Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative
Hi Edwni, I'm counting 8 ^ 2 * 2 answers. First, do you want the output in csv or pdf ? Secondly, what colour are you wanting the column-headings in ? Thirdly, what's the sort order ? On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Edwin Humphries edw...@netsensecomputers.com.au wrote: Guys, thanks for all the feedback. I now have 8 options. Just checking if anyone has any recommendations (either positive or negative); being based in a country town (Kiama) I'm not a full-time server or Linux tech. 1. zimbra 2. sogo 3. zarafa 4. axigen 5. zentyal 6. open-xchange 7. kolab 8. scalix Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative
On Thu, 2014-01-30 at 14:32 +1100, Edwin Humphries wrote: G'day all. Some time ago I had a look at a Linux alternative to M$ Exchange - I seem to recall that it had been started by HP, then handed over to someone else. It was commercial software (paid) but a realistic alternative to Exchange. You might be thinking of HP OpenMail, which subsequently became Scalix. It had promise and did a number of releases but then floundered for a number of years with no updates or response to queries for customers by Scalix. Looks like they've recently started responding, but I certainly don't trust them after how they treated their customers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_OpenMail. http://www.scalix.com I'd check out Zimbra as the most promising looking option in this space. regards, Jethro -- Jethro Carr www.jethrocarr.com signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative
On 30/01/14 14:40, David Lyon wrote: ... Lightning Calendar ... runs inside Thunderbird ... Yes, I find with Lightning and LookOut installed in Thunderbird, I can cope in a Microsoft world. -- Tom Worthington FACS CP, TomW Communications Pty Ltd. t: 0419496150 The Higher Education Whisperer http://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/ PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617, Australia http://www.tomw.net.au Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Research School of Computer Science, Australian National University http://cs.anu.edu.au/courses/COMP7310/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative
On 31/01/14 08:38, Tom Worthington wrote: On 30/01/14 14:40, David Lyon wrote: ... Lightning Calendar ... runs inside Thunderbird ... Yes, I find with Lightning and LookOut installed in Thunderbird, I can cope in a Microsoft world. what's even better is using the Exchange EWS Provider extension to thunderbird and lightning. I get Global address book Exchange contacts Exchange tasks Exchange Calendars including free and busy time of colleagues. Public folders(able to read contacts and calendars stored in public folders) It can cache for offline use Out of Office settings can be configured from within thunderbird Developer is very active, can be configured automatically or through the GUIthe developer version is generally very stable. Go to his website to get the latest http://www.1st-setup.nl/wordpress/?page_id=133 HTH Grant -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative
Guys, thanks for all the feedback. I now have 8 options. Just checking if anyone has any recommendations (either positive or negative); being based in a country town (Kiama) I'm not a full-time server or Linux tech. 1. zimbra 2. sogo 3. zarafa 4. axigen 5. zentyal 6. open-xchange 7. kolab 8. scalix Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 attachment: edwinh.vcf-- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative
G'day all. Some time ago I had a look at a Linux alternative to M$ Exchange - I seem to recall that it had been started by HP, then handed over to someone else. It was commercial software (paid) but a realistic alternative to Exchange. I have a client with 6 PCs using Outlook, who now needs an Exchange SErver, and is willing to look at a Linux alternative, but I now can't find the software i remember. There seem to be several others, so I wonder: what does everybody think is the best option (especially in terms of ease of installation and configuration). The main goal is Outlook-based shared calendaring. -- Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 NetSense Computers (Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd) attachment: edwinh.vcf-- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative
Hi Edwin, I did this for a client in the last few weeks. This might not be a perfect match to your question but in the end we selected Lightning Calendar for firefox: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/projects/calendar/ It's turned out perfect for our users, because it is just an extension that runs inside Thunderbird and doesn't require a Server. I came across a distro that does exactly what you are asking for. I will try to find it in my browser history. On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Edwin Humphries edw...@netsensecomputers.com.au wrote: G'day all. Some time ago I had a look at a Linux alternative to M$ Exchange - I seem to recall that it had been started by HP, then handed over to someone else. It was commercial software (paid) but a realistic alternative to Exchange. I have a client with 6 PCs using Outlook, who now needs an Exchange SErver, and is willing to look at a Linux alternative, but I now can't find the software i remember. There seem to be several others, so I wonder: what does everybody think is the best option (especially in terms of ease of installation and configuration). The main goal is Outlook-based shared calendaring. -- Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 NetSense Computers (Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative
HI Edwin I have started using the new sent yap community server (www.zentyal.org) with openchange built in.. It rocks! Sent from my iPad On 30 Jan 2014, at 2:32 pm, Edwin Humphries edw...@netsensecomputers.com.au wrote: G'day all. Some time ago I had a look at a Linux alternative to M$ Exchange - I seem to recall that it had been started by HP, then handed over to someone else. It was commercial software (paid) but a realistic alternative to Exchange. I have a client with 6 PCs using Outlook, who now needs an Exchange SErver, and is willing to look at a Linux alternative, but I now can't find the software i remember. There seem to be several others, so I wonder: what does everybody think is the best option (especially in terms of ease of installation and configuration). The main goal is Outlook-based shared calendaring. -- Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 NetSense Computers (Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd) edwinh.vcf -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative
Hi Edwin, http://www.zentyal.org/ is what I found, but I haven't used it. On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 2:40 PM, David Lyon david.lyon.preissh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Edwin, I did this for a client in the last few weeks. This might not be a perfect match to your question but in the end we selected Lightning Calendar for firefox: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/projects/calendar/ It's turned out perfect for our users, because it is just an extension that runs inside Thunderbird and doesn't require a Server. I came across a distro that does exactly what you are asking for. I will try to find it in my browser history. On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Edwin Humphries edw...@netsensecomputers.com.au wrote: G'day all. Some time ago I had a look at a Linux alternative to M$ Exchange - I seem to recall that it had been started by HP, then handed over to someone else. It was commercial software (paid) but a realistic alternative to Exchange. I have a client with 6 PCs using Outlook, who now needs an Exchange SErver, and is willing to look at a Linux alternative, but I now can't find the software i remember. There seem to be several others, so I wonder: what does everybody think is the best option (especially in terms of ease of installation and configuration). The main goal is Outlook-based shared calendaring. -- Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 NetSense Computers (Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative
A big vote for Zimbra community edition here. Or you can also pay for support. Doesn't replace AD, but for groupware, works a treat. Kind Regards Kyle On 30-01-2014 14:32, Edwin Humphries wrote: G'day all. Some time ago I had a look at a Linux alternative to M$ Exchange - I seem to recall that it had been started by HP, then handed over to someone else. It was commercial software (paid) but a realistic alternative to Exchange. I have a client with 6 PCs using Outlook, who now needs an Exchange SErver, and is willing to look at a Linux alternative, but I now can't find the software i remember. There seem to be several others, so I wonder: what does everybody think is the best option (especially in terms of ease of installation and configuration). The main goal is Outlook-based shared calendaring. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
