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Evolution Review:
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System:
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RedHat 7.2 with pertinent updates
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Kernel 2.4.16
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Ximian GNOME Desktop
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Evolution 1.0
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Installation
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I've played before with the software from Ximian, but it was always a bit tricky to get the installation working correctly or the software was flaky. However, the latest rendition of the Red Carpet software (the application that manages download and installation) did a wonderful job. Very simply, I clicked 'Next' a few times, waited for the download and allowed it to restart X.
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Software
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The Ximian desktop top includes the Ximian version of GNOME as well as the accompanying accessory software. On the RedHat platform, tracking what was installed is rather simple; they were nice enough to name the packages with 'package-name--package-version-ximian'.
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Evolution, Ximian's answer to Micro$oft's Outlook, is a *very nice*, well thought out product. I was able to point it at three e-mail accounts, get my task list and calendar going and synchronize with my pilot in about 10 minutes after the software installation completed.
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The application is very simple to use and has just about all the features one would expect in the integrated e-mail/contact/time management software. Ximian has done an excellent job of taking the features available in similar Windows software and making them available on the Linux platform
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Overall, I'm very happy with the software, but I am waiting for a bit of polishing that I expect to see in 1.5 or 2.0, or whatever they name the next release.
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Also, for those of you forced to work with an Exchange server, Ximian is developing the Ximian Connector. The Connector will allow you to connect your Evolution client to a M$ Exchange server with all the functionality normally only available to Outlook users.
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On Fri, 2001-12-14 at 15:13, Jeffery Cann wrote:
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<PRE><FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Dave,</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>I noticed that you sent this from 'Evolution' mail client. How do you like </FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>it?</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Jeff</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>On Friday 14 December 2001 11:25, you wrote:</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> Thanks, from the Roy & Dave Show.</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> On Fri, 2001-12-14 at 11:21, JB wrote:</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> I just wanted to thank everyone that has been helpful</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> in regards to my personally getting more familiar with</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> the OS of non-Redmondites. This past CLUE breakout(?)</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> session with Roy and Dave was COOL!</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> Does anyone have a digital copy of Ed Meyer's KISS</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> session from July 2000?</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> Also for those who have an interest, I wanted to post</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> a link to a local vendor who is selling VA Linux</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> hardware:</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> http://www.pcbuynet.com</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> Its not stated on their website but signs in the store</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> say it.</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> Happy Holidays one and all!</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> Jon Buttjer</FONT></FONT></I>
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