> On Thu, 2005-09-29 at 07:41, Vikram Goyal wrote: >> > Does anyone know of an "exchange server" made for >> > Linux? If there's one >> > that's Open Source, that would be best--i.e., free. >> > However, I can't >> > imagine something of that magnitude could be free. >> > Any suggestions >> > appreciated. >> > >> >> Isn't GNU/Linux free and as far as magnitude is concerned, it's a >> complete OS. > > Exchange isn't part of an operating system - it is an application > that tightly integrates email, scheduling, contacts, and tasks. > For example if you want to schedule a meeting or conference call > you can view all the participant's schedules to pick a good time > and when you send the meeting request it automatically shows up > in the recipients calendar and can have an automatic alarm notification > associated (which you might also sync to a pda). A feature difficult > to duplicate with less integrated applications is that if you send > a meeting request or an update that shifts the time, the calendar > event is modified even if you haven't opened that email yet. This > can be critical for people who work in distributed groups and have > to arrange and adjust times to call in to conference bridges together. > > -- > Les Mikesell > lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > I don't believe the responder was equating "Exchange" with an operating system. They were only pointing out that Linux/Gnu was an entire operating system with all its complexity and size and it was "free". Why couldn't an Exchange replacement be free? --R
