Another web-based groupware application that looks promising: http://www.phpgroupware.org/index.php Not schools specific but possibly easier to configure than AUC. In my previous school we used the Linux powered schoolmaster.net for email/discussions etc but a local solution has advantages and schoolmaster.net are now charging a fee. Miles Berry Deputy Head St Ives School, Haslemere www.st-ives.surrey.sch.uk