This is a sore subject on this list... LOL! Basically, there is no Outlook equivalent yet in Open Source. Many people tout Evolution on Linux, but there is no workable Windows version that is any good. (There is one the kind of works, but it is buggy as heck). Thunderbird does a good job, but it is not business class like Outlook is.
On the horizon is a piece of Open Source software called Chandler, but it is not yet available. It is slow in the progress department, but it is actually making progress, and it looks to be a serious contender when it is finally released and working. If you'd like to set up a a web server using web based email, you can look at open source groupware servers that run on Apache and PHP. This would give you Outlook style functionality, but it would be totally web based. you can however connect in via POP3 and IMAP using Outlook, Thunderbird, etc. depending on the groupware software. An excellent example of this is egroupware (www.egroupware.org) but there are several others to choose from. It is a bit of a task to set up from what I here though... Good Luck! Sincerely, Andrew Robertson Export Manager derma e® Natural Bodycare ph. 805-582-2710 xt. 244 fx. 805-582-2730 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.dermae.net -----Original Message----- From: Beth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 8:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [discuss] curiousity about office products etc... So I have been experimenting with differant office suites out there. I dont have alot of money so the more free the better. ;) Anyway there is this one disturbing thing to me. As far as I can tell Microsoft office is the only one that comes with Outlook which is an absolutely awesome mail client in my opinion. I like it because it integrates using calendar's and reminders and such. I dont remember all the features cause its been quite a while since I was able to use it regularly. Anyway I have been hoping to find one that is as good as Outlook from the opensource community for free and preferably with a office suite of some sort. Anyway what it comes down to is I have not been able to be successful in this endeavor. What I am wondering is why this is not happening? I am just curious why there is not a awesome email client like outlook only open source. Did Microsoft strike a deal where no one could make a free good email program like theirs? LOL okay that is a little farfetched I know. I just am curious is all. :) -- -Beth REACH high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. DREAM deep, for every dream precedes the goal. -Anonymous My Tutoring services: http://www.unicornroseinc.com Check out my hosting services: http://www.duoservers.com/?r=unicornrose My Space: http://www.myspace.com/unicornrose 714-912-5106 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
