what i've seen.. Re: [olug] MS Exchange alternatives

[Eric Lusk]

Thanks for the info; I've got some time to research,
so that helps.  Big thing is seeing if I can't save my
clients and myself some time and money by going with
Linux rather than the expense of Exchange/2k3.
Some clients are just looking for file servers, which
is typically not too bad, and of course Apache is an
easy setup for http server.  I'll be finding out soon
what features they need out of Exchange, and with any
luck can point them to a Linux-based solution.
This would keep my headaches to a minimum and keep
them from having to call me because their server has
picked up a virus, or whatever other nightmare that
goes hand in hand with Windows servers.

--- Brian Wiese <bwiese at cotse.com> wrote:

> Eric,
> 
> I've never seen anything free (as in free beer) to
> wipe out exchange on 
> M$ with a gnu/linux solution... and if that ever
> happened, I'm sure we'd 
> all hear about it. =)
> 
> http://www.novell.com/products/openexchange/
> http://www.bynari.net/ - InsightServer
> 
> else best bet is to look for an alternative
> groupware solution (likely 
> web-based), so that they can migrate off of the M$
> Outlook platform for 
> everything.  Email would likely go to an LDAP and
> any client 
> (Thunderbird?).  Collaboration, room reservation,
> etc.. is likely 
> web-based and may be a little slower in reaction
> speed, but (if a 
> concern) then you can access anywhere, any platform,
> etc.  Find out what 
> specific Exchange functionalities you need
> (calendar, tasks, messaging, 
> project mgmt..) and I could prob dig something up. 
> I've been casually 
> looking at this for some time, here's what I've
> found...
> 
> note: single sign-on may be a problem =(
> note: I've found a few good single-purpose apps
> (calendars w/vcal, etc) 
> but no 'exchange replacement'... this is apparently
> the "Holy Grail" in 
> GNU/Linux migration to the office space
> 
> http://www.horde.org/projects.php- lots of cool
> products, including 
> webmail (IMP)
> http://www.opengroupware.org/
> http://mgw.k-fish.de/Overview.about.0.html
> "more.groupware"
> http://netoffice.sourceforge.net - managing tasks
> 
> http://www.dotproject.net, phpproject...
> 
> Brian
> 
> Eric Lusk wrote:
> 
> >I'm about to start consulting with a couple of
> >companies who want to install servers.  Initially
> this
> >will just be for file storage, and perhaps http
> >servers.  But at least one of them is looking at
> going
> >with Exchange.  I've done external mail, but
> internal
> >is something I haven't played with in Linux.  So,
> what
> >is out there that can be used as an Exchange server
> on
> >Linux, along with the documentation?
> >I'm sure a Google search would turn up plenty, but
> I'm
> >also interested in others' experiences, the good,
> bad,
> >and butt-ugly.
> >Thanks
> >
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