[TriLUG] exchange replacement

Aaron Joyner aaron at joyner.ws
Thu May 20 11:23:00 EDT 2010


As an amusing bonus for your consulting-business advocacy, the
cloud-based solution is actually a Linux-based solution when the
rubber meets the road.  :)

Aaron S. Joyner


On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Clay Stuckey <claystuckey at gmail.com> wrote:
> response to multiple comments:
> the iphone is only online if you have wifi or cellular reception. One of my
> contracts has me in a building where I have no wifi and the cell reception
> is quite sketchy. This give me an absolute requirement of offline
> appointment notifications.
>
> the cloud-based suggestion is cool. much of my work for clients is
> cloud-based. I may migrate my buisness operations there at some point.
>
> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Glenn Hennessee <glenn.hennessee at gmail.com
>> wrote:
>
>> Look at Zarafa, http://www.zarafa.com/
>> It touts itself as an exchange replacement that sits on top of your
>> existing Linux mailserver. There are commercial versions as well as a
>> community version. I have never used it but it is part of the upcoming
>> Fedora 13, http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7765/1.html
>>
>> glenn
>>
>>
>>
>> Clay Stuckey wrote:
>>
>>> OK, I feel dirty even thinking about exchange. I have a 1-person
>>> consulting
>>> business. I have been using imap for my mail needs to be able to access my
>>> information from multiple places. I have been tempted lately to stand up
>>> an
>>> exchange server to have imap-like access to my information but to extend
>>> coverage to notes, tasks and calendering. I have an iphone and
>>> predominately
>>> use XP as my desktop. Anyone know if a Linux-based solution that will
>>> provide email/cal/task/notes to iphone and XP? I have thought of zimbra
>>> but
>>> I think it is just web-based. I want to have my iphone notify me of
>>> upcoming
>>> appointments without having to be online.
>>>
>>> Clay
>>>
>>>
>>
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