Hello list, As per the subject, I am about to pitch the idea of dumping Exchange and moving to Postfix. From what I can observe, the Calendar and Meeting functions are used very little if at all. We have roaming profiles (call center area has no fixed seating and hectic scheduling). Biggest use people get out of Exchange is the sorting / folders and that's nothing T-bird can't handle.
Ideally (laugh if you like): I want to set up Postfix on a second box and transition transparently, importing or converting anything and everything that can be imported or converted. I want to tell management about how they can do everything they currently do on Exchange (i'll let them realize it's faster and less annoying after it happens). I need users to log in to any machine in the building and get the same IMAP and customization they currently have (again, roaming profiles and Thunderbird would handle this, right? I've not banged my head against this kind of thing in Windows much, but now seems a good time to learn). I want the general user population to notice as little as possible before, during and after the change, except for clicking Thunderbird (or whatever might be better) instead of Exchange to read their mail. What are selling points i can outline for said management? Is this even a good idea? Realistic goal? Something I shouldn't attempt unless I already know how? Anything you can share, or resources you can throw me at, would be greatly appreciated. Essentially this is coming about due to a "need this dun nao!" for a new server that, it turns out, we have no windows server license for. Rather than coughing up the cash for Winserver 2k8 and the associated CALs (ouch), i'd like to point out to the Director that we can do everything we use exchange for, fer free. We already have the hardware (new robust server a database is going on, linux-based). I hate trying to sell this kind of thing when my impulse is to wave my arms around yelling "IT'S OBVIOUS!" :) Thanks, Rob
