[OGo-Users] New user needs information

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> Can OGO read users from this ldap database directly, or do they have to
> be stored in the postgres database?

Users are authenticated against the LDAP directory.  A user account is =20
created in the PostgreSQL database as (a) there e some OGo specific =20
elements that need o be associated with the account and (b) you don't =20
want the user's entry to go away when the LDAP account is deleted as =20
you'd loose historic information such as what tasks they performed, =20
meetings they attended, etc...

> Can OGO use mysql instead of postgres for a more ccc
> installation?

Not currently, and the "more lightweight" arguement is meaningless.  =20
The difference in footprint of MySQL and PostgreSQL is negligable.

> I already have contacts stored in the ldap database (global address
> book, and personal address books).  Can OGO use these as address book
> sources?

Not currently.  =20
http://bugzilla.opengroupware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D1621
But the advantages of having the contacts in groupware is overwhelming =20
(they can be associated with projects, etc...)  Usually the reverse of =20
this is what you want;  exposing OGo information via LDAP (using =20
OpenLDAP's back-sql or Penrose).

> Does OGO have plugins for courier to write mailfilter files and setup
> autoresponders?

OGo supports SIEVE,  if your mail server supports SIEVE then you have =20
that functionality.  I don't know anything about Courier.

> I created a few test appointments, and tried downloading my calendar
> from the zidestore, but it seems to come out with no details in it:
> http://chrisp:*password*@192.168.20.4/zidestore/so/chrisp/Calendar/calenda=
r.ics
> --------
> BEGIN:VCALENDAR
> METHOD:REQUEST
> PRODID:-//OpenGroupware.org/ZideStore 1.3//
> VERSION:2.0
> ---------
> Is this abug in my setup or understanding?

It is probably reacting to the user-agent you sent it.

If I - curl =20
http://adam:*********@gourd-amber/zidestore/sar/calendar.ics - I get =20
iCalendar output.  BTW - curl =20
http://adam:*******@gourd-amber/zidestore/so/adam/Calendar/ics is the =20
same thing.

It also matters when your appointments are;  doing an ics request =20
doesn't render ALL of your events, just the ones within the last =20
couple months and a year (?) into the future.  This is to save the =20
server from generating massive result sets and that window is =20
adjustable.

> Would I use evolution to connect to this webcal:// or http://  URL, or
> is there a specific evolution zidestore connector?

There is an evolution [GroupDAV] connector for 2.8.  The problem with =20
webcal:// is that 'traditional' iCalendar is a really crappy groupware =20
solution,  it treats calendars as objects rather then events as =20
objects.  This causes no end of problems.

> Are there demo versions of the outlook connector available - I will
> probably be reselling many if this works.

No,  but it is pretty cheap.

> Can tasks be shared to evolution/outlook?

I don't know about the Evo connector supporting tasks as I don't have =20
Evo 2.8.  But, yes, the same tasks appear in Outlook, the Web UI, via =20
the XML-RPC API, etc...  Of course what you can do is limited by the =20
front-end you choose;  Outlooks and Evolutions tasks management is =20
both pretty primitive - no delegation, etc... - just a description and =20
done/not-done;  this isn't a limitation of OGo but of Outlook & =20
Evolution.