From: "Les Mikesell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Les Mikesell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> it works very well as a single stand-alone office server what I > really want is something that works better in a multi-server > configuration where users/passwords are maintained centrally, > the DNS server can be a secondary to a larger system (i.e. the > DHCP clients can see the rest of the same domain), and everyone > ends up in the same LDAP address book. I'm having the same issues as you are. Here is a summary of the alternatives I have for my 4 site (but growing) WAN: SME 5.1.2: Pluses: Stability, simple administration, secure, open source, all-in-one option Minuses: circa Netware 3.x (1992) LAN features set, non-existant groupware, customization required for every added feature Novell Netware 6 + GroupWise: Pluses: feature rich, large user base, single directory, 3rd party support Minuses: Novell's stability, proprietary OS, complex administration MS Windows 2000 + Exchange: Pluses: feature rich, very large user base, single directory, 3rd party support, MS Office integration Minuses: proprietary OS, somewhat complex administration -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives by mail and http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
