Check this blog for comparisons between Zimbra and Zarafa . http://ehlo25.net/2009/01/exchange-replacement/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: sanga collins <[email protected]> Date: Wed, May 30, 2012 at 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [LUG] Best linux alternative to MS Exchange To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]>
For the mail issue, use port 587 for outbound mail. On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 3:45 AM, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: > There are a whole variety of reasons why Exchange might not be sending, > although it does sound as though you might not be allowed to send via > SMTP(25), which some ISP's block to prevent spamware, hence why they try > and force you to use their relay. > > Best way to check is see if you can telnet to a known mail service like > google and connect via port 25. > > i.e. > > root@mail:~# dig mx google.com > > ; <<>> DiG 9.4.2-P2.1 <<>> mx google.com > ;; global options: printcmd > ;; Got answer: > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 26244 > ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 5, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 9 > > ;; QUESTION SECTION: > ;google.com. IN MX > > ;; ANSWER SECTION: > google.com. 600 IN MX 40 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com > . > google.com. 600 IN MX 50 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com > . > google.com. 600 IN MX 10 aspmx.l.google.com. > google.com. 600 IN MX 20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com > . > google.com. 600 IN MX 30 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com > . > > ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: > google.com. 170004 IN NS ns4.google.com. > google.com. 170004 IN NS ns3.google.com. > google.com. 170004 IN NS ns2.google.com. > google.com. 170004 IN NS ns1.google.com. > > ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: > aspmx.l.google.com. 293 IN A 173.194.67.27 > alt1.aspmx.l.google.com. 293 IN A 173.194.70.27 > alt2.aspmx.l.google.com. 293 IN A 173.194.69.27 > alt3.aspmx.l.google.com. 293 IN A 173.194.71.27 > alt4.aspmx.l.google.com. 293 IN A 74.125.127.27 > ns1.google.com. 127020 IN A 216.239.32.10 > ns2.google.com. 127020 IN A 216.239.34.10 > ns3.google.com. 127020 IN A 216.239.36.10 > ns4.google.com. 127021 IN A 216.239.38.10 > > ;; Query time: 257 msec > ;; SERVER: 192.168.60.13#53(192.168.60.13) > ;; WHEN: Wed May 30 10:42:29 2012 > ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 352 > > root@mail:~# telnet alt3.aspmx.l.google.com 25 > Trying 173.194.71.26... > Connected to alt3.aspmx.l.google.com. > Escape character is '^]'. > 220 mx.google.com ESMTP b1si16452663lbg.19 > ^] > telnet> > > > > > > > Simon Vass > Managing Director > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > http://www.etech.ug > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > email: [email protected] > skype: e-techservicedesk > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dusabe Patrick" <[email protected]> > To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 30 May, 2012 10:38:25 AM > Subject: Re: [LUG] Best linux alternative to MS Exchange > > > Hello Guys, > > Talking of Zentyal I have installed as a proxy/firewall at a medium sized > network. However trouble is that i have exchange running mail. > > Trouble is exchange can not send mail out on its own and when we use smtp > relay (UTL) there is a lag in message delivery. > > Am puzzled at this cause i love what zentyal does for me at the moment. > > > Any Ideas..... > > > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Reinier Battenberg < > [email protected] > wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > If smeserver is what you come from, then you should also take a look at > Zentyal. Zentyal offers email, samba shares, jabber, voip, firewall & proxy > and all from 1 LDAP directory, so your users only have to remember 1 > password. > > > > Configure Outlook to use IMAP, install a webmail package of choice and you > are good to go. > > > > rgds, > > > > reinier > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday 30 May 2012 10:02:01 G.Y. Mukalazi wrote: > > > Thank you good people, > > I think i will settle for zimbra, Never used it b4 though so am wondering > which linux distro will run it smooth considering am migrating from SME > Server . > > All your help is very much appreciated. > > > > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 4:27 PM, mwebaze keikara nelson < > [email protected] > wrote: > > > Zimbra the best.. > > > > None of us is as smart as all of us > > > > > > > > > > > To: Uganda Linux User Group < [email protected] > > > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 12:27 PM > Subject: Re: [LUG] Best linux alternative to MS Exchange > > > > > > zimbra + funambol will give you the outlook support the end users crave. :) > > > > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 5:18 AM, G.Y. Mukalazi < [email protected] > > wrote: > > > Am lookinga at something like a collaboration/groupware kind of hing where > we can do Calebdars, IMAP etc, and i have my people to hooked to outlook on > the user side so I have googled around some say Zarafa has anyone used it > before. > > Thank You all for your Suggestions am still waiting for more. > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Moses Kajwang < [email protected] > > wrote: > > > Mukalazi - also check out the Wikipedia entry on "Comparison of mail > servers". Could give you a fairly good headstart before you dig deeper. > > > > > > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Simon Vass < [email protected] > wrote: > > > Zimbra gets my vote still. > > > > Simon Vass > Managing Director > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > http://www.etech.ug > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > email: [email protected] > skype: e-techservicedesk > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "G.Y. Mukalazi" < [email protected] > > To: "Uganda Linux User Group" < [email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, 29 May, 2012 8:34:39 AM > Subject: [LUG] Best linux alternative to MS Exchange > > > Hello Good people, > > Its been a while, now i find my self in this kind of situation I need the > best alternative to MS exchange one that will be friendly to outlook, I > Really would not like my mailserver to run Ms Exchange. Your Ideas are > welcome. > > Thank you > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list 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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