* Will Yardley <mutt-us...@veggiechinese.net> [11-29-12 17:14]: > On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 03:14:31PM -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > > > > KMail and Kontact (calendar) integrate fairly well. Calendars share > > dates. > > That's client software, isn't it? > > I'm not talking about client software - I'm talking about the tools to > build a "Gmail killer", or even an "Exchange killer", including a > well-made web-based user interface, POP3 and IMAP access, and a backend > that's scalable horizontally (add more boxes to add more users or > space). There's nothing really good out there (yes, I'm familiar with > things like Zimbra and Scalix). Yes, there is enterprise distributed > storage, but finding a mail server that can fully take advantage of it > without a lot of extra "glue" is difficult. Yes, there are open source > calendaring platforms, but their web interfaces are universally > horrible, and their interaction with common desktop clients and mobile > clients tends to not be great. And I think part of the apathy is because > Gmail is doing it so well. Hell, even a lot of systems people I know > have gone this route for their email.
agreed. And I am using gmail and google calendar as I can access it via my android phone, s3, and my desktop, ... It is handy. But we have strayed from topic. Have a good day. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net
