On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Ryan Ware wrote: > I agree, but what Linux/Unix products should one buy that > gives all the functionality that started this thread? There are > none that are open source. > My confusion has been somewhat cleared. ical, the original X11 calendar program, allows multiple users to share their calendars (since 1986 or thereabouts). However, since it works by using shared/non-shared files, you would have to setup a filesystem share to use ical or a compatible calendar software like Korganizer over a network. Trivial, but some people have trouble with this since it doesn't give them a "Calendar SERVER" to connect to. sendmail, qmail, smail, &c. give an e-mail server (MTA) for people to connect to. I guess exchange combines these functions and is way cool and integrated so people like it who haven't had access to the functionality for 15 years already. > > It /is/ Microsofts business model, tie as many things together > > with > > proprietary protocols/"standards" and you've just locked a company > > into > > windows by choosing *one* product. > > > > On the other hand, you can use a UNIX variant, and *gasp* they can > > all > > communicate, using standardized protocols, usually without any > > problem > > whatsoever. > > > > > > > -- Daniel Taylor dante at plethora.net