Am Don, den 11.12.2003 schrieb Tony Earnshaw um 17:14: > tor, 11.12.2003 kl. 15.50 skrev Axel Mueller: > > > > > OpenOffice.org does have a mail merge feature, and can currently use as > > > > a data source address books in Mozilla format (but I have no idea of the > > > > difference between this and Evolution's contact format). > > > > > > Hmmm ... those using LDAP for both will have no trouble with either. > > > LDAP rules ;) > > > I have just checked StarOfffice 7.0 (OpenOffice 1.1) and it supports > > Evolution address books. Create data source of type address book with > > sdbc:address:evolution. It worked out of the box. Very nice. > > This does indeed apply to OOo 1.1 too. > > However, looking at it from a system-wide point of view, Evo's address > book can only be used by Evo (and OOo/Star Office, of course), whilst an > LDAP address book can be used system-wide, network-wide or even > corporate-wide. And obviously Evo, Mozilla, OOo/Star Office, login > procedures, Samba - just name it - can use it as well. Of course, that's true. However, setting up an LDAP server is more complicated. Nevertheless, I will have a look at it when I have some free time. Axel
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