I knew Google was a big monster with a lot of different toys, but I didn't know they had the Contacts. I'll try pim, but I was actually looking for something in Google, but didn't find Contacts. I believe I already have a plaxo account. I didn't know it could be used that way.
Thanks, Scott On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Bryan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Scott, > > did you try apt-cache search pim > > Why not export all of your contacts to a csv and import them into Google > Contacts or what ever you wish and go from there? There are tons of online > ldap servers like, plaxo that allow you to store contacts from various sites > and access them through extensions(free), T-bird has an extension. It > depends on what webmail client you are using in regards to ldap > compatibility and modules available. I used to rely on Thunderbird also and > it's gotten way too clunky for me. I use mutt which reads my contacts from > my ldap server and I can access them in any client that is ldap compatible > > You might want to install to create a plaxo account, install the t-bird > extension, sync away and get rid of T-bird. > > FYI: I don't have a plaxo account because I manage my own ldap server but > plaxo.com is generally always up > > > Bryan > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Scott Vargovich > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi there, >> >> I used to use Thunderbird as my email client, but I've moved over to just >> using the web client because I frequently use some of the stuff in Google >> Labs. The only reason I still have a very bloated Thunderbird program on my >> hard drive is to be a digital rolodex. I've googled to find linux-based >> rolodex programs and they're out there, but I really don't want to compile >> something from source if I don't have to. Does anybody know of or use a >> rolodex-style program that uses a database back-end and is either in the >> repos or in *.deb format? The fields I'd like to store is Last/First name, >> Address+CSZ, Phone #, Cell #, and 1 or 2 email addresses. Somebody has to >> have built the "better mousetrap" for what I'm trying to do, but I'm just >> not finding it. I haven't investigated using OOo Base, so please tell me if >> that's the mousetrap I'm looking for. Any assistance is greatly >> appreciated. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> -- >> <>< Scott Vargovich <>< >> ------------------------------------------ >> OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E >> ------------------------------------------ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> Group. >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit our group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > > > > -- > A healthy diet includes Linux, Linux, and more Linux. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -- <>< Scott Vargovich <>< ------------------------------------------ OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E ------------------------------------------ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
