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  From: Daryl Tester <dt@picknowl.com.au>
  To  : linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au
  Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 18:43:02 +1030

Re: Linux as an NT Server replacement

Nick Morrison wrote:

> Office 2000 uses weird-ass stuff like Active Directory etc.

Active Directory is, I think, Microsoft's rebadging of LDAP.  I wonder
what they think a "Passive Whatever(TM)" is (probably a blue-screened
NT box)?

> The only thing that you might have to look out for is replacing the
> functionality of MS Exchange when it comes to schedule+ etc (or whatever it
> is now..)..

This stuff has always been proprietory, usually involving weirdo RPC
calls.  If the users aren't into that sort of thing, Unix has some
very good IMAP servers (Cyrus is good) and more MTA's than you can
shake a funky stick at.

> The only hard thing to completely replace is the Exchange Server.

"The Exchange Server has been down all week, but at least it's stable."
  -- Some quote from a sig.

Regards,
  Daryl Tester