On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 11:04:10AM -0400, Betsy Schwartz wrote:
> First, what if anything allows for true mail replication? It's simple 
> enough to set up satellite servers and sort mail to different locations, 
> but I am not aware of anything that will let two or more mail servers stay 
> *synchronized* with each other. Searching on the Net only gets me Lotus 
> Notes links, and I don't see anything remotely like this on the Sendmail or 
> Postfix sites. I am also wondering how this could work without being a huge 
> load on the network  - if it exists, if it is feasible outside of a tightly 
> linked local cluster? Just using a highly redundant local machine would 
> increase mail uptime but not be much good in the event of a network outage. 
> Are there any solutions, and if so are there any that make sense for a shop 
> of this size?

Veritas has a replicated  filesystem that might help you. Also,
some storage arrays (EMC & Compaq) allow you replicate between
distant sites.

> Second, is there a good, accessible from multiple platforms, alternative to 
> Exchange that will handle mail and calendar? I'm not so familiar with 
> calendar software but would hate to move to the Microsoft mail model. I'm 
> happy to agree that Meeting Maker sucks but are there any real 
> Exchange-busters out there?

Check out http://www.steltor.com/

They provide a suite of calendering apps and outlook plugins that
make their software + an IMAP server work like an Exchange
server.

-j


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