A few words on Openmail....

It's a drop-in replacement for Exchange.... almost.  Initial configuration
of the server can be challenging, especially since HP doesn't give the
preview license holders access to certain hotfixes and service packs.  I
setup a complete Openmail server for testing, and while I found it to be
quite cool... it has some drawbacks.

* Web client is nice, but not neatly integrated with the features of the
server like Exchange is.
* No local folder-sync (for laptop users, this is a must)
* Resource scheduling is close but no cigar (conference rooms, etc)
* Integration with sendmail isn't very complete... nasty bugs rear their
head under heavy mailstore load.
* Outlook MAPI drivers are still buggy and drive users to the point of
insanity.

The good news.... these things are supposed to be fixed/included in Openmail
for Linux v. 7, which should be released Q1 of 2001.

If anyone has any questions, I'd be happy to answer them.  I've been an HP
OM tester for a year now.

~ Gary



----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Starke" <mgcon@neta.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: It's a sad day........


> Will check out the OpenMail.
> I suppose I ought to check out the Netfolders thingy as well.
> Sounds like it might do what I need for right now.
>
> thanks
>
> Mike
> mgcon@getnet.com
> http://www.getnet.com/~mgcon
> Phoenix, AZ
> USA
>
> On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Kevin Brown wrote:
>
> > If it is to run on linux (the server that is), check out openmail from
HP.  I
> > have to deal with Exchange at work and haven't found a client yet that
can deal
> > with things like the calendaring features and stuff.
> >
> > http://freshmeat.net/projects/openmail/?highlight=openmail
> >
> > > ...when I am being forced to consider another email server
> > > other than the qmail we have now.
> > >
> > > I need some of the "features" exchange server has to offer in terms
> > > of shared calendars, etc within Outlook.
> > >
> > > Anyone have something to consider? Hate to see Linux go :-(
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > mgcon@getnet.com
> > > http://www.getnet.com/~mgcon
> > > Phoenix, AZ
> > > USA
> >
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