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Thread: Groupware Outlook Connector
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| Groupware Outlook Connector |
 
Australia |
2008-02-25 16:24:55 |
If you want an outlook compatible groupware server than an
outlook connector
is essential (for connecting outlook to your server) and
from bitter
experience I can vouch that is a minefield. I've tested them
all - Kerio,
MDaemon, Scalix, Zimbra etc. They all had issues with
offline support,
stability, feature support and heaps of quirks - inability
to categorise,
obscure calendar attributes etc.
Outlook/Exchange is a swamp of obscure poorly documented
api's that its
essential to get 100% right before users will find it
acceptable. Its a
money/time pit. Personally I doubt its an area netwin want
to get into.
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Lindsay
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| Spam:*****, Re: Groupware Outlook
Connector |
 
United States |
2008-02-25 16:33:51 |
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Having built Outlook compatible solutions myself I can attest to this.
Ho wever, the complexity of the market is a testimony of the huge payoff for the company that figures it out first 
John-
On 2/25/08, Lindsay Mathieson < lindsay.mathieson optusnet.com.au">lindsay.mathiesonoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
If you want an outlook compatible groupware server than an outlook connector
is essential (for connecting outlook to your server) and from bitter
experience I can vouch that is a minefield. I've tested them all - Kerio,
MDaemon, Scalix, Zimbra etc. They all had issues with offline support,
stability, feature support and heaps of quirks - inability to categorise,
obscure calendar attributes etc.
Outlook/Exchange is a swamp of obscure poorly documented api's that its
essential to get 100% right before users will find it acceptable. Its a
money/time pit. Personally I doubt its an area netwin want to get into.
--
Lindsay
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| Re: Groupware Outlook Connector |
United States |
2008-03-08 22:25:12 |
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Just tonight I saw a TV ad for Comcast.net. They now
support MS Outlook shared calendars.
BarryZ
1USA
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 5:33 PM
Subject: Spam  ****, Re: [SurgeMail List] Groupware Outlook
Connector
Having built Outlook compatible solutions myself I can attest to
this.
However, the complexity of the market is a testimony of the huge payoff for
the company that figures it out first
John-
On 2/25/08, Lindsay
Mathieson <optusnet.com.au">lindsay.mathiesonoptusnet.com.au>
wrote:
If
you want an outlook compatible groupware server than an outlook
connector
is essential (for connecting outlook to your server) and from
bitter
experience I can vouch that is a minefield. I've tested them all -
Kerio,
MDaemon, Scalix, Zimbra etc. They all had issues with offline
support,
stability, feature support and heaps of quirks - inability to
categorise,
obscure calendar attributes etc.
Outlook/Exchange is a
swamp of obscure poorly documented api's that its
essential to get 100%
right before users will find it acceptable. Its a
money/time pit.
Personally I doubt its an area netwin want to get
into.
--
Lindsay
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| Re: Groupware Outlook Connector |
United States |
2008-03-09 10:01:20 |
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Who would ever want that?
Oh yes. Anyone in a corporate environment, thats right.
Sorry for the sarcasm, I just get beat up on this regularly. Once the iPhone gets outlook compat I'm really in trouble..
John-
On 3/8/08, webmaster1usa.com">webmaster1usa.com < webmaster1usa.com">webmaster1usa.com> wrote:
Just tonight I saw a TV ad for Comcast.net. They now support MS Outlook shared calendars.
BarryZ
1USA
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 5:33 PM
Subject: Spam ****, Re: [SurgeMail List] Groupware Outlook Connector
Having built Outlook compatible solutions myself I can attest to this.
Ho wever, the complexity of the market is a testimony of the huge payoff for the company that figures it out first
John-
On 2/25/08, Lindsay Mathieson <optusnet.com.au" target="_blank">lindsay.mathiesonoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
If you want an outlook compatible groupware server than an outlook connector
is essential (for connecting outlook to your server) and from bitter
experience I can vouch that is a minefield. I've tested them all - Kerio,
MDaemon, Scalix, Zimbra etc. They all had issues with offline support,
stability, feature support and heaps of quirks - inability to categorise,
obscure calendar attributes etc.
Outlook/Exchange is a swamp of obscure poorly documented api's that its
essential to get 100% right before users will find it acceptable. Its a
money/time pit. Personally I doubt its an area netwin want to get into.
--
Lindsay
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| Re: Groupware Outlook Connector |
United States |
2008-03-09 17:05:50 |
On Mar 8, 2008, at 8:25 PM, BarryZ <webmaster1usa.com> wrote:
> Just tonight I saw a TV ad for Comcast.net. They now
support MS
> Outlook shared calendars.
Comcast is using Zimbra (as well as Plaxo for the address
book).
On Mar 9, 2008, at 8:01 AM, John Armstrong <siberiansiberian.org>
wrote:
> Who would ever want that?
>
> Oh yes. Anyone in a corporate environment, thats
right.
Yes, many of my business customers are clamoring for
shared/delegated
calendars and mobile sync (calendar and address book, not
just mail).
Oh, and that's for Mac/Palm/Blackberry in addition to PC,
more than
just an Outlook connector.
Noah
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