Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 20:06:24 -0400 From: David Magda <dmagda@ee.ryerson.ca> To: Daniel Kalchev <daniel@digsys.bg> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <31DFBF41-37EC-43CF-A555-2D4E46F1F6E2@ee.ryerson.ca> In-Reply-To: <4FC8B67D.5090208@digsys.bg> References: <CAOgwaMvsv3e1TxDauV038Pp7LRiYeH7oAODE%2Bw-pxHt9oGrXMA@mail.gmail.com> <20120601121555.GF5335@home.opsec.eu> <4FC8B67D.5090208@digsys.bg>
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On Jun 1, 2012, at 08:33, Daniel Kalchev wrote: > For example if one wants an e-mail server, that is better served in = the long run by IMAP+MTA than any form of Exchange, because you are not = tied to one single platform and that vendor's lunacy. Otherwise FreeBSD = runs just fine as server for about any other OS client, provided those = clients use standard Internet protocols. If all you want is e-mail, then there are certainly better options than = Exchange IMHO. However, once you get into calendars (private and shared, = with delegation to secretaries, etc.), meeting rooms, ActiveSync (to = remotely wipe lost devices), then it's a whole different game. E-mail was solved a long time ago, but Exchange does many things on top = of it that many organizations find very handy, and where there doesn't = seem to be a decent open alternative.
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