Craig,
You know, you are correct. Because M$ provides an API
for Outlook, user accounts could be ported to an IMAP
server fairly easily. But, shouldn't it be possible to
write this in Python, since it can create/manage COM
objects? This would be a really cool open source
project/tool (in VB, no less) to offer to other people
making the switch from Exchange to free software.
John Hebert
--- cmb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> After thinking it over, I'vebelieve most of exchange
> server's
> functionality can be ported to a unix system
> running IMAP fairly
> transparently (except that server storage
> requirements will increase-
> but hd space is cheap, eh? {information store vs
> individual folder
> storage spaces} )
>
> Most of outrook's calendaring, messaging, and other
> functionality (with
> the exception of journaling and global addys) is
> stored (or is exposed
> as an object ) as a message (from/to/subject..ect).
> A little client
> side vba macro and/or a vb program (to get around
> any
> authentication/privacy/security issues) will
> probably be the ticket in
> replicating those items in an IMAP folder set.
> Plenty (partial)
> examples are abound on the net.
>
> If you choose this route, let me know what you
> kind of roadblocks you
> experienced; I'm interested in pitching this one to
> my company when they
> turn down a chance to upgrade exchange.
>
> Cheers...
>
> Craig Banker
>
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