RE: [MLUG] Drop-in MS Exchange replacement

["Spurling, Shannon" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Meeting maker uses a centralized server to maintain a master calendar. E-mails are just notices. All meetings are coordinated through the meeting maker server. We used to run meeting maker before we got exchange. In fact, we just used Eudora to pop or imap mail off an SMTP server, and meeting maker for appointments. Then we were told to use exchange like every one else was. SMTP was extremely stable but meeting maker did have problems every once in a while. Exchange will slow down your whole machine though.

Shannon Spurling
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Miller [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:56 AM
To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
Subject: Re: [MLUG] Drop-in MS Exchange replacement


On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Duane Hargus wrote:

> On Monday 09 December 2002 22:34, Mike Miller wrote:
> >
> > 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.


So Exchange is able to use e-mail responses to directly confirm
appointments.  I wonder what this is like.  I wouldn't want to get
messages from everyone unless I had to.  I would prefer to separate
communications about appointments from other communications.

I have MeetingMaker, but I haven't used it much yet.  It looks like it can
send e-mail announcements, but I'm not sure of how it confirms
appointments or accepts cancelations.  I'll have to look into it.

Thanks for the info!

Mike

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