Likewise Samsung Open Mail... check out Horde project also, KDE is developing opensource alternative collaboration server at the behest of the German government. Craig On Mon, 2003-05-12 at 08:56, George Gambill wrote: > Some thoughts I collected over the past few months. I am not aware of any > free replacements but these should be considerably less expensive and are > Linux based. Hope they help. > > *** > > SuSE Openexchange Server > Bynari (bynari.net) offers "Insight Server" > http://www.bynari.net/Life_After_Windows.pdf > > *** > > Date: 19 Apr 2003 09:23:02 -0700 > Jeremy: > > Here's a link to the SuSE Openexchange Server website: > > www.suse.com/us/business/products/suse_business/openexchange/index.html > Their website has an on-line demo of the product. > > It's basically a portal/email server that performs the > functions of Microsoft Exchange. It's really an Exchange replacement. > There is also a product called Insight Server from Bynari at > www.bynari.net that performs similar functions. > > Neither product is free, but SuSE Openexchange Server is cheaper than > Bynari Insight Server and much cheaper than Microsoft Exchange. > > The main advantage of using these products is that you get a GUI based > installation and configuration feature. Each product includes some > proprietary features to make installation and configurations less > challenging. If instead, you build your own email server, from Open > Source components, then you are forced to manually edit the config files > or create your own installation and configuration scripts. > > So, even in these "budget challenged" times, there is no reason > to tolerate an expensive, unreliable or ineffective email server. > > To every professional or business person that I know, email has become > a "mission critical" service. When their email server is down, their > business is down. Running their own email server, allows them to take > control of this important service. It becomes more attractive when you > realize that you don't have to install any additional hardware in your > offices to get these benefits. > > However, if you are already running other servers in your offices, then > one more won't be a problem. > > Sincerely, > W. E. Brooks > Senior Systems Consultant > WebKnowledge Consultants > Email: brooksw@webknowledge.com > Web: www.webknowledge.com > > *** > > Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 13:56:57 -0700 (PDT) > From: Scott H > Subject: MS2LINUX - some links > To: PLUG > Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > Hi,all. In my quest to replace MS with Linux and > Open Source within a mid-sized corp, I came > across a couple of things I want to pass on. > > First, what seems to be a better MS Exchange > server replacement: Bynari's "Insight Server". I > had been looking at "Communigate Pro" from > stalker.com, but this product is still in beta > and has a number of holes left to be filled in. > I've grown frustrated trying to work through the > issues, and waiting for the completed product. > Bynari (bynari.net) offers "Insight Server" and > the "Insight Connector for Outlook" which have > been availiable since May. Insight Server will > run on Intel, and IBM Mainframes. Bynari is > partnering with Alt-N Technologies to produce a > server that will run on Windows, as well. > Insight Server has been through a few versions > and patches already, and seems way ahead of > Communigate Pro. I'll be testing it soon in my > lab. > > Second, on Bynari's web site I found an excellent > whitepaper for any MS System Admin considering a > migration from a MS network to a Linux-based > system. It's called "Life after Windows NT > Server 4.0: An Alternative IT Infrastructure". > It's a great explanation of the issues > surrounding such a migration and how to solve > them by going to Linux instead of Win2K and AD: > http://www.bynari.net/Life_After_Windows.pdf > > There are other articles discussing MS-Linux > issues and replacing MS Exchange at > http://www.bynari.net/whitepapers.html > > *** > > > There is a commercial (not free but much less $$$ than MS) equivalent > > (Linux) to MS Exchange. (per others) > > OpenMail shows promise. > > *** > > > > -----Original Message----- > --__--__-- > > Message: 6 > Subject: Alternitives to exchange server ? > From: Entelin > To: Phoenix Linux Users Group > Organization: > Date: 11 May 2003 20:46:09 -0700 > Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > Are there any alternatives to exchange server's groupware features? my > definition of an alternative would be.... > > Server runs on Linux > Has compatibility with evolution and outlook > preferably opensource