Not using Exchange at home - just an Outlook .pst file on my server. The "forthcoming new phone" will have to sync with my .pst or I'll have to setup something else. So how do you run Group-Office - using their hosted version or a local install you manage? By your other info on exchange, I infer you use it personally/not for your organization... Do you think it is something worthwhile to investigate to use with the phone sync I am mentioning? -----Original Message----- From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Mr. B-o-B Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 9:40 AM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Group-Office (was RE: Equipment for sale?) On 06/08/2010 08:28 PM, Jeff Jensen wrote: > Interesting - have been looking at the Group-Office web site and SF project. > > How do you run it - their hosted version or your local install? Is this for your personal use or for your organization? > > I've been wondering what to change to. Since my employer and my customers all use Outlook as the client, and my phone is a Windoze Mobile, I've just been using Outlook with a .pst on my server for many years (easy familiarity and phone sync). One of these days I will get a new phone; probably some Android option (while Apple is good, I'm just not a #fanboy), and I wonder about syncing. It's also not attractive to be forced to sync the Android through Google... need to learn more about those requirements/options. I'd rather just sync my phone to something on my machine or directly to my/hosted server software. > I am guessing, but since you are using outlook does that mean you are also using Exchange? If so you do not need to use Google. Droid, iphones, and any other device that come with m$ active sync will work (providing that your Exchange has this available). I am sad to say that I manage an Exchange server here at work. Once upon a time I recommended everyone to get a Blackberry, and I have a B-Berry Ent Server running for them. Since we moved to Exchange 2007, I have been pushing people to get something with M$ active sync. It's pretty sweet. Everything (what you want synced that is) is done wirelessly. No special requirement, no crap to load on your pc, etc. I digress.... Forgive me for the m$ speak :( Slackware rules! B-o-B _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list