I totally agree with Russ. And the requirements analysis (which needs to be brutally honest) needs to include costs with the benefits. ie, Outlook/Exchange allows us to do shared calendars, but also means we will spend $$ for virus scanning, etc. The OpenSource package provides calendars this way, with these costs. Is the $$ worth it?
Recognize also that Exchange 2000 is tightly tied to Active Directory. If you have any thoughts about having multiple installations, you need to understand the implications of AD across the WAN. Backing up and restoring the Exchange database can be an interesting experience as well. Outlook leads to Exchange, Exchange leads to AD, AD leads to replication problems, etc etc ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Wildman, CISSP [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rossberry.com On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, R P Herrold wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, John McCreesh wrote: > > > > We're somewhat married to Exchange -- what are your thoughts on > > > Evolution? > > > > Not a complete plug-in replacement for Outlook - it uses the web access > > interface of Exchange 2000 (which you probably aren't using yet :-). > > Check the small print carefully - the web access doesn't support all the > > features your users know and love... > > ... which was my point about doing a requirements analysis, to > see where users REALLY rank what they use, and what is liked > ... There is always breakage with change -- and even MS does > it -- but with Open Source, one may choose what changes -- > > -- This radical shift in mindset pushes a burden back to the > architect/designer, to really understand what the differences > are, and to get buy-in, and management support and commitment > for the ensuing paradigm shift. > > -- Russ Herrold > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > Sponsored by: > ThinkGeek at http://www.ThinkGeek.com/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net > ------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: ThinkGeek at http://www.ThinkGeek.com/ _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
