[Kroupware] OpenGroupware release is a success for the Kroupware Project

[Martin Konold]

Am Mittwoch, 16. Juli 2003 18:57 schrieb Wim Bakker:

Hi Wim,

Thanks for your report.

> Shared folders are fully functional, only they are no longer valid
> email addresses anymore. As explained , I could for instance
> create a shared folder in the management web interface, add a
> few users as valid for that folder , give them the permissions they
> need , and use that as a mailgroup. e.g :
> create folder info and info@<my domain> could be used as a mailgroup,
> and e.g. set in the specific users reply-to in the mail-client info@<my
> domain>, very conveniant, but that doesn't work anymore , if I create a
> shared folder now, users that are given access see the folder as:
> <folder name>.public , and <folder name>@<my domain> is not a valid
> email address anymore, so no mailgroup <folder name>@<my domain>.
> They can use the shared folder though, put messages in it or whatever
> but that's not the same.

We are currently looking into this problem. I will come back to you after our 
investigations.

> I have to find a way now that the kolab administrator can create an
> email account , and see to it that its mailbox gets shared with valid users
> with specific permissions like read, write, append etc. , in the web
> interface. That account is not a regular user though, with a first name and
> last name and such, it's a general mailbox, kolab offers no real option
> to create something like that.

Yes, this is a potential workaround.

Regards,
-- martin

Dipl.-Phys. Martin Konold

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