Probably naive questions about whether kolab can do what I want

I have just 'found' the Kolab project and it looks as if
it may be
able to do some of the things I have been wanting to do for
a while
but there is so much of it (and so many 'sub projects')
that I'm a
little overwhelmed so would appreciate some help.

My requirements are very simple and basically for only a few
users (a
family and a small Ltd. company, a maximum of four users and
probably
only two users in reality).  I run a slackware linux system
as our
'server' and that is visible from the internet via a
router/firewall.
I also have access to some other server/hosting systems.

What I *really* want to be able to do is synchronise between
a PDA
(currently both Palms but this might change) and a web
accessible
calendar and address book.  In addition I already use quite
a few of
the MUAs etc. that seem to be able to work with Kolab - I
personally
use mutt as my MUA, other users use Thunderbird and Horde. 
However
E-Mail is a secondary matter.

So the question is really whether Kolab is a totally OTT
solution to
synchronising a PDA with a Web PIM?  How much work is
involved in
installing a Kolab server on a Linux system?  I have built
and 
installed quite a few things on my Slackware system, e.g.
TWiki, so
I'm happy to put a bit of effort into it but I don't want
to disappear
down a never ending path of library dependencies and such.

Then, having installed Kolab do I *have* to use kpilot to
synchronise
the Palms?  Does this require the whole of KDE (which I
don't use
though I have most of the libraries)?

Finally does Kolab itself have a Web interface for users or
does one
have to use Thunderbird, or Horde, or something to use the
PIM data?

Sorry for all the questions and thank you in advance for any
answers.

-- 
Chris Green (chrisisbdleary.csoft.net)

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Hi Chris,

Am Mittwoch, 24. Mai 2006 12:47 schrieb chrisisbdleary.csoft.net:
> So the question is really whether Kolab is a totally
OTT solution to
> synchronising a PDA with a Web PIM?  How much work is
involved in
> installing a Kolab server on a Linux system?  I have
built and
> installed quite a few things on my Slackware system,
e.g. TWiki, so
> I'm happy to put a bit of effort into it but I don't
want to disappear
> down a never ending path of library dependencies and
such.

You don't have to worry about library dependencies with
kolab. Kolab installs 
everything it needs into a /kolab subtree. This subtree is
self-contained. 
Everything you need for kolab comes with kolab.

> Then, having installed Kolab do I *have* to use kpilot
to synchronise
> the Palms?  Does this require the whole of KDE (which I
don't use
> though I have most of the libraries)?

Kolab itself doesn't have a sync interface. At the moment
you have to use a 
client's sync interface. You could use kontact+kpilot or
outlook+activesync, 
though outlook additionally needs a commercial connector
(eg. toltec). I also 
remember a syncml interface for horde but I don't know if
this is working.

> Finally does Kolab itself have a Web interface for
users or does one
> have to use Thunderbird, or Horde, or something to use
the PIM data?

Kolab only has its own administrative web interface. For
interfacing with 
users you either need one of the native clients or horde. As
far as I know 
the horde-kolab interface isn't completely finished, so you
better check out 
if the features it provides match what you need.

> Sorry for all the questions and thank you in advance
for any answers.

You're welcome.

Regards,
Michael

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