[olug] Groupware suggestions - Long

Fri Apr 12 04:11:38 UTC 2002

Taken from the first Q document you posted:

NOTE : Only one profile at a time can use the contacts.

Netfolders is a very poor solution, imo as it can create a great deal of
traffic.  I also believe Microsoft has discontinued netfolders in Outlook
2002 forward.

This is probably going off topic at this point.

Drew

On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, VincentR wrote:

> Sorry, that shouldn't have been a question.
> Outlook must first be installed with the workgroup/corporate options checked.
> You'll then have the option to share things.
>
> There's a lot of info about it in the ms knowledgebase.  Here are some simple
> examples.
> http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q253480
> http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q258619
>
>
> Why do I even remember this?  I haven't been near this stuff for years!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Embury" <drazak at ingenii.com>
> To: <olug at olug.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 10:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [olug] Groupware suggestions - Long
>
>
> > No.  Unless an exchange server is in the mix, outlook opens the address
> > book/calendar exclusivly.
> >
> > Drew
> >
> > On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, VincentR wrote:
> >
> > > Can't Outlook share calanders and address books independantly, without a
> server?
> > > I believe it has that functionality, although limited, built into it.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Eric Penne" <epenne at yahoo.com>
> > > To: <olug at olug.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:44 PM
> > > Subject: [olug] Groupware suggestions - Long
> > >
> > >
> > > > I'm completely fed up with my companies setup of the computers and
> > > > their functionality.  My boss wants a sharable address book by
> > > > everybody in the company (currently 4 people).  In this address book he
> > > > wants to be able to add notes to the contacts and have it instantly (or
> > > > relatively quickly) seen be everybody after he saves the note.  He also
> > > > wants it to interact nicely with his email client (MS Outlook 2000).
> > > > He would like to be able to share calendars and see what is on
> > > > everybodies calendar and vice versa.
> > > >
> > > > I've looked into LDAP and using rolodap but he wasn't very keen on the
> > > > idea of having to go to the web interface to add a user instead of just
> > > > adding the person from Outlook.
> > > >
> > > > So far I've found the options of using MS Exchange Server (~1300 bucks)
> > > > or going with something like Bynari's Insight server and the Outlook
> > > > plugin that they sell to get a hacked together groupware function.
> > > > Either way it is going to cost a lot of money.  I'm afraid of the setup
> > > > and maintenance of Exchange and I don't have any idea about Bynari.  I
> > > > don't have a lot of time/knowledge/balls to devote to these projects.
> > > > My boss would love to have somebody affordable come out and do
> > > > everything and then when it breaks down or anything be able to call
> > > > this affordable person up and have them come fix it.
> > > >
> > > > Our server currently is running Win2k Server with Active Directory.  It
> > > > is misconfigured and login takes forever and none of the permissions
> > > > stuff works correctly.  It only is used for file sharing, dhcp server,
> > > > and logining in the win2k machines on the network.  It really needs to
> > > > be taken down and redone from the ground up.
> > > >
> > > > The specs are:
> > > > IBM Netfinity 5100
> > > > Dual P3 733?
> > > > 256MB Ram
> > > > 4 hard drives in some sort of raid array?
> > > > TApe backup
> > > >
> > > > Then I got to thinking about groupware and running all email, contact,
> > > > and calendaring and everything all the throught the web browser and
> > > > haveing everything stored on the server.  That would get rid of part of
> > > > our MS outlook problem.  I'm willing to look at running a groupware
> > > > package from win2k server or putting linux on the server and running it
> > > > from that.  I'm also looking for simple configuration so that my boss
> > > > could hire a local student from the college that wants to earn some
> > > > extra money to install and maintain the system.  I'm willing to look at
> > > > commercial software and/or free software with paid tech support.
> > > >
> > > > Right now I just don't know where to begin.  It seems like a project
> > > > that I could take on then get busy doing other things and never finish,
> > > > except in this case I don't have the option not to finish.  I'm really
> > > > sheepish about taking on a project this large without some kind of
> > > > support.  I would like to present all the options to my boss but that
> > > > would be a waste of time because he would rather see an all in one
> > > > solution with a plan of attack on how to do it and how much it costs.
> > > > Getting him involved with choosing the system turns into a giant circle
> > > > jerk.  Right now he just doesn't understand why we can't do all this
> > > > stuff with outlook.  I try explaining that outlook has limited
> > > > functionality unless you purchase exchange but he just doens't
> > > > understnad.  We spent about an hour today having the same discussion we
> > > > had 2 months ago and about 3 months before that about why we can't do
> > > > this with outlook.
> > > >
> > > > So my final question is (drum roll please):
> > > >
> > > > What have members of OLUG used for groupware suites, how easy were they
> > > > to setup and maintain, and how functional were they (ie user interface
> > > > and suitable features)?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Eric Penne
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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