On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, Richard Hoffbeck wrote: > Remember that Ximian's business is providing a solid desktop application > environment for Linux. Building a desktop client that is compatible with > Exchange is far more consistent with their goals than building a > replacement for Exchange itself. Having an Exchange compatible client is > a *huge* step in making Linux a workable desktop replacement in a > corporate environment. >[heavy clippage] Exactly. This is the mindset to which I refer. If you assume that you cannot replace Exchange you don't even try. Fortunately, there are apparently projects out there that are trying to do just that, so maybe there is hope on that front... > > Dan Taylor wrote: > > >Can't see the forest for that big tree in front of them I'd bet. > >Seriously, from what I've heard from people who've used Outlook, Evolution > >is about as close to a verbatim clone as you can get. With the mindset > >that develops an application that way, you don't deviate from the > >model in any significant way. > > > > > >On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, Callum Lerwick wrote: > > > > > > > >>What I don't understand is Ximian is apparently working hard on making > >>Evolution talk to Exchange, but why aren't they making their own > >>Evolution Serverthingy? They have the client, they just need the server. ;P > >>