Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 09:03:07 -0400 From: Christopher Sean Hilton <chris@vindaloo.com> To: Mark Drayton <mark.drayton@izr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Replacing Exchange Message-ID: <20010706090307.A23835@andale.vindaloo.com> In-Reply-To: <20010706123756.A35166@tethys.valhalla.net>; from mark.drayton@izr.com on Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 12:37:56PM %2B0100 References: <510EAC2065C0D311929200A0247252622F794C@NETIVITY-FS> <20010706122628.A8858@hades.hell.gr> <20010706123756.A35166@tethys.valhalla.net>
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On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 12:37:56PM +0100, Mark Drayton wrote:
> Giorgos Keramidas (keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) wrote:
> > Another feature that does not work with some MTA other than Exchange
> > is the shared `group folders' that Outlook can read from an Exchange
> > server. This is very similar to USENET newsgroups in functionality,
> > and I usually prefer to install a local News server instead of
> > depending on Exchange to do that work for me.
>
> You can implement shared folder/bulletin boards/whatever you call them
> with the cyrus imapd (ports/mail/cyrus-imapd). These folders have to be
> setup by the administrator (unless the users want to get personal with
> 'man cryadm') although it would be quite trivial to make a web based
> configuration utility for the users to do it themselves. The access
> control is very granular -- you could allow users B and C to read one of
> user A's mailboxes but only B to post to that box.
>
> Cyrus has a fairly steep learning curve (I'm learning now) but all
> reports say it's worth the initial headache. It's very scalable and
> flexible enough for almost every situation.
>
I'm interested in this too. In the process of investigation I've found that
you need a few pieces to replace Exchange:
An IMAP Server
An LDAP Server for the Company Address Book
I got most of this from skimming the Exchange Server Replacement How-to:
http://www.moongroup.com/docs/exchange-replacement-howto/
I'd be interested in doing this but I have to say that Cyrus Imapd left a
really bad taste in my mouth. Bad enough that I used Courier instead. Still
the Idea of having a secure IMAP server that I could put in a DMZ would be
cool.
--
Chris Hilton chilton-at-vindaloo-dot-com
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