[ale] Groupware/Office software - Let's keep the borg away!

[Wandered Inn]

> Chris Fowler wrote:
> 
> If you keep your mail on the server, netscape will download it each
> time you run messanger.  It still stays on the server.  YOu just have
> multiple copies in the mail program.  Outlook does have an optional
> web interface.  It only works with IE :(

Do you mean EXchange?  I know that Exchange at one time provided a web
interface that I could use to read my Exchange email from Netscape under
Linux.

> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Phillips (KF4PFW) [mailto:mike at coosavalley.net]
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 12:16 PM
> To: Chris Fowler
> Subject: Re: [ale] Groupware/Office software - Let's keep the borg
> away!
> 
> I haven't seen a web interface for outlook and most mail clients allow
> you to choose whether or not you want to leave your mail on the
> server...
> 
> Mike
> 
> ++ On 23/02/01 at 10:52 -0500 - Chris Fowler thus spake:
> > I enjoy using Outlook.  I like the web interface and I like the fact
> that my
> > mail is stored on the server.  I believe tha tOpenMail provides this
> same
> > function.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Phillips (KF4PFW) [mailto:mike at coosavalley.net]
> > Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 11:36 AM
> > To: Bao Ha
> > Cc: ale at ale.org
> > Subject: Re: [ale] Groupware/Office software - Let's keep the borg
> away!
> >
> >
> >
> > As some have suggested, I am going to evaluate OpenMail from HP. In
> order
> > for me to pull this off, I *have* to allow the clients to continue
> using
> > Outlook for everything. This has to appear to the end user as if
> they are
> > using an exchange server....
> >
> > So far, the licensing for a Linux/Openmail solution *appears* to be
> > approximately $6,000 cheaper than going with exchange (this is for
> 200
> > users).
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ++ On 23/02/01 at 09:43 -0500 - Bao Ha thus spake:
> > >
> > > Twig: http://twig.screwdriver.net
> > >
> > > It is a web-based mail reader, which can be used anyhere and
> > > on anything.  Outlook/Exchange require MS.  It does scheduling,
> > > calendar, ....  It does not do mail-filtering.  SQWebmail provides
> 
> > > a web-based interface that can setup mail-filtering easily, but
> > > not all of the other features of twig.
> > >
> > > Some people loves exchange/outlook because they can swap stories
> > > on how they get infected by virus.  It is also a job-security
> > > issue.  I would love to see a budget comparison of maintaining
> > > an exchange server against a Unix/Linux mail server.
> > >
> > > Bao
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-ale at ale.org [mailto:owner-ale at ale.org]On Behalf Of
> Michael
> > > > Phillips (KF4PFW)
> > > > Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 10:34 AM
> > > > To: ale at ale.org
> > > > Subject: [ale] Groupware/Office software - Let's keep the borg
> away!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ale'rs
> > > >
> > > > The office where I work is currently Pro-"Best OS for the
> > > > Job" and I have 14 Linux/Solaris Boxen providing various
> > > > services to the company.
> > > >
> > > > Last year, we were purchased by a Pro-M$ company and they
> > > > have been pushing us to switch over to WinCrap 2K for all of
> > > > our "major" services, so far unsuccessfully. The major push
> > > > is for us to abandon our current RH Mail serve in favor of a
> > > > Win2K/Exchange setup. The reasoning is that Exchange offers
> > > > all these "neat" features on the client end (i.e. calender,
> > > > scheduler, shared address book etc) that "Linux doesn't".
> > > >
> > > > After talking with my Boss (who is quite happy with what we
> > > > currently have and agrees with me that only 1%-2% of our
> > > > folks would use these features), he has suggested that we
> > > > find something that will offer those features found with
> > > > using exchange in the Open Source community.
> > > >
> > > > I have spent quite a bit of time searching freshmeat and
> > > > turned up several interesting packages, however none that fit
> > > > the bill.
> > > >
> > > > We don't mind paying for such a beastie, we just gotta find it.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know of a package that will allow me to keep the
> > > > Penguin proudly flying here at work?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > >
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> > > > <mike at coosavalley.net>
> > > > 704 South St
> > > http://www.coosavalley.net
> > > Talladega, AL 35160
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> 
> > Michael J Phillips, Sr.
> <mike at coosavalley.net>
> > 704 South St
> http://www.coosavalley.net
> > Talladega, AL 35160
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> Michael J Phillips, Sr.                         <mike at coosavalley.net>
> 
> 704 South St
> http://www.coosavalley.net
> Talladega, AL 35160

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