Summary

We basically discussed various options for solving the email account/WebDAV account mapping issue, understanding how to find a user's information on the webDAV server.

Attendees

• Sheila, Mimi, Lisa and Chao

Notes

The following options and their pros and cons were discussed.

• Option 1: Principals namespace property
  • + can do email searches.
  • - server control, IT populated.
  • - solution for only 1 webDAV server
  • - requires extra UI to select sharees from a finite list of users
  • not a great option

• Option 2: Property on an account collection
  • + client control
  • + easy to implement
  • - requires DASL to search for email quickly
  • - solution for only 1 webDAV server
  • - requires extra UI to select sharees from a finite list of users

• Option 3: Conventional mapping email address to account.
  • + does not require extra UI to select sharees from a finite list of options
  • - solution for only 1 webDAV server
  • - doesn't accommodate a user with multiple email addresses
  • - doesn't solve the problem of non-Chandler users getting a lot of SPAM sharing invitations
  • - kind of a hack
  • not a great option

• Option 4: LDAP Server
  • not a great option

• Option 5: OSAF Chandler world directory
  • + would solve many of the issues
  • - people don't like registering
  • - requires extra UI to select sharees from a finite list of users

• Option 6: Email exchanges
  • - garbage emails to non-chandler users
  • not a great option

• Option 7: Email advertising "I do Chandler"
  • + better than option #6
  • + easy to implement
  • [OI^?] Would we include which WebDAV server and account name information?

• Option 8: IM exchanges
  • + fewer garbage messages
  • - must be online
  • - bootstrapping? MimiYin Not sure I understand this...
  • - requires extra UI to select sharees from a finite list of users
  • [OI^?] How would we get WebDAV server and account name information?

• Option 9: IM directory - other users of same server

• Option 10: Who cares, send a ticket
  • + Minimal UI
  • Sharing almost always works. Hi success rate.
  • - Security?

• Overall we seemed to lean towards Option #10 (tickets) with both Option #5 (Chandler world directory) and Option #8,9 (IM) as other possibilities.