[olug] Bynari InsightConnector and InsightServer

[andrew]

The first thing the all powerful slashdot had about bynari

http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=38496&cid=4128837
http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=38496&cid=4128949
http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=38496&cid=4129538

The last comment is a fairly long disseration on what appears (after a 
summary glance) to be a similar problem.

google search string --

site:slashdot.org bynari

It looks like Bynari has had a colorful past.  I don't know how far this 
will go to help you in your quest to be MicroSoft free.  

Good Luck!

Andrew

Eric Penne wrote:

>The company I used to work for http://www.nceelabs.com was looking at
>installing Exchange on their server so that they could get the benefits of
>calendaring and address sharing.
>
>The problems are:
>Very little knowledge of server software.
>Server supported by current staff.
>Very little money for outside support.
>Very little money for software.
>
>The server is an IBM Dual PIII 733 with 512MB RAM and a hardware Raid
>storage system.  It has a tape backup from HP. Dual Power supply. 10/100
>NIC. CDRom.
>Used for:
>DHCP of 30 machines.
>Print server for 4 network printers and 1 network copier.
>File server.
>
>I figured the solution would be to put Linux on the machine to allow
>HOWTOs for support.  If they still couldn't figure it out/didn't have time
>then I could step in or they could find a knowledgable college student to
>help them out.
>
>I know Linux can do all of their current functions because I already have
>my home network set up to do this.  I don't want to move them away from
>Win2k on the desktop or Outlook.  What I want is a cheaper/easier to
>administrate alternative to Exchange that runs in Linux.  I found
>bynari.net which looks exactly like what I need.  They also provide
>support if all else fails and me/college student can't fix the problem. 
>What I don't know is how well it works.  Has anybody here implemented a
>bynari Insight solution?  If not, what other solutions that allow
>calendaring and address book sharing are available?
>
>TIA
>Eric Penne
>epenne at ieee.org
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