Thursday, March 31, 2011

Re: [BLUG] Evolution and IU's Exchange servers

Personally, if the web version doesn't work (it has gotten better --
the current version doesn't use a "Lite" version in Firefox) then your
best bet is to use RDP to a Windows machine or a Windows VM. Since you
only really need it for creating meetings, you don't need the VM
consuming resources most of the time.

The problem with a Windows VM is that it is almost impossible to get
anything other than XP to run without assigning most of your resources
to the VM. (And Windows XP is a bit on the old side, so may not be
available with security updates anymore.)

I actually had more luck with RDP than with a VM.

Cheers,
Steven Black

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Kelly McEvilly <kellym@wbhcp.com> wrote:
> I used the same Thunderbird/Lightning setup with my Zimbra mail server and
> it worked flawlessly for all calendaring functions.  Zimbra has their own
> mail client which I use now.
>
> The Zimbra Ajax web client also works perfectly for any type of
> calendaring.  I believe even the HTML client gives access to all
> calendaring.
>
> I swear I'm not bringing this up just to rub salt in the wounds of all the
> MS Exchange slaves...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Colvard" <cjcolvar@indiana.edu>
> To: blug@cs.indiana.edu
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 12:32:11 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [BLUG] Evolution and IU's Exchange servers
>
> I've used Thunderbird and the Lightning plugin to add meeting requests to my
> local or google calendar.  Over time this has proven to be rather flaky, but
> has sort of worked.  I was not able to create any meetings in the Exchange
> server though.
>
> -Chris Colvard
>
>
> On 03/31/2011 12:17 PM, Williams, Jeffery Allen wrote:
>
> Is the web version of exchange unreasonable? <www.exchange.iu.edu>
> I never found a good solution. My work is so MS centric, I ended up making a
> winXP virtual machine.
> Jeffery Williams
> Software Engineer
> IU Cyclotron Operations
> --
> Warning! Sent from my Android phone.
>
> Brian Wheeler <bdwheele@indiana.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone gotten this to work, for calendaring in particular?
>>
>> I'm using imap to access mail on the exchange servers, but I really need
>> to get calendaring. Barring that, does anyone have a reasonable way
>> (outlook in a vm isn't reasonable) to deal with exchange calendaring?
>>
>> Brian
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Re: [BLUG] Nexenta

This one is so easy even I am able to maintain it.

http://www.turnkeylinux.org/fileserver

I'm using it with VirtualBox.

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From: "Lord Drachenblut" <lord.drachenblut@gmail.com>
To: "Bloomington LINUX Users Group" <blug@cs.indiana.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 2:28:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [BLUG] Nexenta

Try giving freenas a look.  Great nas appliance based on freebsd

On Mar 31, 2011 11:20 AM, "Robert Freeman-Day" <presgas@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Joe,
>
> I think what you would want to do is see how active the fork of
> OpenSolaris: Illumos
>
> http://www.illumos.org/
> and
> http://openindiana.org/
>
> Following the code updates may let you know how active the core of
> Nexenta will be. I mean, we obviously know the deb wrapping goodness
> will have updates.
>
> Additionally, I have heard the fuse bits for zfs are getting better. It
> may even allow snapshots at this time, but don't quote me.
>
> Robert
>
> On 03/31/2011 12:37 AM, Joe Auty wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Do any of you guys have experience with Nexenta 3? I may upgrade my storage
>> server to version 4 at some point, as many people are a little unsure about the
>> future of Solaris these days and those such as myself running ZFS servers seem
>> to be eyeing a switch to this OS. Nexenta is the OpenSolaris kernel with the
>> Debian/GNU userland stuff including apt-get.
>>
>> http://www.nexenta.org/
>>
>>
>> --
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>> custom designed, career-essential websites that are easy to maintain and to
>> integrate with popular social networks.
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Re: [BLUG] Nexenta

Try giving freenas a look.  Great nas appliance based on freebsd

On Mar 31, 2011 11:20 AM, "Robert Freeman-Day" <presgas@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Joe,
>
> I think what you would want to do is see how active the fork of
> OpenSolaris: Illumos
>
> http://www.illumos.org/
> and
> http://openindiana.org/
>
> Following the code updates may let you know how active the core of
> Nexenta will be. I mean, we obviously know the deb wrapping goodness
> will have updates.
>
> Additionally, I have heard the fuse bits for zfs are getting better. It
> may even allow snapshots at this time, but don't quote me.
>
> Robert
>
> On 03/31/2011 12:37 AM, Joe Auty wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Do any of you guys have experience with Nexenta 3? I may upgrade my storage
>> server to version 4 at some point, as many people are a little unsure about the
>> future of Solaris these days and those such as myself running ZFS servers seem
>> to be eyeing a switch to this OS. Nexenta is the OpenSolaris kernel with the
>> Debian/GNU userland stuff including apt-get.
>>
>> http://www.nexenta.org/
>>
>>
>> --
>> Joe Auty, NetMusician
>> NetMusician helps musicians, bands and artists create beautiful, professional,
>> custom designed, career-essential websites that are easy to maintain and to
>> integrate with popular social networks.
>> www.netmusician.org <http://www.netmusician.org>
>> joe@netmusician.org <mailto:joe@netmusician.org>
>>
>>
>>
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>> BLUG@linuxfan.com
>> http://mailman.cs.indiana.edu/mailman/listinfo/blug
>
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Re: [BLUG] Evolution and IU's Exchange servers

I used the same Thunderbird/Lightning setup with my Zimbra mail server and it worked flawlessly for all calendaring functions.  Zimbra has their own mail client which I use now.

The Zimbra Ajax web client also works perfectly for any type of calendaring.  I believe even the HTML client gives access to all calendaring.

I swear I'm not bringing this up just to rub salt in the wounds of all the MS Exchange slaves...


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Colvard" <cjcolvar@indiana.edu>
To: blug@cs.indiana.edu
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 12:32:11 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [BLUG] Evolution and IU's Exchange servers

I've used Thunderbird and the Lightning plugin to add meeting requests to my local or google calendar.  Over time this has proven to be rather flaky, but has sort of worked.  I was not able to create any meetings in the Exchange server though.

-Chris Colvard


On 03/31/2011 12:17 PM, Williams, Jeffery Allen wrote:
Is the web version of exchange unreasonable? <www.exchange.iu.edu>
I never found a good solution. My work is so MS centric, I ended up making a winXP virtual machine.
Jeffery Williams
Software Engineer
IU Cyclotron Operations
--
Warning! Sent from my Android phone.

Brian Wheeler <bdwheele@indiana.edu> wrote:
Has anyone gotten this to work, for calendaring in particular?

I'm using imap to access mail on the exchange servers, but I really need to get calendaring. Barring that, does anyone have a reasonable way
(outlook in a vm isn't reasonable) to deal with exchange calendaring?

Brian
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Re: [BLUG] Evolution and IU's Exchange servers

I've used Thunderbird and the Lightning plugin to add meeting requests to my local or google calendar.  Over time this has proven to be rather flaky, but has sort of worked.  I was not able to create any meetings in the Exchange server though.

-Chris Colvard


On 03/31/2011 12:17 PM, Williams, Jeffery Allen wrote:
Is the web version of exchange unreasonable? <www.exchange.iu.edu>
I never found a good solution. My work is so MS centric, I ended up making a winXP virtual machine.
Jeffery Williams
Software Engineer
IU Cyclotron Operations
--
Warning! Sent from my Android phone.

Brian Wheeler <bdwheele@indiana.edu> wrote:
Has anyone gotten this to work, for calendaring in particular?

I'm using imap to access mail on the exchange servers, but I really need to get calendaring. Barring that, does anyone have a reasonable way
(outlook in a vm isn't reasonable) to deal with exchange calendaring?

Brian
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Re: [BLUG] Evolution and IU's Exchange servers

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 04:17:53PM GMT, Williams, Jeffery Allen [jefjewil@indiana.edu] said the following:
> Is the web version of exchange unreasonable? <www.exchange.iu.edu>

April Fools Day isn't until tomorrow.


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Re: [BLUG] Evolution and IU's Exchange servers

Is the web version of exchange unreasonable? <www.exchange.iu.edu>
I never found a good solution. My work is so MS centric, I ended up making a winXP virtual machine.
Jeffery Williams
Software Engineer
IU Cyclotron Operations
--
Warning! Sent from my Android phone.

Brian Wheeler <bdwheele@indiana.edu> wrote:
Has anyone gotten this to work, for calendaring in particular? I'm using imap to access mail on the exchange servers, but I really need to get calendaring. Barring that, does anyone have a reasonable way (outlook in a vm isn't reasonable) to deal with exchange calendaring? Brian
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[BLUG] Evolution and IU's Exchange servers

Has anyone gotten this to work, for calendaring in particular?

I'm using imap to access mail on the exchange servers, but I really need
to get calendaring. Barring that, does anyone have a reasonable way
(outlook in a vm isn't reasonable) to deal with exchange calendaring?

Brian

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Re: [BLUG] Nexenta

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Joe,

I think what you would want to do is see how active the fork of
OpenSolaris: Illumos

http://www.illumos.org/
and
http://openindiana.org/

Following the code updates may let you know how active the core of
Nexenta will be. I mean, we obviously know the deb wrapping goodness
will have updates.

Additionally, I have heard the fuse bits for zfs are getting better. It
may even allow snapshots at this time, but don't quote me.

Robert

On 03/31/2011 12:37 AM, Joe Auty wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Do any of you guys have experience with Nexenta 3? I may upgrade my storage
> server to version 4 at some point, as many people are a little unsure about the
> future of Solaris these days and those such as myself running ZFS servers seem
> to be eyeing a switch to this OS. Nexenta is the OpenSolaris kernel with the
> Debian/GNU userland stuff including apt-get.
>
> http://www.nexenta.org/
>
>
> --
> Joe Auty, NetMusician
> NetMusician helps musicians, bands and artists create beautiful, professional,
> custom designed, career-essential websites that are easy to maintain and to
> integrate with popular social networks.
> www.netmusician.org <http://www.netmusician.org>
> joe@netmusician.org <mailto:joe@netmusician.org>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> BLUG mailing list
> BLUG@linuxfan.com
> http://mailman.cs.indiana.edu/mailman/listinfo/blug

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