[Dclug] Recommendations for Exchange replacement

[Randall Wood]

I've never bought or used it, but the product that consistently catches my  
eye is Xandros Server  
(http://www.xandros.com/products/business/scalix.html).  I loved their  
desktop3; desktop4 seems to be a bit of a disappointment.  But what  
they're doing in the server realm seems to make sense - sell a Linux  
product that integrates well with existing Windows system, including  
Active Directory.  They also integrated Scalix, a would-be Exchange  
product that respects standards like IMAP and so allows you to connect  
with any client you'd like.  From reading the forum Xandros' software  
deals with the difficult Active Directory synchronization stuff pretty  
well (though not always perfectly).  I'd read their forum before  
committing your money.  Looks like Scalix does the calendar, appointment,  
addressbook, and mail stuff small businesses use Exchange for.

Anyway, like I say, I've never bought or used it, but when I hate my job I  
daydream about opening a little business, and personally I haven't seen  
anything that has interested me more than Xandros Server.

The downside is, you pay for it - like $500.  If you're looking for  
something free, I'd probably go with Debian (for stability and  
reliability) or OpenSUSE (for ease of setup).  But I don't think the  
Active Directory stuff is going to be easy.

- RW



On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:58:39 -0500, Chris Bateson <elitegoodguy at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> I'm going to be setting up a Linux mailserver to replace an exchange  
> server
> that we have.  Currently we have a Win 2003 Network.  What do I need to  
> look
> into to allow my clients to access email through outlook with contacts.
> Also how would I go about getting usernames/passwords to sync up with  
> Active
> Directory?
>
> I know I will need a postfix mailserver, with the courier IMAP server  
> setup,
> as well as an OpenLDAP server for the contacts/company directory.  Sorry  
> for
> the newbie questions, this is the biggest thing that I have done with  
> Linux.
>
>
> Any good tutorials on setting it up like this?
>
>
> Thanks
> Chris



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