[CentOS] Re: Using CentOS as a file server on a win2K domain -- nothing to do with alternatives

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Thu, 2005-07-28 at 18:29 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:
> Yes, I do understand that, but I don't see you listing
> a big set of other interchangable clients/servers.  I'm
> even less interested in being a hostage to some other
> product that does not allow mixing clients and servers.

Huh?  I said _many_ alternatives do.  I listed OpenGroupware.ORG because
it does _not_ -- it's extremely open on the back-end.

> I also didn't see you mention any bug-free alternative.

???

> I pointed out that when I was testing Evolution it didn't work
> right even on its own.  Admittedly that was a version or two ago
> and I haven't tried the reminder notifications lately.

With Evolution or Exchange?

> No - but none of the earlier ones worked with free or other
> vendor's clients either.

Not true.  I thought I conveyed that.  In fact, before Outlook 2003,
there were _better_ connectors for Outlook than to Exchange.

> Yes, we did have that here long ago, and yes that's probably
> why everyone likes outlook by comparison now.

Just like MS Word over Word Perfect 5.1 for DOS.
Of course, some of use were running StarOffice in 1995.
Did I mention I can still read my documents flawlessly 10 years later?
;-p

> When someone shows me the scheduling server that can be
> transparently replaced with a different type because both
> use only standard protocols this argument will mean something.

???  I thought I basically laid that out with OpenGroupware.ORG
(OGo)  ???

I'm still trying to figure out what you mean ... you're liking holding
up much, much higher standards than for Exchange-Outlook.

> I just want them to drive on the same road.

That's like saying you want them to be on the same network, but they
don't talk to each other.  ;->

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