Topic: Is e-smith the right solutions for me?

[Lars Bonnesen]

I have been looking for at true MS alternative. Espcially Exchangeserver.

It is difficult for me to get an overview on the e-smith features. I will use a seperate firewall, so this function is not important for me, but I would like to know the following things:

1) Will e-smith be able to run as an NT domain controller (SAMBA) and have MS clients log on to this?

2) Will e-smith run as an Exchangeserver - with Outlook as a client being able to use inbox, calender, contacts, public folders...?

3) What about services like DHCP, WINS, DNS...?

Regards, Lars.

[Boris]

It will do 1) and 3) "out of the box", but not as full exchange server.
Where is web based groupware (twiggi) for colaboration, but Outlook as a client (with public folders, calendar etc) works only with very few Exchange-replacements (samsung contact, bynari connector etc..)

[Lars Bonnesen]

Thank you for your quick reply.

What is Samsung Contacts and binary connector? Are they under GNU?

The Colaboration... is this a sort of conferencing server?

Regards, Lars.

[Dan Brown]

Samsung contacts and bynari (yes, that's spelled correctly) are both commercial software.  They will allow you to use Outlook as a client to handle a calendar, tasks, etc.

Another possibility is to use a web-based system.  Twiggi is one possibility; horde is another.  Horde includes IMP and Turba (which are included with SME as the mail and contacts applications, respectively), as well as Kronolith (calendar), Nag (tasks), and Mnemo (memos/notes), of which I've built packages for use with SME 5.6.

[Charlie Brady]

Lars Bonnesen wrote:

> What is Samsung Contacts and binary connector?

http://www.google.com/search?q=Samsung+Contacts
http://www.google.com/search?q=+bynari+connector

> Are they under GNU?

No.

Charlie