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Yet Another Exchange Killer?

Posted by michael on from the optimism-springs-eternal dept.

jmertic writes "SuSE Linux now has the latest Exchange killer, but this time for Exchange Server. Openexchange Server is designed to be a drop in replacement for Exchange 5.5 users who don't want to pay the MS tax of going to Exchange 2000. They say it will be available mid November."

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  1. Prediction: It will be available in november.. by mindstrm · · Score: 3, Funny

    with POP3 functionality.

    Everything else will be "Planned for the future" and they will be recruiting programmers.

  2. But I've got too much money! by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny
    I've got to spend 30 million dollars in 30 days so I can inheirit 300 million! I can't give any away to charity, and I can't tell anyone why I'm doing it! (shhh.)

    MS Exchange is perfect for my needs! I can pick up a 1000 seat licence and a couple of XP Advanced Servers and blow my wad right there! Plus, I can hire a bunch of IT guys to keep up with bugs and patches - ooooh, don't kill Exchange!

    Signed, Brewster
    (a.k.a Richard Prior)

  3. Something I don't get by silhouette · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't understand why people are always talking about the latest and greatest exchange killer.

    There was already an exchange killer. It was called Nimda.

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  4. Exchange SuSE by Rik+van+Riel · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... so, who's going to print the shirts ? ;)

  5. Timing is everything :-/ by tulare · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just my luck - I'm in the middle of downloading SuSe from one of the mirrors, and it goes and gets slashdotted. What are the odds?

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  6. Re:MS Tax? by Dragon213 · · Score: 3, Funny

    But have you tried to open any doc files from someone that has "upgraded" to Office 2000? Almost impossible unless that person has the sense-of-mind to save it in the old 97 Office format..........

    Perhaps I'm wrong, but that fits the defination of "practically unusable" to me. Not to mention being an "MS Tax"...

    "To open newer Office files, you will have to upgrade to Office 2000. This 'upgrade' will cost you all of your privicy rights (EULA), everything that's in your bank account (the actual monitary cost), and all your hair (from frustruation)."

    "Thanks for calling Microsoft Tech Support, how can we mug you..I mean, help you...today?"

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  7. Re:MAPI support? by Kunta+Kinte · · Score: 4, Funny
    I looked through the site, and could see no sign of native MAPI support - rather, you have the usual collection of IMAP, POP3, SMTP, etc. protocols.

    Yeah, those useless IETF standards!

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  8. No Need by BurritoWarrior · · Score: 5, Funny

    I already have an Exchange replacement.

    Try and keep it hush hush, OK?

    It's called Lotus Notes. Shhhhh.

  9. Exchange who? by krokodil · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've heard about exchange students, but exchange killers!?

  10. Another killer ? by Lord+Sauron · · Score: 3, Funny

    As if the shootings in DC were not enough.