Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 23:14:43 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramidi@otenet.gr> To: "Fernando P . Schapachnik" <fschapachnik@vianetworks.com.ar> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Exchange substitute Message-ID: <20010518231443.A6470@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <20010518163013.D98779@ns1.via-net-works.net.ar>; from fschapachnik@vianetworks.com.ar on Fri, May 18, 2001 at 04:30:13PM -0300 References: <20010518110125.A91043@ns1.via-net-works.net.ar> <200105181924.MAA01383@usr05.primenet.com> <20010518163013.D98779@ns1.via-net-works.net.ar>
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On Fri, May 18, 2001 at 04:30:13PM -0300, Fernando P . Schapachnik wrote: > En un mensaje anterior, Terry Lambert escribio: > > > Sorry if these are not the appropiate fora. > > > > > > I need to find a reliable, unix-based MS Exchange > > > substitute. I mean, not only POP/SMTP/IMAP which are easy, but > > > embeded calendar, agenda, shared address book, etc. > > > > > > Any ideas? TIA! > > > > Sendmail + Cyrus IMAP from ports will do the job. > > > > Are you using any esorteric features of Excahnge that we > > should know about? You may also need to add OpenLDAP 2.0 > > or other software, if you are. > > Calendar which is the only feature that doesn't seem to be easy to > find on Open Source environments. Which uses standard MIME attachments to transfer calendar related information between your Outlook clients. Shared folders, shared calendars, shared contact lists, etc., are implemented in Outlook and not in Exchange. Using one qmail and one sendmail server, I tested 'sharing' a calendar from an Outlook client, and looked at the resulting mail messages with Mutt. The Outlook clients will send calendar information to each other using messages that contain a single MIME attachment of MIME-type application/ms-tnef. As long as your SMTP Server does not mess with the message in any way, the sharing works like a charm. Of course, working with binary-only attachments like those having a MIME-type of application/ms-tnef, can be a real pain when you prefer reading your email with Mutt. But this is another story... --giorgos To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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