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  From: Nicholas Morrison <nmorrison@skycityadelaide.com.au>
  To  : adam.smith@sageautomation.com <adam.smith@sageautomation.com>
  Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 13:25:13 +0930

RE: "Exchange" solutions

For group calendaring stuff, try this link:

 * http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=calendar

:)


Chiers,

Nnnnick!


> Hi all,
> 
> My company is looking at some Linux solutions for some issues we have
> with our current network.  Take for example, the fact that our major
> company-wide enterprise management package is a Unix based 
> program that
> had been ported to NT...  It's a dog :-)
> 
> We're going to move that over to RH Linux, of which I'm pleased - it
> should run like a charm now.
> 
> We're also looking to Linux to replace a few other services -- email,
> internet, etc.  Eventually even the whole lot perhaps.  I don't know.
> 
> As for e-mail, I keep hearing the words "Exchange" muttered around the
> place.  Well to implement that system we'd have to dedicate 
> an array of
> super computers just to stop it from using all the system resources.
> 
> But anyway, I pursued the Exchange-type solutions around, and was
> referred to HP OpenMail which provided very similar functions.  This
> product is no longer supported by HP, and they will be no longer
> releasing new versions, and only providing bugfixes for the next 5
> years.
> 
> This basically throws that solution out of the Window in management
> eyes.  The remaining option is Exchange unless another solution can be
> found.  Really what they want is to be able to use Outlook for email,
> calendaring, scheduling, contacting 'n all that stuff Exchange and
> OpenMail do.
> 
> What are your suggestions for Linux based solutions?  
> Otherwise it'll be
> Exchange.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Adam Smith
> IT Officer
> SAGE Automation Ltd
> 
> adam.smith@sageautomation.com
> http://www.sageautomation.com
> 
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