Re: [Evolution-hackers] Account autoconfiguration/autodiscover
On Tue, 2016-03-01 at 09:22 +0100, Tobias Mueller wrote: > Hm. GSoC is 12 weeks or so. And the intern would probably be > completely unaware of Evolution's codebase. Do you think that's > feasible, still? Hi, I'd be afraid a bit. See below. > How about a separate tool that will then set up your evolution > accounts..? The only difference would be that you run a separate application, instead of an integrated tool within the application. Thus the way you call the "function". All the rest would be the same. Thus no win to write a separate application, instead of a built-in code. Of course, it can start as a separate application, but would end in the evolution code base anyway. > Could anybody mentor such a project at all? I guess so, but honestly, the current main priority for 3.22 is to port evolution to webkit2. It's a huge change and I expect some fallouts of it. I could be a mentor, but I cannot promise a full focus on it, which it might need. Thus I'd prefer to postpone the work on the autodiscover. I also have other things which I'd like to do before it, which I have in my todo pile longer that this. Maybe the webkit2 port will not be a big issue, but I prefer to not have tight schedules and so on. Bye, Milan ___ evolution-hackers mailing list evolution-hackers@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers
Re: [Evolution-hackers] Account autoconfiguration/autodiscover
Hi! On Mi, 2016-02-24 at 11:58 +0100, Milan Crha wrote: > it's not a large change, but not a tiny too. Hm. GSoC is 12 weeks or so. And the intern would probably be completely unaware of Evolution's codebase. Do you think that's feasible, still? > b) a better option would be to add a new Edit->Server Accounts (the > wording is awful, I know), where you fill only User name and E- > Mail > (or server domain, if not email), and then the wizard will check > what that domain offers based on the SVR records, well-known HTTPs > entry points and so on and offers to add all sources it'll find > for the user, thus you gen not only Mail, but also Contacts, > Calendar, Memos and Tasks, if the server supports it. Furthermore, > users will be able to manage which sources should be visible in > the UI (offered to other evolution-data-server clients) here, not > like it is done currently, where you get all or nothing. hm. sounds complicated indeed. How about a separate tool that will then set up your evolution accounts..? Could anybody mentor such a project at all? Cheers, Tobi ___ evolution-hackers mailing list evolution-hackers@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers
Re: [Evolution-hackers] Account autoconfiguration/autodiscover
On Wed, 2016-02-24 at 10:34 +0100, Tobias Mueller wrote: > Do you think it would be something for the upcoming Summer of Code or > Outreachy rounds? Hi, it depends. It's not a large change, but not a tiny too. It also depends how one would solve this. My not so simple idea on this is: a) using File->New->Mail Account to create "corporate-like" accounts doesn't feel right, even the addons like evolution-ews and evolution-mapi do that b) a better option would be to add a new Edit->Server Accounts (the wording is awful, I know), where you fill only User name and E-Mail (or server domain, if not email), and then the wizard will check what that domain offers based on the SVR records, well-known HTTPs entry points and so on and offers to add all sources it'll find for the user, thus you gen not only Mail, but also Contacts, Calendar, Memos and Tasks, if the server supports it. Furthermore, users will be able to manage which sources should be visible in the UI (offered to other evolution-data-server clients) here, not like it is done currently, where you get all or nothing. Having a working prototype would not be that hard, but fine tune it will be harder. Part of the fine-tuning will be also the extensibility of the new Server Account dialog, to be able to attach custom autodiscovery methods to it. Bye, Milan ___ evolution-hackers mailing list evolution-hackers@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers
Re: [Evolution-hackers] Account autoconfiguration/autodiscover
Hi! On Mi, 2016-02-24 at 10:20 +0100, Milan Crha wrote: > the current Evolution (also the development version 3.19.90) doesn't > support any kind of this autodiscover thing for mail accounts. Do you think it would be something for the upcoming Summer of Code or Outreachy rounds? Cheers, Tobi ___ evolution-hackers mailing list evolution-hackers@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers
Re: [Evolution-hackers] Account autoconfiguration/autodiscover
On Wed, 2016-02-24 at 08:51 +0100, Narcis Garcia wrote: > I have many users with Evolution 3.10.4 in Ubuntu 14.04 Hi, the current Evolution (also the development version 3.19.90) doesn't support any kind of this autodiscover thing for mail accounts. The settings lookup is read from static tables on a GNOME server. On the other hand, you can prepare set of .source files, located at ~/.config/evolution/sources with preconfigured settings and distribute these to your users. I know it's not the same, but it can help to admins, at least a bit. The only piece software which uses some autodiscovery is evolution-ews (eventually also evolution-activesync), but that is strictly used for Microsoft Exchange servers, not for any random. Similar things had been discussed recently. Related bug reports in GNOME's bugzilla: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=640598 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=720603 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=750564 If you could create a new bug report (or find an existing) and add there a reference to any developer documentation which describes how your server autodiscover settings exactly work, then it can be added to the pool of these bugs. Thanks and bye, Milan ___ evolution-hackers mailing list evolution-hackers@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers
[Evolution-hackers] Account autoconfiguration/autodiscover
Hello, I manage mail servers and have a working page to M.Thunderbird autodiscovers account parameters: autoconfig.example.net/mail/config-v1.1.xml Same setup doesn't work with Novell/Evolution, and I see Evolution autodiscovers parameters for Gmail, Gandi or Hotmail (p.e.) Where is the specification compatible with Evolution about this? I have many users with Evolution 3.10.4 in Ubuntu 14.04 Thanks. ___ evolution-hackers mailing list evolution-hackers@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers
