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

[Chris Fowler]

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 :(

Chris


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Phillips (KF4PFW) [mailto:mike at coosavalley.net]
To: ale at ale.org
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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