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Miscellaneous => Applications => Topic started by: xyle_one on 16 August 2005, 00:49

Title: Microsoft Exchange/Outlook alternatives?
Post by: xyle_one on 16 August 2005, 00:49
At work we use Windows 2003 Server, and I kinda like the convienent features that we get. I can login to any machine in the office as myself, all calendars are shared, I can access it remotely. Its nice.

What is available for Linux or OSX that could do this same thing. I know samba would allow for roaming profiles, but I really don't need that functionality at home (it would be fun to set up though :) ). What I really like, and think I could use at home, is the shared calendar, contacts, etc, that outlook provides. What are my options here?

Oh yeah, also, I'd like to be able to access my work calendar and email without installing virutal PC on my mac and using outlook. Entourage is garbage, and just doesn't handle the calendar as nice. Is there anything I can use to do this?
Title: Re: Microsoft Exchange/Outlook alternatives?
Post by: worker201 on 16 August 2005, 00:53
http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution/
Title: Re: Microsoft Exchange/Outlook alternatives?
Post by: xyle_one on 16 August 2005, 01:26
I had no idea evolution would do that.

But, can I install that on OSX? Doesn't look like it. At least, not without running gnome from within Apples X11. I'd prefer a "cleaner" solution.

If that is my only choice though, then I am all over it :)
Title: Re: Microsoft Exchange/Outlook alternatives?
Post by: worker201 on 16 August 2005, 02:00
http://primates.ximian.com/~aaron/doing/evo-osx.html

From start to finish.  Seems "clean" to me...
Title: Re: Microsoft Exchange/Outlook alternatives?
Post by: xyle_one on 16 August 2005, 02:10
I don't want to run gnome from within osx. That's where it gets dirty to me.

But, like I said, if that is my only option, then so be it :)
Title: Re: Microsoft Exchange/Outlook alternatives?
Post by: Kintaro on 17 August 2005, 20:08
You wouldn't have to run Gnome, you would just be using GTK.