Just an idea, may be a stupid one.

[Alain Rochon]

If a commercial package is of interest to you, Novell's GroupWise is now
available as both client and server software.

Alain

>>> IlyaPalagin-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org 24/09/2003 1:14:48 am >>>
Sergey Semenyuk wrote:

> Hi everybody,
> 
> Earlier today I have spent bunch of time looking for something to
> transfer most of services from NT server to Linux, and to be honest
I
> think I am able to do it, except for one: Exchange server. I found
that
> there is couple of products on the market, but none of them are
easily
> available (read open source). So, I thought, that maybe there is a
good
Yes, this one, for instance:

http://www.suse.com/us/business/products/openexchange/ 

It's $1,249, why did they call it "open"?

> reason to create one. Well, I expect several reactions, such as:
> 1) This is the most stupid thing I've heard in my life....
> 2) Do you want to invent a bike?
> 3) What don't you come up with something substantial and we will
talk
> about it?
> 4) So what?
You are a little bit late :-). Check

http://www.opengroupware.org 

 From their FAQ:
Q:Does OGo do exactly the same things like Exchange?
A: No. OGo is something between a mixture of Exchange and SharePoint 
portal server. It focuses on groupware and collaboration instead of 
messaging, e.g. OGo will not provide its own mail server but rather use

existing ones like Cyrus (see the mission on that).

Anyway, I believe it must be able to replace Exchange after it's reach

for a production level.

> In fact, my point is to see if there is any support for thins kind
of
> idea, and if there will be anybody that would be willing to
contribute
> (their skills) into it. Personally, I don't have much of Linux/Unix
> programming experience, although I have some, and few people who know
me
> in the list might remember that I've started number of those "who
dares
> to deal with this" projects, and, if not certain circumstances that
made
> me switch my mind to some other things, they would be finished, and
I
> hope appreciated. Alas, most of them died on alpha/beta stage. 

RIP :~-(

> I am willing to discuss my point further if I see some interest, and
I
> would like to turn this subject to a pointless discussion.
> 
> Thanks a bunch in advance.
> 
> Sergey


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