On Tuesday 29 September 2009 15:32:47 Lars Nooden wrote: > not12listen wrote: > > in all honesty, if there is, i'd run out and buy one tomorrow... :) > > And the day after tomorrow MS would change the specs again to break it.
Theoretically MS could do that. But the consequence of breaking all Exchange server, Outlook client and utility installations that are available on the market would make this move likely to be a suicidal one. The so well established lock-in effect created by Exchange and Outlook communicating over a non-documented, closed protocol could be lost in that move, which would be highly counterproductive. > Is there an option to move off MSexchange to some reliable, modular, > standards-based services? Kolab and Citadel top the list. Please note that the OpenChange project does not only produce a client component (libmapi), but also a server component which can be used as a fully compatible Exchange server drop-in replacement. Additionally there are scriptable interfaces that allow easy backups, restores and management. Therefore all combinations of Outlook, libmapi enable clients such as Evolution and KDE/Akonadi, Exchange server and OpenChange server can fully interoperate. AFAIK there is development under way to produce a plug-in or connector for Thunderbird. The OpenChange server will be extremely attractive for Exchange administrators that are willing to migrate to an open source solution as it allows a soft migration path. And it offers tools that are not available with the closed source solution. - Adolf > Regards, > /Lars > > _______________________________________________ > support mailing list > support@lists.openmoko.org > https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/support _______________________________________________ support mailing list support@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/support