[gentoo-user] How should I keep my contacts ?

[gentoo-user] How should I keep my contacts ?

[Kfir Lavi]

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Hi,
I'm looking for a way to keep my contacts.
What I prefer is a server with database, lets say sqlite, and a front end.
I need to read again the LDAP configuration, but wanted to know if there is
something similar but less tedious.

Regards,
Kfir

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Re: [gentoo-user] How should I keep my contacts ?

[Alan McKinnon]

Apparently, though unproven, at 15:40 on Wednesday 27 October 2010, Kfir Lavi 
did opine thusly:

> Hi,
> I'm looking for a way to keep my contacts.
> What I prefer is a server with database, lets say sqlite, and a front end.
> I need to read again the LDAP configuration, but wanted to know if there is
> something similar but less tedious.


akonadi


-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

Re: [gentoo-user] How should I keep my contacts ?

[Kfir Lavi]

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On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>wrote:

> Apparently, though unproven, at 15:40 on Wednesday 27 October 2010, Kfir
> Lavi
> did opine thusly:
>
> > Hi,
> > I'm looking for a way to keep my contacts.
> > What I prefer is a server with database, lets say sqlite, and a front
> end.
> > I need to read again the LDAP configuration, but wanted to know if there
> is
> > something similar but less tedious.
>
>
> akonadi
>
>
> --
> alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
>
Is there something that don't involve kde or gnome? I'm running a clean
fluxbox.

Tnx,
Kfir

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Re: [gentoo-user] How should I keep my contacts ?

[Alan McKinnon]

Apparently, though unproven, at 16:13 on Wednesday 27 October 2010, Kfir Lavi 
did opine thusly:

> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Alan McKinnon 
<alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>wrote:
> > Apparently, though unproven, at 15:40 on Wednesday 27 October 2010, Kfir
> > Lavi
> > 
> > did opine thusly:
> > > Hi,
> > > I'm looking for a way to keep my contacts.
> > > What I prefer is a server with database, lets say sqlite, and a front
> > 
> > end.
> > 
> > > I need to read again the LDAP configuration, but wanted to know if
> > > there
> > 
> > is
> > 
> > > something similar but less tedious.
> > 
> > akonadi
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
> 
> Is there something that don't involve kde or gnome? I'm running a clean
> fluxbox.


I'm going to answer your exact question with the only answer it deserves:

text file with vi frontend



To get a better answer, compose a better mail. To find out how to do that, 
google "how to ask questions" by Eric S.Raymond, read his essay, then come 
back and try again.


-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

Re: [gentoo-user] How should I keep my contacts ?

[Kfir Lavi]

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On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>wrote:

> Apparently, though unproven, at 16:13 on Wednesday 27 October 2010, Kfir
> Lavi
> did opine thusly:
>
> > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Alan McKinnon
> <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>wrote:
> > > Apparently, though unproven, at 15:40 on Wednesday 27 October 2010,
> Kfir
> > > Lavi
> > >
> > > did opine thusly:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I'm looking for a way to keep my contacts.
> > > > What I prefer is a server with database, lets say sqlite, and a front
> > >
> > > end.
> > >
> > > > I need to read again the LDAP configuration, but wanted to know if
> > > > there
> > >
> > > is
> > >
> > > > something similar but less tedious.
> > >
> > > akonadi
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
> >
> > Is there something that don't involve kde or gnome? I'm running a clean
> > fluxbox.
>
>
> I'm going to answer your exact question with the only answer it deserves:
>
> text file with vi frontend
>
>
>
> To get a better answer, compose a better mail. To find out how to do that,
> google "how to ask questions" by Eric S.Raymond, read his essay, then come
> back and try again.
>
>
> --
> alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
>
> Ok I will,
Tnx for your help,
Kfir

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Re: [gentoo-user] How should I keep my contacts ?

[Mick]

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On Wednesday 27 October 2010 16:42:16 Kfir Lavi wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Alan McKinnon 
<alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>wrote:
> > Apparently, though unproven, at 16:13 on Wednesday 27 October 2010, Kfir
> > Lavi
> > 
> > did opine thusly:
> > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Alan McKinnon
> > 
> > <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>wrote:
> > > > Apparently, though unproven, at 15:40 on Wednesday 27 October 2010,
> > 
> > Kfir
> > 
> > > > Lavi
> > > > 
> > > > did opine thusly:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I'm looking for a way to keep my contacts.
> > > > > What I prefer is a server with database, lets say sqlite, and a
> > > > > front
> > > > 
> > > > end.
> > > > 
> > > > > I need to read again the LDAP configuration, but wanted to know if
> > > > > there
> > > > 
> > > > is
> > > > 
> > > > > something similar but less tedious.
> > > > 
> > > > akonadi
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > --
> > > > alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
> > > 
> > > Is there something that don't involve kde or gnome? I'm running a clean
> > > fluxbox.
> > 
> > I'm going to answer your exact question with the only answer it deserves:
> > 
> > text file with vi frontend
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > To get a better answer, compose a better mail. To find out how to do
> > that, google "how to ask questions" by Eric S.Raymond, read his essay,
> > then come back and try again.
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
> > 
> > Ok I will,
> 
> Tnx for your help,

I need to read this too one day.

If a front end to sqlite is needed then you can use sqlite on the CLI and 
brush up on the different commands available (man sqlite), or if you are 
looking for a GUI editor, you may want to consider sqlitebrowser:

$ eix -l sqlitebrowser
[I] dev-db/sqlitebrowser
     Available versions:  
                (~)     2.00_beta1 "~amd64 ~x86"
     Installed versions:  2.00_beta1(10:25:20 18/07/10)
     Homepage:            http://sqlitebrowser.sourceforge.net/
     Description:         SQLite Database Browser

Also, I understand that iPhone uses sqlite to manage address book entries, so 
you may find something which will also work on your desktop - have a look in 
Google.  I came across these pages as a starter for 10:

http://probertson.com/projects/addressbook/

http://www.dprogramming.com/enticeaddrbook.html

HTH.
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] How should I keep my contacts ?

[Stroller]

On 27 Oct 2010, at 14:40, Kfir Lavi wrote:
> ...
> I'm looking for a way to keep my contacts.
> What I prefer is a server with database, lets say sqlite, and a front end.
> I need to read again the LDAP configuration, but wanted to know if there is something similar but less tedious. 

AIUI CardDAV is supposed to be the new way to do this.

AIUI the idea is that you don't want users modifying LDAP data, but they might want to add notes for their contacts, and two users may have different notes, or even different phone numbers for the same contact (the person entrusts only one of the employees with their home phone number, for example).

In the Windows ecosystem Exchange handles mail, calendaring and contacts. I think the idea is that CardDAV joins IMAP and CalDAV and  in offering an open-standards answer to the same problems.

Stroller.