[aclug-L] Re: FW: Are We Not Men? We Use Evolution

[Clint Brubakken <cabrubak@xxxxxxx>]

I use it, but mostly for an email client, don't have much use for most
of the other features, but it is cool that it syncs with my visor :)

On Thu, 2002-01-31 at 14:00, Chris Brown wrote:
> 
> I just downloaded it. It is an extremely subtle piece of software. I'm
> looking into purchasing the Connector now!!
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> LINUX DESKTOP APPLICATIONS --- January 31, 2002
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> HIGHLIGHTS
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> * Ximian's Evolution finally brings Linux a host of personal
>   organization applications to compete with Microsoft Outlook's
>   business appeal.
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> Are We Not Men? We Use Evolution
> By Eric Foster-Johnson
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> Evolution 1.0, Linux's answer to Microsoft Outlook, is now available.
> Released by Ximian, a company founded by major players in the GNOME
> desktop efforts, Evolution aims to bring an integrated email,
> scheduling, task management, and address book client to Linux.
> 
> Evolution deliberately looks and feels like an enhanced version of
> Outlook. Since Outlook is highly valued in business environments
> (sometimes to a surprising degree, considering all its security
> issues), a Linux answer has been missing. But Evolution brings this and
> more to Linux.
> 
> It can import mail from other packages, such as Netscape, Eudora,
> Outlook Express, and the Unix mbox format. Through what are called
> vFolders, you can save email queries to create dynamic views of your
> messages, which allows you to sort your messages into multiple email
> folders without having to make copies of the messages. You can also
> view messages by thread, something rare among email clients. Evolution
> can synchronize with your Palm handhelds as well.
> 
> Evolution supports a number of standards for email, contacts, and
> scheduling, including all the standard email protocols, as well as
> iCalendar and vCard.
> 
> In addition to the free Evolution, Ximian also offers Ximian Connector,
> a commercial product that enables Evolution to act as a client for
> Microsoft Exchange. You must pay for this product, though.
> 
> See http://www.ximian.com/products/ximian_evolution for more on
> Evolution or download it from
> http://www.ximian.com/products/ximian_evolution/download.html. If you
> have the Ximian desktop installed, you can use the Ximian Red Carpet
> software to install Evolution on your system. Red Carpet is Ximian's
> automatic update agent package. If you don't have Ximian desktop
> installed, you can download the files from Ximian's FTP server at
> ftp://ftp.ximian.com/pub/ximian-gnome.
> 
> As always, the latest GNOME and KDE software includes a large list of
> dependent library versions. It is usually easier to let your Linux
> vendor ensure that everything works together and only upgrade when the
> next version of the Linux distribution you use comes out.
> 
> About the author(s)
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> Eric Foster-Johnson has written 14 books on Linux, Unix, programming
> and open source tools. Eric can be reached at erc@xxxxxxxxxxxx or at
> http://www.pconline.com/~erc.
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> Ximian's Evolution 1.0 Revolutionalizes the Open-Source Desktop
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> Ximian Evolution 1.0 links Linux to Exchange
> http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a51503a76028222a2
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> A first look at Ximian Evolution 1.0
> http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a51503a76028222a0
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> A User's Guide to Ximian Evolution
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