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Posted to server-dev@james.apache.org by Thom Hehl <he...@asset.com> on 2006/04/18 14:49:15 UTC
Address books and Calendar functions
Thanks for the point to IETF. I have subscribed to iCalendar list and
will work from their baseline to see how it works. I did not succeed in
finding Address Book functionality, though. If it's there, please let me
know. If not, I'll see if I can get one started.
I think that address book maintenance is VITAL to any mail application.
Mail simply isn't that useful without it. I feel that this would be an
important addition to JAMES. I would be interested in other opinions on
this.
Calendar functions have always been integrated in mail applications and
you need e-mail to send out invitations to a meeting. While technically,
this does not belong in a mail client, you mail-client has to hand off
to a calendar server and you still have to build this in, so why not
build in the calendar function? JAMES already supports 4 protocols. I
would be interested in hearing other thoughts about this.
Thanks.
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Re: Address books and Calendar functions
Posted by Mohan Embar <gn...@thisiscool.com>.
>Your advice is well taken. I will do the IMAP first. I will have to
>acquaint myself with the calendaring.
FWIW, see this:
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/james-server-dev/200511.mbox/%3c87NJONUQP4WF03X53OJC9DAZ9SOLF.436f78d5@d9300%3e
...and the followup post by Stefano. I last touched this in
November, 2005, but had to drop this to do "real" work :(
-- Mohan
http://www.thisiscool.com/
http://www.animalsong.org/
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Re: Address books and Calendar functions
Posted by Thom Hehl <he...@asset.com>.
Your advice is well taken. I will do the IMAP first. I will have to
acquaint myself with the calendaring.
Calendar functions would support the ability of members of your site
reviewing calendars of other members and scheduling meetings with them
via e-mail. This would be the equivalent of groupware apps like
Outlook/Exchange and Lotus Notes.
Stefano Bagnara wrote:
> Thom Hehl wrote:
>> Thanks for the point to IETF. I have subscribed to iCalendar list and
>> will work from their baseline to see how it works. I did not succeed
>> in finding Address Book functionality, though. If it's there, please
>> let me know. If not, I'll see if I can get one started.
>>
>> I think that address book maintenance is VITAL to any mail
>> application. Mail simply isn't that useful without it. I feel that
>> this would be an important addition to JAMES. I would be interested
>> in other opinions on this.
>
> LDAP is probably the already existing protocol used to share an
> "address book"/"contact list".
> ApacheDS provides this feature.
>
>> Calendar functions have always been integrated in mail applications
>> and you need e-mail to send out invitations to a meeting. While
>> technically, this does not belong in a mail client, you mail-client
>> has to hand off to a calendar server and you still have to build this
>> in, so why not build in the calendar function? JAMES already supports
>> 4 protocols. I would be interested in hearing other thoughts about this.
>
> What does this "calendar protocol" do?
> How does it work?
>
> Stefano
>
> PS: I see you are writing that you can help with IMAP4/iCAL/definition
> of new standards and more. Isnt't it too much to start? Maybe it is
> better to work on a single issue at a time.
>
>
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Re: Address books and Calendar functions
Posted by Stefano Bagnara <ap...@bago.org>.
Thom Hehl wrote:
> Thanks for the point to IETF. I have subscribed to iCalendar list and
> will work from their baseline to see how it works. I did not succeed in
> finding Address Book functionality, though. If it's there, please let me
> know. If not, I'll see if I can get one started.
>
> I think that address book maintenance is VITAL to any mail application.
> Mail simply isn't that useful without it. I feel that this would be an
> important addition to JAMES. I would be interested in other opinions on
> this.
LDAP is probably the already existing protocol used to share an "address
book"/"contact list".
ApacheDS provides this feature.
> Calendar functions have always been integrated in mail applications and
> you need e-mail to send out invitations to a meeting. While technically,
> this does not belong in a mail client, you mail-client has to hand off
> to a calendar server and you still have to build this in, so why not
> build in the calendar function? JAMES already supports 4 protocols. I
> would be interested in hearing other thoughts about this.
What does this "calendar protocol" do?
How does it work?
Stefano
PS: I see you are writing that you can help with IMAP4/iCAL/definition
of new standards and more. Isnt't it too much to start? Maybe it is
better to work on a single issue at a time.
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Re: Address books and Calendar functions
Posted by "Kervin L. Pierre" <ke...@adevsoft.com>.
Stefano Bagnara wrote:
> Thom Hehl wrote:
>> argument still applies, but I still feel, what's e-mail without an
>> address book? If it doesn't belong in its own server, where does it
>> belong?
>
>
> LDAP
> Most clients already support this protocol.
>
And for the calendar functionality there is CalDAV
[ http://ietf.webdav.org/caldav/home.html ] Which
is still in draft phase, but nearing last call.
Bedework [ http://www.bedework.org/ ] and
Cosmo [
http://wiki.osafoundation.org/bin/view/Projects/CosmoDevelopmentHome ]
are two open source server implementations of
CalDAV under development. There are some commercial
products out there as well, I've used Oracle's in
testing.
My 2 cents, I don't think Mail Access Protocols
should be in the same binary as Mail Transfer
Protocols, much less Calendar/Scheduling/Address
book protocols etc.
I know it won't happen, but conceivably maybe
James may do better by forking the POP/IMAP code
and concentrating on the SMTP functionality?
Best regards,
Kervin
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Re: Address books and Calendar functions
Posted by Stefano Bagnara <ap...@bago.org>.
Thom Hehl wrote:
> Address book, though, I'd still like to push a little on. The same
> argument still applies, but I still feel, what's e-mail without an
> address book? If it doesn't belong in its own server, where does it belong?
LDAP
Most clients already support this protocol.
Stefano
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Re: Address books and Calendar functions
Posted by Thom Hehl <he...@asset.com>.
Or, with calendars, maybe not. Maybe the calendar functions are
supported only by the client and are sent to a separate calendar server.
The more I think about it, the more I think that you're right, Berned.
Address book, though, I'd still like to push a little on. The same
argument still applies, but I still feel, what's e-mail without an
address book? If it doesn't belong in its own server, where does it belong?
Thom Hehl wrote:
> Thanks for the point to IETF. I have subscribed to iCalendar list and
> will work from their baseline to see how it works. I did not succeed
> in finding Address Book functionality, though. If it's there, please
> let me know. If not, I'll see if I can get one started.
>
> I think that address book maintenance is VITAL to any mail
> application. Mail simply isn't that useful without it. I feel that
> this would be an important addition to JAMES. I would be interested in
> other opinions on this.
>
> Calendar functions have always been integrated in mail applications
> and you need e-mail to send out invitations to a meeting. While
> technically, this does not belong in a mail client, you mail-client
> has to hand off to a calendar server and you still have to build this
> in, so why not build in the calendar function? JAMES already supports
> 4 protocols. I would be interested in hearing other thoughts about this.
>
> Thanks.
>
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