> 
> Uptime: 31 days :)
> 

Another option would be VMWare - nothing to say about this product
except AWESOME!


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