[Kroupware] Automatic server discovery

[Christoph Eckert]

Am Mittwoch, 25. September 2002 05:03 schrieb Brad Hards:

Hi,

> A suggestion that can probably help reduce admin load (and
> hence TCO) is automatic discovery of the servers (ie the
> kolab). This would mean that when the user first logs in,
> the kroupware mail client would issue a query for "smptd",
> and would receive the URI.  This could be done again on
> each login, or when the previous gateway fails (eg because
> the user is on a laptop, and moved to a different network).

Another idea has been, that the Program ( ;-) ) will always=20
downsyncronize contacts, mails, notes and so on,  for offline=20
use. So one can go away and has all information with him.

As soon the server is reachable again, the connection should=20
be offered to the user:

'It seems that the server now is reachable. Do you want to be=20
connected and synconized?

Username[                      ]
Password [                      ]
'

I know about a company where the ability of OL=20
downsyncronizing all kind of information was the reason for=20
buying exchange.

You can also make OL to store older data on the local machine=20
and remove from the server. This also is a very nice feature=20
to save disk space on the server but the user yet has the=20
possibility to look for older information.


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