Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 23:39:46 -0800 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Sean Murphy" <smurphy@calarts.edu>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: email and messanging Message-ID: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNCEDNFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <42026212.604@calarts.edu>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Sean Murphy > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 9:41 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: email and messanging > > > Is there a project that anyone is using that has the features of > groupwise, openexchange or exchange? Features such as calender/todo > list that other users can add to another users, public folders, etc... > > http://www.horde.org Be warned, while it's in the FreeBSD ports collection, the ports collection only gets you about 90% of the way to having it up and running. It is also every bit as complex to configure as MS Exchange is. If you have never worked with Horde or mysql, plan on spending a week on getting up and running on the administration of it and read -every bit- of documentation on it. But once you do get it online it is well worth it. The interface on the latest stuff is every bit as slick as the interface on Exchange. http://www.opengroupware.org/ This is another effort which, like Lotus Notes, has everything but the kitchen sink stuffed into it and is as equally incomprehensible. Phrases in the description like: " provide access to all functionality and data through open XML-based interfaces and APIs" I am not sure I even understand. What it appears to be is the idea that you build this thing and stuff it in in place of your Exchange server, then use all the free Outlook clients that come with MS Office to connect to the server and provide front ends. Thus you get the benefit of the slick MS interface and software at the user end, along with the benefit of not having to spend a pile of money on Microsoft CAL's and a mountain of money on an Exchange server. I'm not sure I completely agree with this approach - I'd rather see no dependencies on Microsoft's front ends - but I suppose denying Redmond their $10K for a piggy server is a good thing. Ted
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