[ubuntu-uk] Exchange 2007 Support in Karmic

[Rob Beard]

On 12/11/2009 16:45, Paul Roach wrote:
> Wondered whether anyone on the list has had any joy/luck with 
> Evolution and MS Exchange 2007.  I've read a lot online about 
> incompatibility due to MS sacking WebDAV - which is effectively how 
> Evolution-Exchange and Exchange 2003 talk to each other, but haven't 
> been able to find (m)any success stories.
>
> I'd love to move the messaging architecture over to something open 
> source - but at the same time I'm looking for simplicity of deployment 
> to our predominantly MS users (who heavily use shared Calendars/Tasks 
> and Public Folders in Exchange).  I've looked at Horde, eGroupware and 
> Lotus Notes but Horde and eGroupware fail to tick all the boxes and 
> Notes works out more expensive on licencing.  Effectively for the next 
> few years it looks like I'm stuck with MS and Active Directory - I'm 
> just hoping that I don't end up breaking my own systems in the process 
> so any comments would be appreciated.

Have you looked at Zimbra, it offers similar features to Exchange with a 
nice easy to use web interface.  It's available for free under the Yahoo 
Public Licence (IIRC) or there are 'paid for' versions available with 
extra features.

Rob