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Re: Mail server for home use?


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: Mail server for home use?
  • From: "psghome2002" <psghome@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 09:45:00 -0000
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  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

Thanks Paul,

The simplest option is staring me in the face! I'll give it a go.

I remember you mentioning your VB script some time ago - is it SAPI
5 capable (i.e. could you use the AT&T Natural Voices engine)? Have
you published this anywhere?

Cheers,

Paul.


--- In ukha_d@y..., "Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@h...> wrote:
> Paul,
>
> I reckon you could probably do everything on your list just with
Outlook
> XP...
>
> 1) Use a .PST file stored on a shared drive, accessable to all
required
> client devices. Multiple clients can open the same PST file
simultaneously.
>
> 2)Well, it's part of Office XP, so if you've already got that,
then it's
> "free"... :-)
>
> 3) Outlook XP now supports http mail servers (i.e. Hotmail)
>
> 4) No problem.
>
> 5) Outlook since version 2000 has a very good object model and
programming
> interface. I currently have a VB script which opens my calendar
and reads
> out my appointments for the day as part of may wake-up alarm
routine...
>
> HTH
>
> Paul G.
>
>
>
> >From: "psghome2002" <psghome@h...>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > >Subject: [ukha_d] Mail server for home use?
> >Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 09:09:56 -0000
> >
> >Anyone got any thoughts on a decent mail server for home use? My
> >requirements are:
> >
> >1) central mail/calendar/notes/contacts store so that I can view
on
> >any connected client (Fuji, PC, Laptop, iPaq, fridge, toaster!
etc)
> >2) Doesn't cost the earth (like Exchange)
> >3) Can retrieve mail from POP3 and HTTP (Hotmail)
> >4) Supports multiple accounts/users
> >5) Potential integration with apps such as ACE, HV, HAL etc (not
> >really sure about this but I guess as a minimum it needs to save
> >contacts in a form useable by other apps)
> >
> >I've used NTMail and Exchange (a little) before. Thinking about
it -
> >is Outlook capable of doing any/all of this on it's own?
> >
> >Many thanks,
> >
> >Paul.
> >
>
>
>
>
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