linux client usage

[sharif naser_1]

Hi Experts,

I need to replace 100 windows client with linux clients, but i need to be able to access my email through outlook web access or receive email from our exchange server , what do i have to do to keep the existing functionality of those windows clients.

Regards,
S.N.

[Elmar P. Kolkman]

There are several possibilities:
1) wine to run the original windows executables. Not fool-proof...
2) vmware (run windows under linux)
3) vnc (run the windows programs on a central MS server and use the linux client to use that)
4) HTTP interface of outlook.

Of course, you could also use a linux E-mail client and configure the Exchange server to support IMAP or POP3.

[Alexander Chuzhoy]

There is a product that also alows you to connect to exchange as MAPI client i.e. it works like Microsoft Outlook (part of office).
You can find more info here.
http://www.ximian.com/products/connector/download.html
I used it for a while -it costs though. somewhere around 50-70 $

There's also utility called crossover trough which you can install the real MSoffice on linux including Internet Explorer.
Also casts money-not really expensive.
I used the 30 day demo -very nice.

[Alexander Chuzhoy]

Sorry -forgot the link to crossover


http://www.codeweavers.com/


Best regards

[Don_89]

Ximian Connector does exactly what your looking for..


http://www.ximian.com/products/connector/