Yes, but email isn't simple, no matter how much we want it, there currently isn't a viable way for us to provide a complete mail solution.
- Robin Appelman On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 21:42, Nicolas Le Manchet <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > yes the idea around OC is to keep it simple, but also to make your data > being YOUR data. Having a simple way to get full email support in owncloud > would be a killer feature, and I know a lot of people that would love to > have such a thing. > > Regards, > Nicolas > > 2011/11/7 Daniel <[email protected]> >> >> On 11/07/2011 03:13 PM, Advrk Aplmrkt wrote: >>> >>> On 7 November 2011 07:51, Thomas Müller<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Am Montag, den 07.11.2011 um 13:10 schrieb Frank Karlitschek: >>>>> >>>>> On 07.11.2011, at 12:33, Advrk Aplmrkt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 7 November 2011 05:15, Frank Karlitschek<[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Thomas, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> having a full fledged email server in ownCloud is not an option at >>>>>>> the moment because it requires an SMTP daemon, spam filtering, an imap >>>>>>> server, dns configuration and more which is not easily doable for normal >>>>>>> users. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> I've been trying Citadel groupware server >>>>>> (http://www.citadel.org/doku.php). It is a complete, well-established, >>>>>> fully GPL'ed, email server that's extremely easy to setup (it has an >>>>>> automated install script). >>>>>> I might be hard to bundle a Citadel server as part of ownCloud, but >>>>>> perhaps some integration could be developed so that the two work well >>>>>> together? >>>>> >>>>> Absolutely. It would be cool to integrate different Groupware solutions >>>>> into the ownCloud webinterface. >>>>> I already started a simple proof of concept integration for Kolab. >>>>> https://gitorious.org/owncloud/apps/trees/master/kolab >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Frank >>>>> >>>>> Frank Karlitschek >>>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> I totally disagree on that - sorry! ;-) >>>> >>>> First of all it feels odd! >>>> >>>> Second any groupware out there offers calendar, contacts and file >>>> management - why did >>>> ownCloud implement that - but not the mailing stuff? >>>> >>>> All these groupware solutions mainly rely on other components for >>>> emailing (CourierIMAP, PostFix, spamassassin ......) and >>>> ship scripts for (almost) automated installation. At least this in my >>>> experience with GroupOffice. >>>> ownCloud could deliver such scripts as well - but that's now what I want >>>> to have! >>>> >>>> I want all my data stored within my cloud! And this - most of all - >>>> includes my emails as well! >>>> For sure integration of the email client with contacts and calendars >>>> must work smooth as well. >>>> >>>> I'd like to see ownCloud become my private data vacuum clean - sucking >>>> it all in! ;-) >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Thomas >>> >>> I agree with your disagreement in that it may seem odd. :p >>> But, I think ultimately it would be the most awesome if ownCloud could >>> provide its users with the flexibility to: >>> >>> (1) Integrate with other groupware systems such as Kolab or Citadel to >>> gain email functionality. This can be done by providing plugins to >>> ownCloud for integrating with other groupwares. >>> >>> OR >>> >>> (2) Using email functionality that comes with ownCloud. >>> >>> If ownCloud can provide *both* (1) and (2), then that's a huge win for >>> flexibility. For instance, some users could "add" ownCloud to their >>> existing server infrastructure, while other users would use ownCloud's >>> builtin services to start a whole new groupware server. This would be >>> a killer feature of ownCloud that makes it stand out from other >>> groupwares, and potentially welcome swathes of new users! >>> >>> Unfortunately I have almost no programming experience, but would love >>> to help in any way possible to help realise (1) and (2). >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Owncloud mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud >> >> >> I think the idea around Owncloud is to keep it simple (correct me if I'm >> wrong). IMHO, there's nothing simple about properly configuring an >> email/spam filtering solution - and it requires maintenance to some degree. >> I think that puts owncloud out of reach for some peoples technical ability. >> >> +1 for the idea of integrating roundcube as a plugin, and really all your >> missing after that is a postfix admin module. Then owncloud could have all >> the bits and pieces that one would need without requiring any of it. >> >> Daniel >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Owncloud mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud > > > _______________________________________________ > Owncloud mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud > > _______________________________________________ Owncloud mailing list [email protected] https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud
