Alternatives to Exchange Server

[Travis Roy]

> Oh, if I were a software engineer rather than a sysadmin!  The idea of 
> an Exchange replacement is one of the first things that comes to mind 
> when I think of learning to code properly.  But alas, at this time, I 
> just make other people's code work.  I do keep an eye on a few projects 
> thqat show potential... PHP/E/Open Groupware for web side and RHEMS for 
> the server side.  None of them alone would be considered a full 
> Outlook/Exchange replacement for those who use all or most of the 
> features... yet.


PHPGroupware was a fantastic project until they started adding 
everything and the kitchen sink into the default install. It was much 
better when they had the basics (email, bookmarks, contacts) and then an 
addin for other stuff. Not many businesses care about MP3 jukeboxes, 
comics, brewery information, etc. Sure, it's nice to have choices, but 
having to turn off 20 features is the reason we hate MS products, isn't 
it? Also, I have never, since the first day I tried it 3 years ago, to 
today, have been able to get the email in PHPGroupware to work "right" 
(right being a way that feels comfortable to me). They were on the right 
track when they were trying to get squirrelmail in it, but last time I 
tried PHPGroupware that idea seemed to be ditched.