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On 10/04/2002 at 11:25 AM Grant Nygren [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[gregausit/redhat-list] wrote:
>This is a little off the topic, but since I can't find anyone else (even
>the Outlook expert at Microsoft) who can answer this question, I came to
>where the real brains are.
>
>I have a client who is a Talent Agency... 10-15 Agents and over 200
>Clients. These agents need to be able to access calenders for any client
>and make changes. Now I know that Exchange server can manage public
>calenders. What I need to know is:
>
>Is there a cheaper alternative, that can be done with a Linux based
>server.
>and Windows clients running Outlook?
Use a browser, there are lots to choose from. The backend will be the hard
part.
>
>Is it easy to back up, Exchange isn't.
Exchange is not hard, you just have to pay.
>
>Is it "push" technology... meaning if one agent makes a change, will
>another agents desktop be updated if they have the same calender open?
Set a refresh period in any html that will be displayed....IIRC if using
Opera you can set this as an option on the client.
>
>And last but not least: can a complete idiot set it up/make changes. :)
>
no.
>
>Any help/pointers to web pages etc would be greatly appreciated.
>
Look for OCS for a perl based system (obsidian IIRC)
There is a myriad of PHP projects out there, see freshmeat.net (mysql, PHP
& Apache reqd.)
If they already have exchange look at Ximian for Evolution.
HP also has a solution, not sure of costs.
You will find some other Perl based systems as well, check sites that list
"scripts" etc
Regards
Greg Wright
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