[kdepim-users] Re: Managing home information

[Martin (KDE)]

Am Montag, 28. März 2011 schrieb Leopold Palomo Avellaneda:
> A Diumenge 27 Març 2011, Martin (KDE) va escriure:
> > Am Sonntag, 27. März 2011 schrieb Anne Wilson:
> > > On Saturday 26 March 2011 21:30:03 Martin (KDE) wrote:
> > > > Am Samstag, 26. März 2011 schrieb Anne Wilson:
> > > > > On Saturday 26 March 2011 18:27:17 Martin (KDE) wrote:
> > > > > > Am Samstag, 26. März 2011 schrieb Ingo Klöcker:
> > > > > > > On Saturday 26 March 2011, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Saturday 26 March 2011 01:16:58 Leopold Palomo
> > > > > > > > Avellaneda
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > I manage several systems and I would like to
> > > > > > > > > install some software that allows users to have a
> > > > > > > > > calendar and addresbook, managed by Kontact, and
> > > > > > > > > some devices, as well as via the web.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > I tried citadel, but I have not be able that works
> > > > > > > > > well with korganizer. I have also tried
> > > > > > > > > calendarserver, but has no addressbok.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Someone I could recommend some soft that gives this
> > > > > > > > > functionality with kdepim?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I Kolab what you are looking for?
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Yes, I think it's Kolab (http://www.kolab.org/) Leo is
> > > > > > > looking for.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The main disadvantage of kolab is (imho): the only client
> > > > > > I know of is kontact (besides webinterface). To my point
> > > > > > this is not sufficient.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Maybe not.  From
> > > > > http://www.kolab.org/about-kolab-clients.html#kdeclient2
> > > > > 
> > > > > <quote>
> > > > > SyncKolab was written to add Kolab functionality to
> > > > > Thunderbird, Icedove and Seamonkey,
> > > > > </quote>
> > > > > 
> > > > > Sounds pretty useful, to me.
> > > > 
> > > > I stand corrected. I used kolab once (version 1) and the only
> > > > client at this time was horde web and kontact (besides the
> > > > outlook plugin you had to pay for).
> > > > 
> > > > I like the idea in using imap folders for contact and
> > > > calendar. You only need to setup one server. For SOGo, for
> > > > example, you have to setup an imap server, the sogo server
> > > > itself, a database server (mysql or postgresql) and a http
> > > > server as frontend for sogo.
> > > > 
> > > > What I missed most with kolap: I never found packages for a
> > > > distribution (neither centos/rhel nor suse). You have to use
> > > > either the source or these openPKG thingy. I must confess
> > > > that in the last six years I never tested kolab again.
> > > 
> > > From time to time I've thought that I should try setting it up
> > > on my CentOS server, but I've felt it rather daunting :-)
> > 
> > That was the reason for me to look after other PIM tools. I tried
> > eGroupWare and some others, all were to slow or not flexible
> > enough and many of them have a own userbase only. After some
> > time of seraching I currently use gosa for my user management
> > and SOGo as my pim-server. If I add a new user with gosa it is
> > working with SOGo without any thing I have to do in there. There
> > are some minor things to work out but I am satisfied with the
> > functionality.
> > 
> > As said, most of my users (wife and daughter) use thunderbird as
> > client (me on windows as well - if I have to use windows) but I
> > hope to migrate to kde-pim end of this year. Even ipod-touch
> > works out of the box with SOGo.
> > 
> > Martin
> 
> thanks for all the information. Just some points, I looked kolab,
> but I though that it was a monster to use in a small environment.
> However, I will look on it again.
> 
> SOGo, as Kolab uses ldap, and I wouldn't like to configure a ldap
> for 4 users.

But it is worth the work. I have four users, six computers and mobile 
clients (ipod-touch) and all have the same user base. Even windows is 
working with my samba as pdc and user configuration via ldap (through 
gosa).

Take a look at gosa as well.

Martin

> Regards,
> 
> Leo

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