Re: [MLUG] Drop-in MS Exchange replacement

[Duane Hargus <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Monday 09 December 2002 22:34, Mike Miller wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Spurling, Shannon wrote:
> > Microsoft exchange intergrates contact information, callendering, and
> > e-mail all into one package.
>
> Thanks for that info.  Here's a question:  What good is it to have these
> functions integrated into one program?
>
> For example, I use MeetingMaker for meetings, sendmail/pine/procmail for
> e-mail, and LDAP for some of my contact information (much is stored in
> pine addressbooks).  Meetingmaker can send an e-mail.  Pine can use LDAP
> to look up e-mail addresses.  Why would I want all of these to be in one
> big program?
>
> I really would like to know about the advantages of integration because I
> would like to be able to make sensible recommendations for software
> purchases in our division at U Minnesota.

The integration comes in handy when, for instance, you want oto schedule a 
meeting.  You check everyone (from your address book or contact list) into 
your meeting planner (schedule) and see from their calendars that they will 
all be available next Friday from 2:30 to 4:00.  You schdule the meeting and 
the software will send meeting requests to all the prospective participants.  
they either accept or decline as they see fit.  All from the same software 
package, without having to rekey all the same info from pine/mutt/etc.  
Now this is seen by management as a good thing, since they can now schedule 
meetings faster than ever, and accomplish less, in more time, faster!
Duane Hargus


>
> Mike


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