This isn't an official list of plans. It's basically just some notes on where we want to be going. It's something to consult when sitting down to write some code and deciding what to work on. Goals achieved during the 6.xx cycle ------------------------------------ * WebCit support for HTTP/HTTPS transactions performed by Kolab1 clients (The current WebCit build works with the Kolab1 klient, and with Aethera, both using HTTPS.) * RFC 2739 compliance (provide calendar free/busy URL's in vCard and LDAP) (If anyone knows of clients that make use of this, let us know / test it) * Move the WebCit presentation mode from frames to CSS. (Status: completed as of 2005jan25. This was a prerequisite to DAV-enabling the WebCit service.) * Configuration front ends (particularly in WebCit) for the new feature that allows a shared room to have different names at each end of the link. * Address books Status: the current implementation has both a 'Contacts' personal folder and a 'Global Address Book' -- both which contain vCards. WebCit can use them, and Kolab-compatible clients seem to be able to access them seamlessly as well. * LDAP integration: the current implementation can populate an external LDAP directory with Citadel user data. * Calendar service Status: full functionlity is present in the current implementation, including the ability to keep a personal calendar, send/receive invitations, manage attendees, check free/busy times, etc. It is fully usable via WebCit and also works with both Aethera and Kolab1 (vCalendar over IMAP for the calendar store, and vCalendar over HTTPS for checking other users' free/busy times). After several false starts, it appears that the emerging standard will be the draft GroupDAV specification. Citadel now supports GroupDAV, providing out-of-the-box compatibility with Kontact (as of KDE 3.4), Evolution (connector now in testing), Thunderbird (connector currently being developed), and any other client which follows the standard. Goals to achieve during the 7.xx cycle -------------------------------------- * Internationalization: multiple language support, at least for WebCit. * AJAX everywhere. Dazzling richness in our web interface is a must-have. * Per-user auto-handling of inbound mail. Simple handlers such as an "out of office reply" should be easy for users to set up. More complex handlers such as the automatic sorting of inbound mail into various folders based on sender, subject, etc. should also be possible. * Support recurring events in the calendar service. (These currently can be submitted via external clients such as Aethera, but they aren't handled properly by WebCit and they don't show up in freebusy.) * RFC 2180 compliance -- do something predictable when more than one client has a mailbox open and one tries to rename or delete it. The easiest thing to do would be to simply deny the operation. This should probably be done across the entire Citadel system rather than only in IMAP. * Address books: build dialogs to integrate personal address books into mail recipient boxes, auto-completion, etc. Use AJAX for this. * Better UI presentation for delegated access to mailboxes. (In IMAP this will be easy because of "other users namespace" support.) * Support for Microsoft Outlook (to be handled by a third party plugin). * Land a book deal with O'Reilly. :)