Google Summer of Code - Akonadi Web Interface

Hi all,

Just thought I'd see what reaction this idea got.  I posted
a proposal to make 
a webmail style interface for KMail so you could check all
your mail accounts 
at once by using your PC as a sort of intermediate mail
server.  However, I 
got the suggestion that a Web interface to Akonadi would be
more useful, and 
having read up on it I definitely agree, is this something
you think is a 
good idea for Google's Summer of Code?

Thanks,

Nathan Dumont
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On Monday 19 March 2007 17:41, Nathan Dumont wrote:
>
> Just thought I'd see what reaction this idea got.  I
posted a proposal to
> make a webmail style interface for KMail so you could
check all your mail
> accounts at once by using your PC as a sort of
intermediate mail server. 
> However, I got the suggestion that a Web interface to
Akonadi would be more
> useful, and having read up on it I definitely agree, is
this something you
> think is a good idea for Google's Summer of Code?

I guess you will get more input on the kde-pimkde.org
mailing list, which is 
the developer mailing list.

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On Monday 19 March 2007 12:41, Nathan Dumont wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just thought I'd see what reaction this idea got.  I
posted a proposal to
> make a webmail style interface for KMail so you could
check all your mail
> accounts at once by using your PC as a sort of
intermediate mail server. 
> However, I got the suggestion that a Web interface to
Akonadi would be more
> useful, and having read up on it I definitely agree, is
this something you
> think is a good idea for Google's Summer of Code?

Perhaps I don't understand your suggestion, but I'm not sure
why I would want 
another web interface to my mail when my ISP and GMail
already provide one.  
The reason I use a POP client like kmail is because I don't
like web mail, 
but if I did, my ISP already provides me one.

I may be wrong, but I think most ISPs do these days.  If
not, there are 
websites out there which will retrieve POP mail from any ISP
and present it 
through a webmail interface.  (I can't remember any URLs as
I haven't a need 
for at least 7 years, but I used such interfaces in the late
90's.)

Curiously, my ISP's webmail interface is evolving to look
more and more like a 
standalone POP client...

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On Thursday 22 Mar 2007 IST, Art Alexion wrote:
> If not, there are
> websites out there which will retrieve POP mail from
any ISP and present
> it through a webmail interface.  (I can't remember any
URLs as I haven't
> a need for at least 7 years, but I used such interfaces
in the late
> 90's.)

http://www.mail2web.com
perhaps?
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On Thursday 22 March 2007 01:43, Art Alexion wrote:
> I may be wrong, but I think most ISPs do these days.
 If not, there are
> websites out there which will retrieve POP mail from
any ISP and present it
> through a webmail interface.  (I can't remember any
URLs as I haven't a
> need for at least 7 years, but I used such interfaces
in the late 90's.)

I am not sure to understand this as well. If I am right, the
closest thing I 
know is Opera mail client. The idea to have a specific
"webbrowser" that 
opens up all webmails from different accounts has
limitations, ie gmail does 
not allow multiple connections over a single instance of,
say, firefox 
(tested, and it's the same with my webhost phpnet.org).

It would maybe be nice to have a webbrowser dedicated to
webmail functionality 
alone, but it looks to me way outside the kmail scope, and
that modern 
browsers tend to _add_ mailclient-ing abilities rather that
restrict web-ing 
abilities. Now, nobody prevent you from posting a wish on
the bugs list for 
kde-pim & gather 2000 signatures - with bandwith &
speed growing, you may be 
a precursor in what will be standard tomorrow, who knows ?
From Cambodia, I 
can tell you it's not an option.

Cheers

Jean-Philippe

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