Linux Exchange server replacement.

[Dan Coutu]

Oooh, interesting. Open Xchange does NOT speak MAPI. You need to use
either POP or IMAP for email connectivity. It uses WebDAV for the
calendar, shared folders, and other features.

Dan

Drew Van Zandt wrote:
> PostPath says it's a wire-level reverse-engineer, so no PST files.
>
> --DTVZ
>
> On 6/15/07, Ben Scott <dragonhawk at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> On 6/15/07, Mark Mcsweeney <mark.mcsweeney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> PostPath (http://www.postpath.com) advertises on their homepage:
>>>       
>> On 6/15/07, Dan Coutu <coutu at snowy-owl.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> Another option is Open Xchange. It's actually a bit of a superset of
>>> Exchange in that it offers some features not available in Exchange.
>>>       
>>   Anyone know if the above either supply their own Extended MAPI
>> provider software, or implement the Exchange MAPI wire protocol?
>>
>>   If not, you're still stuck using PST files with Outlook.  PST = BAD.
>>  Most of the "Exchange replacements" I've encountered suffer from this
>> problem.  They implement SMTP and IMAP, which would be enough for most
>> client software.  But Outlook started life as the Exchange Client
>> software, and it still reflects that, in that it doesn't really work
>> well unless it's talking to an Exchange server, or something else that
>> acts like one (i.e., implements Extended MAPI).
>>
>> -- Ben
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