[WEB4LIB] Re: Groupwise 5.5

[Marcos Silva]

We have had the opposite experience: In our beta testing we've had no
problems accessing the system off-site, the interface is fairly simple to
learn, and it was far simpler to implement that other similar systems.

Marcos Silva, Ph.D.
Manager, Network and Information Systems
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
393 rue Saint-Jacques, Ouest
Bureau 200
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H2Y 1N9

Tel: (514) 350-4348
Fax: (514) 350-4314
Email: msilva at ccemtl.org
http://www.cec.org


At 05:17 PM 5/27/99 -0700, you wrote:
>We use GroupWise.  It is terrible especially in trying to access from off
site.
>On site it is just ok.  Almost any other package is much much much better.
 I like 
>both Lotus Notes and Netscape.  Have heard bad and good about MS.  
>Have used it on occasion and had no trouble with it.
>
>John
>
>John H. Rosenhamer
>Technical Services Libraian
>Oklahoma City Community College
>7777 S. May Ave.
>Oklahoma City, OK   73159
>
>jrosenhamer at okc.cc.ok.us
>
>(405) 682-1611 Ext. 7229
>FAX  (405) 682-7585
>
>>>> Mike McGuire <mike at tcnet.org> 05/26/99 08:46PM >>>
>And speaking of which (and this may have been discussed here before),
>we're trying to get an intranet up and running. Currently, we have Novell,
>NT, and RedHat Linux servers (yeah ... I know, too many varieties; but,
>each serves its purpose). All PCs run Windows '98 and email is through
>telnetting to accounts set up on our quasi-freenet-like Pine system.
>
>Any *strong* recommendations as to GroupWise, Lotus Notes, MS Exchange,
>Netscape SuiteSpot, etc.?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Mike McGuire
>Library Director
> 
>
>On Wed, 26 May 1999, Marcos Silva wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have any teaching materials to introduce Groupwise 5.5 that
>> they would be willing to share?
>> 
>> Many thanks,
>
>