Alternatives to Exchange Server

[Travis Roy]

Brian Chabot wrote:

> Dan Coutu wrote:
> 
>> I'm researching solutions that provide the functionality
>> of MS Exchange but run on a Linux server. It must interoperate
>> with Outlook and provide full Calendar capability (not
>> just email capability.)
> 
> 
> I know this isn't going to help you in this case, but...
> 
> I've found in *most* (not all) situations, no one ever uses the 
> integrated calendar functionality in Outlook.

I've found just the opposite. At MediaOne we actually used the shared 
contacts to store procedures (and it worked VERY well). At Burst media 
we were required to use the calendar function for just about everything, 
including booking rooms for meetings.

I fought it at first, but once you start using it, the integrated shared 
calendars in outlook really is very cool, works well, and is probably 
the single most helpful app when it comes to dealing with meetings and 
stuff.


I find web interfaces to not be as "slick" and if you have management 
that has used outlook in the past then that is what they're going to 
want. I have looked and looked and I've never found anything out there 
that is as nice as outlook and MS Exchange. It actually really pains me 
to say that because in their parts it's not all the complicated and 
there's lots of F/OSS that does it, just does it in a different way that 
doesn't seem as nice.