[Evolution] How to auto-configure a new user?

[John Crowley]

Hi all:

Sorry if this is the wrong list, but have searched all over with no luck.

We're putting out a Linux-based "cloud computer" as a service intended for
users who just want basic functions -- e-mail, Web browsing, etc -- without
the expense and hassle of owning a PC.  (www.nimbuscc.com  for details)

We are aiming for novice users (we call it the mother-in-law computer
internally), and asking them to configure an e-mail client is well beyond
the scope (they really won't have any idea what a POP3 or IMAP client is).

Anyway, when they sign up for the service they select a User Name -- e.g.
'marysmith', and we automatically create an e-mail account for them:
marysm...@mail.screenpc.com

Their Desktop is also setup automatically with Firefox, OpenOffice -- and
Evolution as an e-mail client.

The plan is to automatically configure Evolution so that it is ready to go
and points at their account on our e-mail server -- the user just selects
the icon, they see our welcome e-mail, and they're ready to go.

Is there a robust way to do this?  We really would like a command-line
interface or library to let us do all the confguration for that user -- we
know their name, their User Name, the address of our e-mail server, etc,
etc.

So far it looks like all the configuration requires use of the GUI.

We have considered going through the GUI for a dummy user, grabbing all the
.gconf/apps/evolution files, copying these to the new user /home directory,
and using 'sed' to plug in the necessary changes -- but this whole mechanism
would be a kludge at best and far from robust.

Have we missed something?  Suggestions?

Thanks,

John Crowley
ScreenPC, Inc.
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Westport, CT  06880
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Re: [Evolution] Problems with Exchange MAPI

[Patryk Benderz]

[cut]
> I got the mailbox name and I have the same issue. I checked the
> outlook configuration and it connects through a proxy at the same
> hostname than OWA. RIngs any bell?
Most likely you are using RPC over HTTP which is not supported yet
AFAIK.

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[Evolution] Printing address cards

[EJ]

Hi there,

Call me old-fashioned (I am 70 years old) but for the sake of me I
cannot find how to print the address book cards as a paper backup.

Any help is most welcome.

PS: I know paper should be out, but believe me it never will!!

EJ

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Re: [Evolution] my ISP and my password

[Victoria Spagnolo]

Chris, poc and Adam,
 Thanks for the helpful information and explanations. Adam, the links
were particularly helpful.
 My family will be reviewing our email and ISP services asap. :-)
V

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Re: [Evolution] my ISP and my password

[Adam Tauno Williams]

On Sun, 2010-10-17 at 23:17 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: 
> On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 16:06 +1300, Victoria Spagnolo wrote:
> > First, apologies for asking here, I have searched. Please, let me know
> > where I should be reading or asking.
> > I just found out that my ISP stores my password (POP account) as text
> > and all the support people can see it and can change it. 
> > Is this normal? If not, what is and what question do I ask an ISP when
> > deciding which one.
> It sounds pretty dumb but IMHO it's more important to use SSL/TLS on
> your POP connection than to worry about the password not being encrypted
> on the server.

+1  Exposure over-the-wire is a much more significant issue.

> With most server setups, support staff can do anything
> they want to your account anyway and having a non plaintext password
> will not stop them.

+1

> I'm assuming that normal users can't log into the server and get a Shell
> of course.


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Re: [Evolution] my ISP and my password

[Adam Tauno Williams]

On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 16:06 +1300, Victoria Spagnolo wrote:
> First, apologies for asking here, I have searched. Please, let me know
> where I should be reading or asking.
> I just found out that my ISP stores my password (POP account) as text
> and all the support people can see it and can change it. 

Just about every modern identity service stores the password as clear
text; this has *numerous* technical advantages.  Lots and lots of people
who will claim they don't - do - they just don't know any better.

> Is this normal? 

Yes.  I'd say it is *not* normal for the clear-text attribute to be
visible to tech-support / help-desk staff;  that is very abnormal in my
experience.  Most tech-support people are forbidden from even asking you
about your password.

> If not, what is and what question do I ask an ISP when deciding which 

Don't keep you mail with your ISP.

Option#1 - Use a hosted e-mail service  
Option#2 - Get a linnode  and run an IMAP server
 of your own.
-- 
Adam Tauno Williams  LPIC-1, Novell CLA

OpenGroupware, Cyrus IMAPd, Postfix, OpenLDAP, Samba

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