On Wednesday, October 5, 2011 00:55 CEST, Ludovic Marcotte <[email protected]> wrote: > Inverse is proud to announce the first prerelease of SOGo v2.0.0 with > native Microsoft Outlook compatibility. > > This prerelease allows Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 or 2010 to talk > directly to SOGo - just like if it was a Microsoft Exchange server. No > plugins are required for Microsoft Outlook to make this work. > > Since it is a prerelease, it will be distributed as source only. > Packages for most distributions will be offered in upcoming beta > releases. Nonetheless, the Zero Effort Groupware ("ZEG") virtual > appliance is available for testing purposes.
are there/will there be source tarballs of the beta release available? Sebastian > > The virtual appliance consists of the latest development version of > SOGo, SOPE and OpenChange, properly installed and configured. Note that > the native Microsoft Outlook compatibility is still a prerelease. The > fundamentals have been developed and should suit normal end-users. > Progress towards the final version will be fast from now on. > > == Getting it == > > To download SOGo ZEG v2.0.0beta1, simply point your browser to > http://www.sogo.nu/english/downloads/zeg.html > > Look for "Virtual Appliance - Native Outlook Compatibility". > > For configuration instructions, or if you prefer to install everything > from source, please refer to the "SOGo - Native Microsoft Outlook > Configuration" guide available from > http://www.sogo.nu/downloads/documentation.html > > == Changes == > > Here is the list of changes performed by the Inverse team on SOGo/SOPE > and that will be part of the upcoming 1.3.9 release : > > * new user defaults SOGoDefaultCalendar to specify which calendar is > used when creating an event or a task (selected, personal, first enabled) > * new user defaults SOGoBusyOffHours to specify if off-hours should be > automatically added to the free-busy information > * phone numbers in the contacts web module are now links (tel:) > * revamp of the modules link banner (15-pixel taller) > > Here is a list of changes performed by the Inverse team on native > Outlook compatibility since TP12 was released : > > * Fixed most issues regarding the use of Microsoft Outlook in cached mode > * Fixed most issues that could lead to crashes in OpenChange > * Fixed most issues regarding the handling of event invitations > * Mapped almost all properties between SOGo and Microsoft Outlook > * Enhanced performance > > == Upcoming improvements == > > The follow improvements will occur in the next following days, likely > resulting in a beta 2 : > > * Freebusy lookups for attendees during event invitations > * Sharing resources between users > * Handling of event reminders > > Please see the "SOGo - Native Microsoft Outlook Configuration" guide for > current known issues or limitations. Those will be overcome in upcoming > beta releases. > > == Installation / Update == > > For now, you cannot update from TP12 or any other previous versions to > 2.0.0beta1. You have to download 2.0.0beta1. > > If you prefer to install everything from source, please refer to the > "SOGo - Native Microsoft Outlook Configuration" guide. > > In the SOGo 2.0.0beta virtual appliance, sources for OpenChange, SOGo > and SOPE are in /home/sogo. If you want to completely reinitialize the > OpenChange profiles for the sogo1..3 users, simply run the > /home/sogo/oc-cleanup-reinit.sh, as root. > > == Helping Out == > > There are many ways you can help us. You can: > > * Tests with Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010 and send us detailed reports. > Bugs should be filed at http://www.sogo.nu/bugs/ in the "SOGo Native > Outlook Compatibility" project > * Spread the good word about this beta release! > * Follow our development in the [email protected] mailing list and update > regularly the components mentioned above > * Contact us if you want to sponsor specific features with regard to > Outlook / SOGo compatibility > > === Getting Support === > > For any questions, do not hesitate to contact us by writing to > [email protected] > > Customer support packages for SOGo are available from > http://inverse.ca/support.html > > > Thanks, > > p.s.: help SOGo getting more exposure by voting on Slashdot: > http://slashdot.org/recent > > -- > Ludovic Marcotte > [email protected] :: +1.514.755.3630 :: www.inverse.ca > Inverse inc. :: Leaders behind SOGo (www.sogo.nu) and PacketFence > (www.packetfence.org) > > -- > [email protected] > https://inverse.ca/sogo/lists -- [email protected] https://inverse.ca/sogo/lists
