[TriLUG] [Fwd: LUG: email, im and vpn in large companies]

[Pam Huntley]

  Hi folks,

I sent this to NCSU LUG, but didn't get much of a response, so I though 
maybe you all could help me....  sorry for the cross posting.

Thanks!

Pam

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: LUG: email, im and vpn in large companies
Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 01:01:37 -0400
From: Pam Huntley <phuntley at pobox.com>
Reply-To: lug at lists.ncsu.edu
To: lug at lists.ncsu.edu



Hi folks,

What do most large companies use for email, IM, and vpn clients and 
infrastructure?  Particularly in mixed environments where both Linux and 
Windows are used.  What types of protocols do companies use?  What are 
the linux clients that are used in mixed environments? (and I mean 
supported GUI clients here).  I'm sure there's lots of stuff I'm 
missing, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

Here's what I've got so far (protocol:clients):
email:
    pop, imap: evolution, mozilla, netscape, kmail
    exchange:  evolution + ximian connector
    lotus notes (non-imap):  lotus notes under wine
    aol: ?

IM:
    AIM: gaim, netscape, aol's client (old?)
    jabber: gaim, (not sure what the most popular jabber only clients are)
    icq: gaim
    msn: gaim
    yahoo: gaim, yahoo client
    sametime: sametime java client

vpn:
    ipsec: freeswan (additional software required also?)
    cipe: cipe client
    ssh + ppp (is this really old?)
    ?


Thanks,

Pam