martin: doc/architecture windows.sgml,1.5,1.6

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Author: martin

Update of /kolabrepository/doc/architecture
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	windows.sgml 
Log Message:
Martin K.: description of OL/Toltec


Index: windows.sgml
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RCS file: /kolabrepository/doc/architecture/windows.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -d -r1.5 -r1.6
--- windows.sgml	5 May 2003 22:35:39 -0000	1.5
+++ windows.sgml	13 Apr 2004 03:35:05 -0000	1.6
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-<chapter><title> Windows Client Outlook 2000</title>
+<chapter><title>Windows Kolab Clients</title>
 
-<para>The Windows client application to cooperate with the Kolab server and the KDE client is
-Outlook 2000 on WindowsNT with the Bynari Insight Connector 1.11 plugin installed.
+<para>There are multiple Kolab clients on the Windows platform including the venerable Bynari 1.x Outlook Connector, the 
+reliable and trusted Toltec Connector for MS Outlook and the upcoming Konsec Connector.
+</para>
+<para>
+The mainly tested Windows client application to cooperate with the Kolab Server 2.0 and the KDE client Kontact is
+Outlook 2002 or later on Windows 2000 or later with the Toltec Connector plugin installed.
 No modifications are made to this proprietary software. But some optional settings in the
 "Extras->Options" dialog must be made to insure interoperability:</para>
 <para>The following settings have to be made within Outlook to share the freebusy information on the Kolab server.
@@ -14,10 +18,15 @@
 can at this time be changed with an LDAP editor.
 </para>
 
-<para> For http access of freebusy information on the Kolab server a valid username and password has to be given. The credentials
+<para>
+Due to the fact that the legacy ftp protocol is unsecure we very much discourage the usage of the real user password as stored 
+in the LDAP directory.
+</para>
+
+<para> For http access of the freebusy information on the Kolab server a valid username and password has to be given. The credentials
 will be verified via SASL authenticaton on the LDAP directory of the server. 
 The procedure of setting the required options within Outlook follows (german version).
-One can also refer to the Bynari Connector documentation for doing this.
+One can also refer to the excellent Toltec Connector documentation <filename>http://www.toltec.co.za/downloads/tokhowto-1.0.pdf</filename> for doing this.
 </para>
 
 <orderedlist>
@@ -32,15 +41,13 @@
 <listitem><para> "Internet Mail"
 "MIME : Quoted Printable" </para></listitem>
 </orderedlist>
-<para>Outlook with the Bynari Insight Connector by default operates on the IMAP folder significantly different from the KDE client.
+<para>Outlook with the Toltec Connector 1.7 operates on the IMAP folder significantly different from the KDE client.
 The file format for storing notes, task lists, calendar events, and contacts is a multi-part
 MIME message with TNEF (Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format) encoded MIME part being the
 actual information carrier. This is a proprietary Microsoft format. However, with the above
 adjustments made to the configuration of Outlook it can be advised to send and receive calendar
 events, notes, contacts, and task lists via the almost open legacy format we describe later in the appendix.
-</para><para>
-The journal functionality of Outlook/Bynari will not be supported by the KDE client as of now.
-Windows users can however use this without the group functionality.</para>
+</para>
 
 <sect1><title>Language dependencies</title>
 <para>
@@ -54,4 +61,4 @@
 before Outlook.
 </para>
 </sect1>
-</chapter>
+</chapter>
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