[plug] Outlook

[Christopher Darby]

i got a PIII 450 with 64Mb and ive been having problems with vmware

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Michael Hunt [SMTP:Michael.J.Hunt at usa.net]
> Sent:	Thursday, 14 October 1999 4:12 PM
> To:	plug at linux.org.au
> Subject:	RE: [plug] Outlook
> 
> Or
> 
> Get a grunty workstation with at least 96 meg of RAM and an fast
> Celery or
> PII processor and get a license for VMWare. You can then run Outlook
> on its
> own windows drive/OS
> 
> Or try wine !!!! (Never looked at the feasibility of doing this having
> had a
> VMWare license).
> 
> Michael Hunt
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-plug at linux.org.au [mailto:owner-plug at linux.org.au]On
> Behalf
> > Of Matt Bruce
> > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 2:04 PM
> > To: 'plug at linux.org.au'
> > Subject: RE: [plug] Outlook
> >
> >
> > Chris,
> >
> > Unfortunately there's no "Outlook for Linux", which is a pain for
> your
> > situation, but there are a few options open to you:
> >
> > 1. You could get your company to install/configure Outlook Web
> Access,
> >    which will enable users to go to a specified URL, say
> >    http://www.power.net.au/olwa/, enter in the relevant information
> >    in the resulting username and password prompt, then be presented
> >    with a HTML/Java version of the Outlook client via your web
> >    browser -- complete with Inbox, Folders, Tasks, Calendar, etc.
> >
> > 2. Forget about non-email stuff, and just use an IMAP-aware mail
> >    client (such as Pine or Balsa, I believe).
> >
> > 3. Again, forget about non-email stuff, get your company sysadmin
> >    to install the POP3 support into Exchange, and use a POP3-aware
> >    mail client (just about any mail client ever made).
> >
> > 4. Get your company to spend umpteen thousands on a Citrix MetaFrame
> >    solution and a VPN and/or RAS solution, install the ICA Client on
> >    your PC and connect to the MetaFrame server and have complete
> >    network access and remote display/control.
> >
> > 5. Install VNC on your work PC or an Internet-live server in your
> >    network, and connect to it with the VNC Client. There are SSH-
> >    and SSL-aware versions of VNC available. I use it under certain
> >    (secure) situations, and it serves its purpose perfectly.
> >
> > 6. Drop a server-based Rules Wizard/Inbox Assistant entry in your
> >    Outlook client to send a copy of any incoming email to another
> >    email address (private ISP, Hotmail, whatever), then you can
> >    retrieve your email that way.
> >
> > 7. Drive to work or wait until work on Monday and save everybody a
> >    lot of hassle. ;)
> >
> > Bear in mind the above points don't consider security, firewalling
> or
> > masquerading/NAT issues. As I've no idea of your network
> > topology, the above
> > is just a bunch of ideas that may or may not apply (or be
> > advisable) in your
> > situation. I access mine using one or more of the above, depending
> on whom
> > I'm dialled into.
> >
> > HTH, :)
> >
> > --
> > Matt Bruce  <matt.bruce at alphawest.com.au>
> > Internet & Security Engineer
> > AlphaWest - http://www.alphawest.com.au/
> > --
> > "Alwiyht...rho sritched mg kegtops awound??"
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Christopher Darby [mailto:chrisd at power.net.au]
> > >Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 1:46 PM
> > >
> > >does anyone know of anything on linux that will allow me to
> > >connect to a microsoft exchange server (calender and mail) as i
> > >would like to switch my system to linux but the company uses
> > >outlook so i am currently stuck......any suggestions
> >
> >