OpenChange MAPI Server and Kolab

[Gunnar Wrobel]

Hi Tom,

Tom Malone <tmalone at lancer-ins.com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> Has anyone been paying any attention to the OpenChange project?  They 
> are attempting to create a replacement Exchange server that speaks 
> native Exchange MAPI.
>
> They are basing their work on Samba 4 and are hoping for a server that 
> can be plugged into various backends.  They also seem to have a MAPI 
> proxy server that is supposed to be able to modify MAPI traffic on the fly.
>
> If you were able to mate their work with a Kolab server backend it seems 
> like you could have an "Exchange" server that talks directly to Outlook 
> without any plugins?

Sounds interesting but it is certainly still a long way until you can
attach it easily to a complex groupware server. Lets wait and see how
they are going to implement the possibilities for different backends.
But an interesting project.

Cheers,

Gunnar

>
> Just a thought.
>
> Tom
>
>
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