id be very inclined to stay with exchange if its already in place
and the people are happy using it. especially if calendaring is involved
personally i hate calendaring and think its the devil. i also have nfi
why there isnt an alternative. i have read about rfc calendar protocols
(like http, pop, imap, smtp etc) but never seen anything.
(i think that icalendar and its friends like sunbird are
better calendars but lack the sophistication that outlooks has)
back to the point though. if exchange is in place and paid for, it
seems like a real time waster to pull it out and replace it.
obviously there are some exceptions - like if exchange is so old
that its posing serious security risks etc. (although i would
never put an exchange server on the internet, definately a machine
with exim in between... because im an exim slut).
costs mount up.... time, training, whining etc...
ill compliment exchange, as it does have good pop, imap and smtp
connectors - even ldap! ive never had problems using netscape mail
and thunderbird with it (although address book with ldap is funky)
i guess at this point you want to save face and not go back on your
recommendation.
however a lesson for the future, as a good consultant, take the
time to sit down. look at what is in place, what is needed, what can
be improved. then think about how stuborn and computer illiterate people
are. weigh it all up then make a recommendation. i think youve fallen
into the trap of over zealously supporting one product or brand.
something ive seen amongst consultants far too often.
too many lil puppies humping microsoft, or ibm or dell's legs.
remember that change isnt inherintly good.
my 2c.
Dean
Kevin Saenz wrote:
I don't like groupware that much I was using about 2 years ago, I
guess there have been a few changes since then.
I would advise you to look at openxchange, or probably a better option
is openexchange(novell) product, both cases will require you to
install plugins in Outlook.
Openxchange behaves very much like exchange.
You could look at lotus notes, or Novell's groupwise.
I have also learned the hard way do not push clients too hard to adopt
Linux. if anything breaks becuase they are using linux they will hate
it for as long as they live.
I can't see anything wrong with exchange though, it is one of the
better products they have for messaging and group management for
corporations If the price tag is a bit ouch then advise other
products.
Hi All
Need opinions and advice please. I have a client that is an MS house. They
use Outlook extensively and that aint gonna change soon. I have managed to
get them off exchange server but they want to be able to share their Outlook
calendars etc so they want me to put Exchange back..........I'm trying to
avoid it.
So what I'm looking for is a Linux Groupware server that will let MS Outlook
clients share their Calendars etc. What have people in the Slug world used?
What do you Recommend?
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