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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.