RE: [Evolution] Exchange/Outlook Calendar Compatibility

[Aaron Weber <aaron ximian com>]

Austin:

There isn't a great solution right now to that problem. 
Now, you can use LDAP hosting for shared addressbooks.  Calendars aren't
quite so easy, but there's iCal and so forth, and Evolution handles
RSVP/schedule negotiation within the calendar.

Other options would include reverse-engineering the Exhcange protocol,
or re-implementing Exchange functionality. Neither of those is
particularly attractive to anyone right now.

I'm not sure what will happen there, but I assume we'll eventually come
to some sort of plan for the future once we finish with the client.

Yours,
Aaron Weber
Ximian, Inc.

On 03 Aug 2001 12:34:42 -0500, Gonyou, Austin wrote:
> Come on guys. If you want people to be able to adopt this stuff from other
> platforms, not just those who are already on it, you should try and address
> the questions I raise below. Please, let's post some intelligent discussion
> around this?
> 
> -- 
> Austin Gonyou
> Systems Architect, CCNA
> Coremetrics, Inc.
> Phone: 512-796-9023
> email: austin coremetrics com 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gonyou, Austin [mailto:austin coremetrics com]
> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 9:55 AM
> > To: 'Mark Lussier'; Andreas Laumann@ "IneXNet
> > Cc: evolution ximian com
> > Subject: RE: [Evolution] Exchange/Outlook Calendar stuff not 
> > working for
> > m e
> > 
> > 
> > What can someone use to have Outlook functionality using 
> > Evolution? That is
> > to say, appointments are kept in a central location, 
> > cross-checking is done
> > with other peoples' schedules automatically, can incorporate 
> > news groups,
> > etc? Is there some kind of free/low cost exchange like server 
> > which will 
> > support all the collaborative features of outlook/exchange, 
> > using Evolution?
> > Any good ideas are welcome.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Austin Gonyou
> > Systems Architect, CCNA
> > Coremetrics, Inc.
> > Phone: 512-796-9023
> > email: austin coremetrics com 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mark Lussier [mailto:mark lussier ps ge com]
> > > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 9:26 AM
> > > To: Andreas Laumann@ "IneXNet
> > > Cc: evolution ximian com
> > > Subject: Re: [Evolution] Exchange/Outlook Calendar stuff not 
> > > working for
> > > me
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > I think its really unstable (evo->evo or evo->outlook) most 
> > > of the time 
> > > > evo is crashing when i try to invite someone..
> > > 
> > > Begining to feel the same way
> > > 
> > > > For the Outlook -> Evo just point to 
> > > Tools->Options->Calendar Options
> > > > and set the "Send meeting request using iCalendar by 
> > > default" property 
> > > 
> > > While that might work, it's not a workable soltuion in a 
> > 40,000+ user
> > > enterprise like here at GE :)
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > 
> > > Mark Lussier
> > > Chief Software Architect
> > > GE Power Systems
> > > DC 8*433-2232
> > > 
> > > 
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