Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 23:39:39 -0400 From: Brian McCann <bjm1287@ritvax.isc.rit.edu> To: 'Bob Johnson' <stest030@garbonzo.hos.ufl.edu>, 'Brian McCann' <bjm1287@ritvax.isc.rit.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Need a solution Message-ID: <000001c2650e$5a032be0$1500a8c0@dogbert> In-Reply-To: <200209252335.33063.stest030@garbonzo.hos.ufl.edu>
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I'll check into Courier now...but I think when I said "public folders"...I may need to elaborate. Basically..I need something like newsgroups or forums that can be access controlled. (eg. So students can't read messages about faculty meetings). Thanks, --Brian -----Original Message----- From: Bob Johnson [mailto:stest030@garbonzo.hos.ufl.edu] Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 11:36 PM To: Brian McCann; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Need a solution On Wednesday 25 September 2002 10:38 pm, Brian McCann appears to have written: > I've got a slight quandary. I need a FreeBSD/*nix solution to a > Microsoft Exchange server. Basically...Exchange server is what we > need as far as functionality, but it's way to expensive, > and...well...I really try not to use M$FT products when it comes to > servers. So...I need something that does a directory of contacts > (LDAP I assume will work), something that will share schedules, and > something that will act as a mail server and a "public folder" server. > I'm told IMAP CAN do this...but is this really the best "groupware" > for FreeBSD solution? Any suggestions? > IMAP is a mail server protocol: it doesn't directly address the rest of your needs. Cyrus is an IMAP server that was designed as an enterprise mail system and may be a good solution. Courier is another IMAP server that has a lot of extra features that you might find useful (Courier is actually a lot more than an IMAP server: for example, it also includes a webmail server). http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/cyrus-overview-TOC.html http://www.courier-mta.org/ HP used to have a not-well-promoted Exchange Server replacement for Unix, but they seem to have discontinued it. "Public folders" would most likely be done with Samba: it provides Windows networking compatibility. You won't get all of the features of Exchange, but you won't get all of its weaknesses, either. - Bob > Thanks, > --Brian To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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