Re: [Evolution] CalDAV - any successes out there

[Robin Laing <Robin Laing drdc-rddc gc ca>]

Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 09:02 -0600, Peter Van Lone wrote:
> > On 2/16/07, Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve> wrote:
> > <snip>
> > > While I understand the need for an Exchange client
> > > under Linux, I can't help wondering how much this distracts developer
> > > attention from the rest of Evo.

> > >From the perspective of hoping to drive Linux desktop adoption into
> > the corporate world, Linux must have an enterprise-ready groupware
> > client that can replace Outlook with little or no loss of
> > functionality.
>
> There are several (Zimbra and Scalix come to mind), just that they
> aren't free if you want interoperability with Exchange.

These look like nice server solutions but what is needed is a client 
that can work flawlessly with Exchange without imap or pop support.  I 
hate to say it but an Outlook clone.  I personally don't like Outlook, 
even a bit.

I will look into the above products closer to see if they could do what 
I need.

> > Evolution has been touted as just that ... but thus far (IMHO) has
> > fallen considerably short -- and is actually pretty weak. Its poor
> > showing has cost linux 2 desktop rollouts that I personally was hoping
> > to assist with. I'm certain that there are many more.
>
> No doubt, which is why I said I understood the reasons for wanting this
> funcionality, even though it's of no interest to me personally or in
> fact to anyone I work with. I'm in a University and there are no
> Exchange installations within shouting distance, but we still need good
> groupware.

Something that can be made to work with the Exchange instead of going 
through the Outlook Web Access which basically makes working with 
Exchange a total PITA.  This is a productivity killer.

This has totally turned most of the Linux users here off Evolution.

I would like to just find some decent documentation on Evolution Connector.

Of course if the Evolution Connector was designed properly, then any 
mail client could be used with Exchange server and the Evolution 
developers could focus on making Evolution much better.

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Due to the move to M$ Exchange Server,
   anything that is a priority, please phone.
Robin Laing