pushing winblows on this list is like swearing in the church. ziggy, go wash your mouth with soap!
rgds, Reinier Battenberg Director Mountbatten Ltd. +256 782 801 749 www.mountbatten.net Be a professional website builder: www.easysites.ug On Monday 01 December 2008 16:40:30 David Ziggy Lubowa wrote: > You can run 2003 SBS server which ships with exchange, or run 2008 SBS > server , though main requirements are 4GB of RAM and above 60GB of Hard > disk space, you can run your PDC/AD on this, internal DNS and also has > share point 2 but installing sharepoint 7 should have you flying well, you > can install a wiki type interface for your internal documents and possibly > do some kind of version control if you explore more , runs pretty solid > once setup. > > > PS: sorry for all the microsoft talk. :) > > > Unfortunately a lot of email, address books and personal settings for > > close > > to 200 users are trapped in MDaemon. My plan is to announce that the > > server > > crashed and all was lost, then replace with a *nix solution :) > > > > Or, run all my different setups using zen or vmware on linux. > > > > BTW, XP Pro works quite well if you only give it one task; as long as you > > remember to keep a close eye on it. > > > > J > > > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Noah Sematimba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> well, > >> You're certainly right to *gasp* about mail on XP!!! So lets rehash yet > >> again why you need mdaemon for your e-mail? > >> I am rather sure that there are some really nice n*x based solutions for > >> your mail that meet all your current requirements. > >> > >> > >> > >> Noah. > >> > >> On Dec 1, 2008, at 11:09 AM, joseph mpora wrote: > >> > >> We have a printer monitoring application (Print Censor) that is > >> Windows-Only. We have a windows 2000 server whose only job is to run > >> this > >> application. Yes, I did look long and hard for a *nix application that > >> did > >> the same job, think I even posted on here about it. > >> > >> So I thought, have one Windows 2008 server to do domain, print, and > >> email > >> rather than my current 2000 server for print, Fedora for domain and > >> *gasp* > >> XP for mail (Mdaemon, yet another long running saga, lots of lug posts > >> on > >> that too). > >> > >> I think I probably need to spend less time reading lug messages and more > >> looking for solutions :) > >> > >> J > >> > >> On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Simon Vass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> What triggered the moment? I find a mantra helps said to the mirror. "I > >>> will not go back. I will not go back" Should we have a support group > >>> for > >>> former Windows Users? MUA? ;-) > >>> > >>> Simon > >>> > >>> joseph mpora wrote: > >>>> I had a moment of weakness today, woke up thinking of Windows 2008 > >>>> Server > >>>> but a quick visit to > >>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/pricing.aspx soon had > >>>> me back on track. > >>>> > >>>> I would need $999 for Windows Server 2008 Standard with 5 CALs, then > >>>> $2397 for 3 packs of 'Client Access License 20-pack' ($799 each). > >>>> > >>>> Total bill $3396 > >>>> > >>>> Moment of weakness passed. > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> This message has been scanned for viruses and > >>>> dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and > >>>> is > >>>> believed to be clean. > >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>-- > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> LUG mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >>>> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >>>> > >>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > >>>> (including > >>>> attachments if any). 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