Replacing Windows AND Novell?

westdf · 05-14-2003, 05:26 AM

I have recently converted to the SUSE operating environment as a server platform for web-applications (obvious) and, via SAMBA, as an office file/print server.

I am now trying to extend the services offered by the SUSE server (v8.2) and am considering using it to replace our Novell GroupWise environment.

I am happy with Outlook 2000 as an email client but I do NOT want to replace Novell with Microsoft Back-Office.

What options do I have with SUSE 8.2?

We are technically competent here but are not yet SUSE-Gurus by any stretch of the imagination so.... "be gentle".

vous · 05-14-2003, 05:33 AM

From what I hear, you sound like the perfect candidate for this:

http://www.suse.de/en/business/produ...es/domino.html

I don't know if you have experience with Domino/Lotus Notes given that you are using GroupWise as your groupware application.

I have used Domino/Lotus Notes and let me tell you this: It rocks!!!!

Burke · 05-14-2003, 06:24 AM

If you like all the features and capabilities of MS. Outlook client, and don't mind a commercial replacement for exchange, you may want to check out Bynari's Insight server and InsightConnector

westdf · 05-14-2003, 06:55 AM

Each of these option involve spending money with proprietory authors along with all the risks and costs that entails; is there not a list of open source components that will do the job?

Burke · 05-14-2003, 07:04 AM

I haven't done a corporate rollout of any Linux solutions, I just remembered reading about that Bynari thing last year... For my domains, I use Postfix. I have my machine running SMTP, POP3, and IMAP. I've moved all the old mail from my .PST file into my IMAP folders so I have access to them through Outlook, any IMAP compliant client, or Web based front-ends. If you rely on the ability to share personal calendars, I'm not sure what options there are since I've not been required to implement such a solution on open source yet.

vous · 05-14-2003, 08:55 AM

I don't know what options you have in the freeware market, but as for your initial question:

Quote:

What options do I have with SUSE 8.2?

I found this option from SuSE themselves:

http://www.suse.de/en/business/produ...nge/index.html

I have never used it...saw a demo in CeBIT which looked pretty cool...:-)