[lug] OT: outlook replacement

[Bonnell, Doug]

Doesn't StarOffice have some kind of calender service?
Think it was one of the few packages under Linux with a
calendar.

Doug

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Andrew Diederich [SMTP:andrew at NETdelivery.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, May 10, 2000 4:02 PM
> To:	'blug'
> Subject:	[lug] OT: outlook replacement
> 
> I've been authorized by my boss to start looking for an outlook
> replacement
> for our users.  Yes, I know the proper answer is mutt (no, Pine!  No, elm,
> with no ME patches!  Telnet to pop3!  Telnet to imap for added pain!) but
> I
> really need something for Windows.
> 
> The true kicker is he'd like to have some calendaring embedded in the mail
> client.  While outlook's (aka Microsoft Distributed Denial of Service)
> calendaring is awful, it looks nice.  So the best way for me to head may
> be
> to find some calendaring software and see if it sends email.  
> 
> I've taken a quick looks at Eudora and pegasus and Netscape, but they
> don't
> have the calendaring bits.  I suspect the locals will want a non-html
> calendar, so web solutions are probably out.  A mail client that does
> vCard
> would be good.  Hmm.  Any ideas?
> 
> --
> Andrew
> 
> 
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