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List:       kdepim-users
Subject:    Re: [kdepim-users] Remote calendar and addressbooks
From:       Anne Wilson <cannewilson () googlemail ! com>
Date:       2008-01-17 16:20:47
Message-ID: 200801171620.47555.cannewilson () googlemail ! com
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On Thursday 17 Jan 2008, Andreas Petzold wrote:
> Hi Anne,
>
> Quoting Anne Wilson <cannewilson@googlemail.com>:
> > On Thursday 17 Jan 2008, Andreas Petzold wrote:
> >> Hi Anne,
> >>
> >> Quoting Anne Wilson <cannewilson@googlemail.com>:
> >> > After getting a hard drive replacement I am struggling to get my
> >> > laptop running smoothly again.  One of my biggest headaches is that
> >> > something drastic seems to have changed in samba-client, and I can't
> >> > get my remote calendar and addressbook.
> >> >
> >> > When adding a resource, I see that one option is 'Calendar on IMAP
> >> > server via KMail'.  How does this work?  What do I need for it?
> >>
> >> I'm using IMAP resources for contacts, my calendar etc. for quite a
> >> while now, and it works fine. You don't need kolab for this!
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > Thanks, Andreas.  I need a little time to absorb all that.  To save time,
> > though, may I ask a question?
> >
> > Does this entirely depend upon using dimap?  I only use plain imap
> > (connecting
> > to my dovecot server).  I could create a dimap account if necessary, but
> > I'll not bother if it isn't necessary.
>
> it only works with dIMAP.
>
OK - I'll try setting it up on my laptop, though I'll be away for a couple of 
days, and away from any I'net connection.

> If only there was no distinction between online IMAP and dIMAP in kmail:
>
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82684
>
Interesting comments.  I set up T'bird for a fall-back, but I really don't 
want it to be my default agent.  There are so many ways that kmail beats it, 
IMO.

> I'm so ready for Akonadi :-)
>
Aren't we all? :-)  I understand that there are many bugs and wishes that have 
simply been impossible to fix in kde3.  Maybe we will be feeling that 
Christmas comes around again, if some of them are in Akonadi.

> > I'll also check the archives and try to locate that thread.
> >
> > I'll probably be back with more, questions, though :-)  Thanks again
>
> Go ahead. It took me quite a few tries to get this working, so I'm
> sure I've forgotten to mention some small details of the setup.
>
Thanks.  Much appreciated.

Anne

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