[Kolab-devel] Webclient independent?

[Stephan Buys]

On Thursday 31 July 2003 15:39, Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> It occurred to me that it might be interesting
> to think about whether a Kolab web client
> actually can run on a different machine.
>
Absolutely. It is just a IMAP connection. This means that you
can have a portal machine in a DMZ with TLS(or normal) IMAP 
connections connecting into your organization from the DMZ. 

In the logon screen you might have noticed that the server selection
is a drop-down menu. You can have a list of IMAP servers there.

> Towards the Kolab Server it could certainly
> act as another client using disconnected or online imap
> and still we a server for a web client.

(huh?) :-) I think I answered this above. 

>
> This strategy would mean that we would make
> it possible to installed "the webclient" independently from the server.
> Of course they need to be easily connected or installed
> on the same machine.

Already answered, I think :-)

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