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

Jeff Hubbs Jhubbs at niit.com
Mon Feb 26 09:47:56 EST 2001 


It's 
Exchange that has the Web interface, and I *have* been able to use Netscape and 
Konqueror with it.  StarOffice 5.2 freaks out.
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The 
downside is that if your Exchange account is set to have you store your own 
mail, you have no Outbox and no other Inbox folders.  I presume that if you 
server-store your mail, all that is retained, but that naturally opens a whole 
'nother can of worms.
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- 
Jeff
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  size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Chris Fowler 
  [mailto:ChrisF at computone.com]Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 11:23 
  AMTo: 'Michael Phillips (KF4PFW)'Cc: 
  'ale at ale.org'Subject: RE: [ale] Groupware/Office software - Let's 
  keep the borg away!
  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) [<A 
  href="mailto:mike at coosavalley.net">mailto:mike at coosavalley.net] 
  Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 12:16 PM <FONT 
  size=2>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. > <FONT 
  size=2>> Chris > > 
  > -----Original Message----- <FONT 
  size=2>> From: Michael Phillips (KF4PFW) [<A 
  href="mailto:mike at coosavalley.net">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! > 
  > > <FONT 
  size=2>> 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 <FONT 
  size=2>> using an exchange server.... > 
  > So far, the licensing for a Linux/Openmail 
  solution *appears* to be > approximately $6,000 
  cheaper than going with exchange (this is for 200 > 
  users). > > Mike 
  > > ++ On 23/02/01 at 09:43 
  -0500 - Bao Ha thus spake: > > <FONT 
  size=2>> > Twig: <A target=_blank 
  href="http://twig.screwdriver.net">http://twig.screwdriver.net 
  > > > > It is a web-based 
  mail reader, which can be used anyhere and > > 
  on anything.  Outlook/Exchange require MS.  It does 
  scheduling, > > calendar, ....  It does not 
  do mail-filtering.  SQWebmail provides > > 
  a web-based interface that can setup mail-filtering easily, but 
  > > not all of the other features of twig. 
  > > > > Some people loves 
  exchange/outlook because they can swap stories > 
  > on how they get infected by virus.  It is also a job-security 
  > > issue.  I would love to see a budget 
  comparison of maintaining > > an exchange server 
  against a Unix/Linux mail server. > > 
  > > Bao > > 
  > > > -----Original Message----- 
  > > > From: owner-ale at ale.org [<A 
  href="mailto:owner-ale at ale.org">mailto:owner-ale at ale.org]On Behalf Of 
  Michael > > > Phillips (KF4PFW) 
  > > > Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 10:34 
  AM > > > To: ale at ale.org <FONT 
  size=2>> > > Subject: [ale] Groupware/Office software - Let's keep 
  the borg away! > > > <FONT 
  size=2>> > > > > > <FONT 
  size=2>> > > Ale'rs > > > 
  > > > The office where I work is currently Pro-"Best 
  OS for the > > > Job" and I have 14 
  Linux/Solaris Boxen providing various > > > 
  services to the company. > > > 
  > > > Last year, we were purchased by a Pro-M$ 
  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 <FONT 
  size=2>> > > 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, <FONT 
  size=2>> > > 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 <FONT 
  size=2>> > > 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? > > > <FONT 
  size=2>> > > > > > Thanks! 
  > > > > > > 
  Mike > > > > > 
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  > > Michael J Phillips, Sr. > > > 
  <mike at coosavalley.net> > > > 704 South 
  St > > <A target=_blank 
  href="http://www.coosavalley.net">http://www.coosavalley.net 
  > > Talladega, AL 35160 > 
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