[SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative

2014-01-29 Thread Edwin Humphries
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

Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative

2014-01-29 Thread David Lyon
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

Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative

2014-01-29 Thread Kevin Fitzgerald
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 > wrote: > > G'day all. > > Some time ago I had a look at a Linux alternative to M$ Exchange - I seem to

Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative

2014-01-29 Thread David Lyon
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 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

Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative

2014-01-29 Thread Kyle
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

Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative

2014-01-30 Thread Jethro Carr
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

Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative

2014-01-30 Thread Tom Worthington
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 Whispere

Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative

2014-01-30 Thread Grant Street
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" ext

Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative

2014-01-30 Thread Edwin Humphries
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. sc

Re: [SLUG] Linux Exchange Alternative

2014-01-31 Thread David Lyon
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