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

[Ray Knight]

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> -----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 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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