On Wed, 26 Dec 2001, Vaughan, Curtis wrote: > One of the reasons is monetary. Why pay MS for what is already out there, > and works just as well? > The other reason is example. We know of another company that is totally > Linux-based and has no problems. They can work not just at work, but also > from home or from any computer anywhere through a web browser. > > Actually we are using Terminal Services. The 1 user who is on a Linux box > is only on it because he is using rdesktop. I use it as well. > > About email clients: practically no one uses scheduling in our office, so > that's not an issue. > Something happened with my Evolution install that left me very dissatisfied. > I think it just crashed often. > The email client that we adopt certainly does not have to offer the > all-in-one possibilities of Outlook. But it does have to be stable.
in that case, I would go for evolution. start with a clean install, and make sure you have EVERYTHING necessary for evolution to work (use their .debs + depends). -lev
