Obviously if you are going to be maintaining it then definitely go with what you feel the most comfortable with. That said, if you did want to go with a suite of server tools put out by a company/group, this article goes over four alternatives<http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/338482-microsoft-exchange-alternatives-for-linux>to MS Exchange. As for the client, either Thunderbird or Evolution, each with a few simple extensions, can be pretty much identical in function to Outlook.
Personally, I would like to hear back on what you eventually choose and how well it works as a replacement. On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 3:50 AM, Dan Egli <ddavide...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wednesday, May 21, 2014, plug.mailing-list wrote: > > > I'm unclear at what you're trying to accomplish. Your first post to the > > > list made me think you want an open source alternative to Exchange, but > > > your recent responses seem to indicate you want an open source client to > work > > > with an exchange server (with the exception of the line quoted above. > > > > The point was to replace BOTH with open source. If I didn't make that > clear, my bad. The goal is to obtain the Exchange LIKE experience, with > calendars and what not, but use entirely open source software on both > server and client. My intent was to obtain information to replace exchange > on the server AND to replace outlook on the clients, so there is zero M$ > code. > > > > I hope that helps, and I'll definitely look at Zimbra. Thanks! > > > --- Dan > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
