Re: [LUG] Replacing Windows Small Business Server

[Kevin Bailey <kbailey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I have installed such a system at a training college.

The main programs used are Samba, Postfix, Courier-IMAP - and the client 
PC's use Firefox and Thunderbird.  Shared contacts is not implemented 
yet but should be possible using OpenLDAP.
The PC's are a mixture of Win98 and WinXP - users can log on to the 
domain from any PC and access their own email and private network 
folders - there is also a general shared Public folder.
The users are happy with the setup because using Courier-IMAP means that 
they can accesses their email from any PC - and the management are happy 
because we've implemented group policies which limit the users rights on 
the PC's - for instance, on the Win98 PC's they can only run programs 
which are on a small list; word, excel, thunderbird, firefox.
If you'd like a chat I'm at 01752 268923.

Kevin Bailey

Ruairi Fullam wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've been rather quiet on the mailing list - but I feel I ought to ask 
> you guys for a bit of help on defeating the Microsoft tax. I run a 
> very small IT consulting business where I help other small businesses 
> with the upkeep and maintenance of their systems. Some of them have 
> requirements for the functionality provided in Microsoft Small 
> Business Server - specifically the file serving, printer serving but 
> most importantly the Exchange module.
> From Exchange, the only functionality required for definite is a 
> shared mail folder, where mails can be dragged into and left 
> accessible by everyone. Secondly, it'd be shared contacts.
> So - I'm assuming I can use Samba and Cups for the first two, but the 
> Exchange part I'm a little confused with. I know very little about 
> IMAP - would this acheive it?
> Outlook 2003 connectivity isn't essential but would really help. If 
> something like Thunderbird would do it, that's fine.
> As a brief aside, please reserve Microsoft animosity from replies - 
> for the most part I agree with the philosophies shared by the majority 
> of members of this mailing list - I believe that the way to supplant 
> their monopoly is in small but solid steps.
> Ruairi
>
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