Just to throw something else in the mix... Why not look at some sort of groupware solution. If your employees are travelling, then web access sounds like it would be easier. As long as your careful about the method used for connecting, there are plenty of high quality offerings that run _very_ nicely using a linux based server.
Have a look here for a review of some of them : http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8214 Some others (from google) were : http://www.phpgroupware.org/ http://www.egroupware.org/ http://www.zimbra.com/ ... /paul On 2/7/07, Dan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Tuesday February 06 2007 12:34 pm, Robin Laing wrote: > Pieter Louw wrote: > > Pieter Louw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Date: Mon, 5 Feb > > 2007 18:53:57 +0000 (GMT) From: Pieter Louw > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Ms Outlook counterpart To: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Hi > > > > We envisage installing Linux only on our new IT system - we are a > > new startup company with around 5 staff but we will grow fairly > > fast. > > > > We need a server and 5 users PC's, plus 2 users whom will log in > > from anywhere in the world. We need Outlook functionality but > > prefer not to do Microsoft, mainly for security considerations. > > > > We were thinking of OpenOffice 2.1 but the diary system cum > > personal organiser is still missing. > > > > What is available in the Linux enviro and how do we get it to > > test? > > > > Thanks for your response. > > > > > > > > Kind regards Pieter Louw > > An Outlook replacement in the OpenOffice mail list. > > I use Linux at work and we have Exchange server (no pop/imap > access) and it is very very slow. There are many different options > available and in a Linux environment, much better. I actually > export my mail from Evolution to use in Thunderbird. > > As you state, you don't want to use Microsoft products so here are > two places to start looking. > > http://www.osalt.com/ > > http://www.linuxeq.com/ > > The one thing you have to think about in Linux over Windows is that > most applications are single function tools. Many of the single > functions tools will work with other tools so it isn't an install > one application for all uses. > > Also, look at the version of Linux you are going to use and get on > the Users mail list. A great place to learn and get help from. We > use Fedora as our main Linux version where I work. Copy sent to Pieter Louw. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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