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Exchange Client Feature Comparison

These charts are designed to show the differences among e-mail and calendaring clients when connecting to Virginia Tech's Exchange server. Each of the clients is capable of reading your Exchange e-mail while leaving your messages stored on the server for future use.  Click on the name of a client to see configuration instructions for that program.

Caution: As of February 1, 2005, Windows 95/ 98/ME will no longer be able to connect to the Exchange server using an Outlook client due to security tightening in the HOKIES Active Directory. For more information, see Exchange Access for Windows 95/98/Me.

Exchange Clients for Microsoft Windows

  Full-Featured Web E-mail Only
  Outlook WebOutlook Eudora Mozilla Netscape Mail Outlook Express
Secure Logon yes yes yes yes yes yes
Group Calendar yes yes no  no  no no1
Global Address List yes yes no no no no
Public Folders yes yes no no no no
1 Outlook Express displays calendar data as links to the corresponding WebOutlook entry. Outlook Express does not display or manipulate calendar data itself.

Exchange Clients for Mac OS

  Recommended1 Web E-mail Only
  Outlook via Citrix Entourage
2004 		WebOutlook Entourage X Eudora Mozilla Netscape Mail OS X Mail
Secure Logon yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Group Calendar yes yes yes no no no no no
Global Address List yes yes yes no no no no no
Public Folders yes yes yes no no no no no
1To compare Outlook via Citrix and Entourage 2004, refer to this Feature Comparison chart.

Exchange Clients for Unix

  Full-Featured Web E-mail Only
  Evolution with Connector WebOutlook Mozilla
Secure Logon yes yes yes
Group Calendar   yes1 yes no
Global Address List yes yes no
Public Folders yes yes no

1 Evolution's calendaring capabilities do not include recurring tasks.

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Last updated on February 7, 2006
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