Re: unix-based outlook client

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From: Duane Schultz
Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 00:00

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Richard Keech   Open Systems Group (rkeech@colesmyer.com.au) wrote:
: i'm about to be subjected to having to use MS Outlook and windows 97
: on my desktop at work.  is there such a thing as a unix-based
: Outlook-compatible mail client to save me from this fate?

I don't know of any unix program which will do this at present - MS
seem to be deliberately non-standard with everything they do, then
patent it and keep it to themselves for good measure. :-(

: put more generally, what are the options for a unix-based desktop to
: properly inter-operate within a thoroughly microsoftened organisation?

When it became clear that we were going to _need_ to get access to MS
apps (sales-people seem to have fascination with emailing 2.5MB excel
spreadsheets around) we installed a Wincenter machine - a hacked
version of NT from Citrix which will bring an NT login session up
inside an X windows session. It's still painful, but it's fast and you
can turn it off when you don't need it. ;-)

Duane.

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From: duane@shara.connect.com.au (Duane Schultz)
Subject: Re: unix-based outlook client
Date: 1997/05/27
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