Re: [Evolution] Need focus on Exchange (was Re: CalDAV - any successes out there)

["Veerapuram Varadhan" <vvaradhan novell com>]

On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 07:35 -0600, Peter Van Lone wrote:
> On 2/26/07, Veerapuram Varadhan <vvaradhan novell com> wrote:
>
> > What all features/functionalities that you use extensively in Exchange?
>
> calendar:
>
> issues:
> currently if our schedulers add an item to my calendar, I can't see it
> until I restart evo
> can't view another users schedule (subscribe to that users calendar folder)
> often, manipulating calendar items crashes evo
Do you use current SVN Head?  We have fixed a lot of bugs w.r.t calendar
functionality.  If you still get these bugs in SVN Head, would you be
kind enough to point us to the corresponding bugzilla entries?  We will
take it as high-priority ones and fix them ASAP.

> mail:
> issues:
> very very very slow .. both initial loading, and, even as new messages
> arrive, I have to wait many seconds for the message to be readable. I
> usually run OWA in firefox always now, so that I can read messages
> quickly or check an updated calendar
We are currently working on the initial loading factor, however, in
general, mailer functionality has seen quite a lot of improvement over
the previous versions.  

You can also try unchecking "Check for new messages in all folders"
option provided for Exchange-connector in 2.9.x, which improves general
mailer operations.

> Basically, I need to be able to use this product, without being
> punished with a lack of functiionality compared to my Outlook using
> bretheren. Until this occurs, I cannot recommend EVO to corp users.
> When a linux desktop is discussed, we must include vmware or other
> mechanism for getting to the Outlook client.
I agree. If you look at the current 2.9.x series, we have focused
largely on bug fixes and performance improvement, than adding features.
So, things are moving towards right direction, just that it requires
some more momentum to reach the destination quickly - and IMHO, users
like you can fuel that momentum in developers like us. ;-)  


V. Varadhan

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Veerapuram Varadhan <vvaradhan novell com>