Most people use an LDAP server for storing contacts remotely, and Evolution supports that. As far as storing calendar objects remotely and to-do etc, most people use Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes I guess, there are no freeware servers that support it (mostly because a protocol doesn't exist, although one is being worked on iirc).
Jeff On Tue, 2002-04-02 at 19:33, Bryan Field-Elliot wrote: > Jeff, > > Is there any other server-software or configuration I can use, to > accomplish a server-based Calendar/Task List/Contact List? How do people > do it in general? I am roaming between computers (home, laptop, office), > and would like to have all that stuff in one place if possible (I use > Evolution in all three locations). > > Bryan > > On Tue, 2002-04-02 at 17:14, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote: > > I suppose...? Completely non-trivial though. > > Jeff > > On Tue, 2002-04-02 at 18:55, Bryan Field-Elliot wrote: > > Thanks Jeff, > > > > I don't know much about IMAP, but, if it has commands for > > creation/deletion/moving of mail messages, then, it would seem at least > > theoretically possible for Evolution to "wrap" it's > > Task/Calendar/Contact data types into a standard email-like envelope, > > and then post it to the IMAP server for storage. Possible? > > > > Thanks, > > Bryan > > > > On Tue, 2002-04-02 at 16:53, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote: > > > > IMAP is not a calendar or Contacts database, it only does mail. > > Switching to another IMAP server won't help, none of them support it. > > > > Jeff > > > > On Tue, 2002-04-02 at 18:46, Bryan Field-Elliot wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm using Evolution 1.0.2.99 against an IMAP server (running > > > washington.edu imap-2000c). I'd like to create folders for Tasks, > > > Calendars, and Contacts, but, Evolution complains that "the specified > > > type is not supported in this storage". > > > > > > Is there anything I can do to make this work? Perhaps switching to a > > > different IMAP server? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > Bryan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jeffrey Stedfast > > Evolution Hacker - Ximian, Inc. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.ximian.com > > > -- > Jeffrey Stedfast > Evolution Hacker - Ximian, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.ximian.com > > > _______________________________________________ > evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution > > -- Jeffrey Stedfast Evolution Hacker - Ximian, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.ximian.com _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
