Re: (OT) Exchange server Re: Linux in schools

2003-08-22 Thread Hadley Rich
On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:04, Bjorn Nilsen wrote: > There is a tool called emerge that can export all mail boxes from an > Exchange server to a PST. I used it about a year ago to migrate mail > boxes from one Exchange server to another. It is exmerge.exe and it is probably _the_ best tool when talkin

Re: Exchange server Re: Linux in schools

2003-08-22 Thread Chris Hellyar
> > You can create individual PSTs from each user > > Not for 1400 users I won't Ahhh, the idea of scripting an IMAP export is sounding promising then.. Nick R mentioned it, and I've done a bit of mucking around with the PHP Imap tools for this when I was looking at replacing our exchange box..

Re: Exchange server Re: Linux in schools

2003-08-22 Thread Chris Hellyar
I've looked at replacing our exchange box at work as well.. (150 mailboxes, over 10Gig of mail, turns over 30,000 messages a month) I decided not to do so after a lot of soul searching, and testing with other options, it may be a lump of junk in some respects but it is probably the best integrate

RE: Exchange server Re: Linux in schools

2003-08-21 Thread CF
On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 14:14, Marc Archbold wrote: > >I retract my statement earlier about "festering.." How about "simply > totally unsuitable for schools" ? > > Please, elaborate. Okay - after scraping up the money to buy a licence there is no continual fund for calling expensive external peopl

RE: Exchange server Re: Linux in schools

2003-08-21 Thread Marc Archbold
>I retract my statement earlier about "festering.." How about "simply totally unsuitable for schools" ? Please, elaborate. >I've never had any training on how to use exchange server - its too expensive. Do you see the problem? At least with >>>an imap server running on a linux box I can ask

RE: Exchange server Re: Linux in schools

2003-08-21 Thread Bjorn Nilsen
best I have seen bang for buck. > -Original Message- > From: CF [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 22 August 2003 12:49 p.m. > To: Linux Users Group > Subject: Re: Exchange server Re: Linux in schools > > > On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 12:15, [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Exchange server Re: Linux in schools

2003-08-21 Thread Shane Hollis
There are some excellent programmes out there to allow you web access to your mail. If for instance you place your mail on one good machine then even piddly P75's can handle what is required to get web mail working. This would also allow you to manage things from one server , would allow roaming

Re: Exchange server Re: Linux in schools

2003-08-21 Thread CF
On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 12:15, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Having used, installed and cofigured exchange quite a bit in the past I can > tell you that you are wrong on most counts below. :-) I take it you've done this in a business setting. > You can create individual PSTs from each user Not for

RE: Exchange server Re: Linux in schools

2003-08-21 Thread Matthew Carr
> I believe that Ximians email product connects to > an exchange server. The Ximian Connector for Exchange plugin for Evolution is not free (around US$25 per), but does offer full exchange connectivity via the OWA and WebDav (so these must be turned on at the Exchange end). This will also maintai

Re: Exchange server Re: Linux in schools

2003-08-21 Thread Nick Rout
On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:15:42 +1200 CF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 07:46, Terry Cole wrote: > > With all the MS problems/virus as well as Exchange problems I have been > > having.. > > Others can comment on the rest, but since I have an exchange server here > and probably m

Re: Exchange server Re: Linux in schools

2003-08-21 Thread steve
Having used, installed and cofigured exchange quite a bit in the past I can tell you that you are wrong on most counts below. You can create individual PSTs from each user, or configure each computer to maintain a local copy of their mail in order to move email from one server to another, let

Re: Exchange server Re: Linux in schools

2003-08-21 Thread Shane Hollis
> Exchange is a festering heap of fertilliser. There is no way to move > all the existing mail from ES to any other mailserver other than > forwarding all email manually. IBM / Lotus notes have an exchange connector. Lotus notes is also an excellent mail server, runs on Linux, is secure and cost

Exchange server Re: Linux in schools

2003-08-21 Thread CF
On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 07:46, Terry Cole wrote: > With all the MS problems/virus as well as Exchange problems I have been > having.. Others can comment on the rest, but since I have an exchange server here and probably most of the problems you've had, I'll comment here. Exchange is a festering hea