OSNews: Resuscitating Microsoft Exchange 5.5 with Linux

“There is a third option that isn’t mentioned by Microsoft.
Change over to another mail/groupware system. This is a valid
alternative if you have the time and resources. The worst part of
changing to a new system is getting the email clients to behave,
and getting the users of said email clients up to speed.

“In this article I propose a fourth option that is really
options two (run Exchange) and three (run another mail system)
combined. The downside of options two and three will be mitigated
while the functionality remains the same. The cost of all this?
Depending on the amount of users, it starts at $200USD, and about a
weekend’s worth of time. The time varies greatly upon the level of
expertise and the amount of users…”

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