Re: [OS:N:] Exchange Server?

[Kevin Cole <kjcole gri gallaudet edu>]

On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 12:30:34PM -0500, Patrick Cable II wrote:

>   My school district wants to set up exchange server... this scares me.
> Our current email system runs on qMail and such.
>   What is there for alternatives?
>   The superintendant is dead set on using outlook and sharing calendars.
> He will not have it any other way. Whatever he uses also must sync with
> his palm pilot

These probably won't be much help, but I offer them anyway.

 * For shared calendars, there's a program called plan (and its
   companion netplan).  Dunno how well it plays with others.
   http://www.bitrot.de/plan.html

 * For Exchange clients you might want to take a look at Ximian
   Connector.
   http://www.ximian.com/products/connector/

 * Also of possible use if you want to roll your own is the Personal
   Data Exchange vCalendar specs
   http://www.imc.org/pdi/

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