> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Tauno
> > Williams
> > Sent: Wednesday, 10 September 2008 12:13 PM
> > To: postfix-users@postfix.org
> > Subject: Re: Proposing postfix to mgmt as an Exchange replacement
> >
> > The below isn't meant to shoot down your idea, but I'm an
> Open Source
> > groupware developer and am very familiar with the Exchange-vs-XYZ
> > equation.
> >
> > > As per the subject, I am about to pitch the idea of
> dumping Exchange
> > > and moving to Postfix.
> > ...
> >
> > Is that true? "Everything we use exchange for" needs to be
> > *very* carefully researched.
> >
> > > I hate trying to sell this kind of thing when my impulse
> is to wave
> > > my arms around yelling "IT'S OBVIOUS!" :)
> >
> > But it isn't.
>
> I totally agree with these remarks, not least the confusion
> between the roles that Postfix and Exchange carry out. I'd be
> extremely surprised to find any organisation that has more
> than 6 users on Exchange that doesn't use
> calendaring/scheduling, just as one example. How are you
> judging the use of that functionality organisation-wide?
>
> Really, if you hate Exchange that much - and I actually think
> it's fairly robust (these days) and good at doing what it
> does (if we don't talk to much about TLS) - you need to
> research something like Zimbra, which uses Postfix as the
> MTA, but incorporates IMAP mailboxes and calendaring via
> Webdav (I think).
>
> Of course, my primary role is that of an Exchange admin, so
> you can take my opinion FWIW.
