[kdepim-users] Understanding kmail imap resources

[Ingo Klöcker]

On Saturday 22 March 2008, Anne Wilson wrote:
> I've come to a dead end in getting imap resources to work.  The more
> I think about it, the less I'm convinced that I understand what's
> happening.  Where exactly does the server copy of the calendar and
> addressbook live?

They live in special folders on the mail server.


> I collect my mail as anne.  I followed 
> instructions and set up an account as groupware. I did wonder whether
> I needed a user account and home directory for groupware - some said
> yes, others said no.  Besides, if that is where the resources live I
> would not have access to them from my login, would I?

All you need (on the server) is an email account.


> Then I have heard that some people have it partially working, but
> that they don't see the whole calendar, for instance, just the
> changes since they set up imap resources.  Is this what is supposed
> to happen?

To update the local copy and to push local changes to the server you 
have to sync with the server (i.e. you have to check the account for 
new mail).


> I expected that a server copy would exist that could be accessed from
> anywhere, as long as the account addressed kmail as 'groupware'.  Is
> this not what I'm going to achieve, even if I get it working?

(How does one answer such a question in English? :-) )

If I understand you correctly, then this is what you are going to 
achieve, if you get it working.


> I've spent a lot of time on this, and I need to know whether the end
> result is worth the effort.  If it is, I also need to know whether,
> for instance, my husband will be able to request imap as groupware
> and see my calendar?  It's a matter of ownership and permissions, I
> guess.

This is usually solved by making the folder holding the calendar 
accessible by your husband (e.g. via ACL provided your IMAP server 
supports this).


Note, that a long time ago (probably 3 years ago) I did use a shared 
IMAP folder for sharing a calendar. I have the impression that over 
time this functionality was either lost (which I very much doubt 
because it's one of the key features of the enterprise version of 
kdepim which is almost identical with the plain-vanilla version of 
kdepim since KDE 3.5.9) or made much more difficult to setup correctly. 
Or maybe it does not work with your IMAP server.

FWIW, I was not able to make it work with GMail's IMAP server.


Regards,
Ingo
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