From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MGKLx-0003XT-Rq for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:08:34 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4A076E049C; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:08:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ew0-f213.google.com (mail-ew0-f213.google.com [209.85.219.213]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8C68E049C for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:08:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ewy9 with SMTP id 9so4896443ewy.13 for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:08:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:reply-to:to:subject:date :user-agent:references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:message-id; bh=5iIPh8bB1XEXMDvQpdrdjfJiw2ePInJ6h5I+Hz1mTjg=; b=CRwxY0cRE1kaNG0Y/Wgc77sucWbJ/a/jto3QISJMXErBKwA1rLf0Hj7Ae9I14jZKQt kxuvz4OmwAoz3786DIavkot8Uq5ICdM/kuMASvSvaVuNGs0CxgwD8ZiUfG9IwxEVuEpD 1WLmuWOeLKWWOpqo78vcDO47KRA7A98QCUqQk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:reply-to:to:subject:date:user-agent:references:in-reply-to :mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:message-id; b=Xq5H/zcCWknaaqNOJRFP7uovLdmdZV2gkEn2bd+YPA8/rV/nWDehi/2bsWiSQ933Mb Qvd+tDQn26r5SOPYOc1dSRLreYxlJ/eM36uUi9SxMtntYjFLoW5oVYEJfafJ3AQgiRW9 jWYRUjx2zdbgImtSCdhHj0p4Jr+6zUkU2hv1I= Received: by 10.216.45.73 with SMTP id o51mr2578981web.10.1245103705796; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:08:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lappy.study (230.3.169.217.in-addr.arpa [217.169.3.230]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 23sm137726eya.9.2009.06.15.15.08.24 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:08:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Mick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Web application for contact management... Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:08:01 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 References: <4A355DDE.7010200@shic.co.uk> <4A363D06.30508@shic.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4A363D06.30508@shic.co.uk> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart4391209.jldb34Le9K"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200906152308.23303.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> X-Archives-Salt: 557c4d0e-625e-4d2e-9984-413c15471482 X-Archives-Hash: 2b31b862fc74fd9e45742aab3e58875b --nextPart4391209.jldb34Le9K Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Monday 15 June 2009, Steve wrote: > Running a DB is no hassle - I already run both MySQL and Postgres... > Various unrelated requirements leave me with Windows on my desktop at > the moment - so kmail isn't an ideal tool for me... I've fiddled with > Thunderbird's address book but I found it rather lacking with respect to > annotating contacts... it has a lack-lustre search... and it isn't > client server - making it klunky if I intend to access the same data > from my windows desktop; ubuntu netbook and Symbian internet-enabled > mobile phone. I like the idea that a contacts management package should > allow me to initiate contact - so integration with email programs - > using LDAP, perhaps - would be desirable... though not necessarily > essential. Ah, may have missed it in the original post that you want multi-client acce= ss. > Joshua Murphy wrote: > > Well, most tools that handle that functionality I know of are full > > fledged CRMs, which are overkill for what you're after. You might take > > a look at Simple Customer though, PHP & MySQL, and seems to take a > > less 'enterprise' centric approach. > > > > http://www.simplecustomer.com/ > > > > No idea if it's any good, though. > > This is definitely looking as if it is heading in the right direction. > Features I hoped I would find, but seem to be missing are: > > * Tagging of contacts - something a bit like a taxonomy in Drupal.... > So, for example, I could tag Fred Bloggs as having UK residency; > Occupation: Plumber - etc. and so that I could, at a later date search > my contacts for a UK resident Plumber. (OK, it's a contrived example, > but, hopefully, it illustrates the idea.) > * Flexible search for contacts... perhaps by name, perhaps by email > address; perhaps just search notes. > * Good support for multiple communications technologies... including > non-US addresses; skype - etc. :) > * Good support for ageing data on a field-by-field basis... by this I > mean that it is relevant, for example, when addresses were established, > because people move home... > > Many thanks for the suggestions so far - they've, at the very least, > helped me refine my ideas about what I want... Have you looked at egroupware/phpgroupware and even open-exchange products?= =20 As long as you are happy to run a server at home and store your=20 social/professional networking contacts into either mysql or LDAP, one of=20 these front ends should do what you want. =2D-=20 Regards, Mick --nextPart4391209.jldb34Le9K Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAko2xlYACgkQVTDTR3kpaLbM6QCg5wS9v8XLun0x19oyUxMaWYJ/ nRUAn0X/s+OH1+uOcfwJyymmWnsLd+pe =5viv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart4391209.jldb34Le9K--