Add a simple email client (POP or IMAP)?

[busfish]

I guess it is feasible to add an email client into dotProject. Is it a feature that may be coming soon?

[ajdonnison]

There are far too many good email clients out there for us to try and build another one. I don't ever see the need to add yet another email client to the mix. If you want a web-based email client, try squirrelmail.

[busfish]

No, I mean integrating an already available client into dotProject.

[Karen]

This discussion has been had in the past and nobody has yet convinced us that an email client within dotProject contributes anything to Project Management. If you are talking about integrating email functions into points within dotProject - then that is a different matter altogether and something that is being considered.

A "plugin email client" - not likely to happen unless somebody can come up with a convincing argument as to why we'd bother setting ourselves up for supporting a third party environment over which we have no control which contributes nothing to our core functions.

[busfish]

From a project management perspective, data relating to the completion of assigned tasks, meeting requests, client correspondence, team correspondence are all areas utilized in an email environment. If you are using two separate platforms: email and project management database, there is the risk that data in one does not get translated to the other.

In my case, I have them together in such a way that I create a new POP email account (actually a new url) for every project. Ensuring that all data stays together.

This may not be compelling here, and I understand that supporting email is ANOTHER huge headache. Many other clients have email capability included. Just thought I could ask to see if it was possible.

[caseydk]

Try a hack that does something like this:

A dedicated email address automatically receives the email and posts it into the forums of dotproject whenever it receives a message. It will be unread to all, so someone will still have to log in to update the relevant task(s), but all the info is in one place. Importing should automatically happen when a specific key word is in the email... this will filter the spam.

You *DON'T* want an email system tightly integrated with dotproject. There are just too many security issues that would have to be dealt with...

[busfish]

Try a hack that does something like this:

A dedicated email address automatically receives the email and posts it into the forums of dotproject whenever it receives a message. It will be unread to all, so someone will still have to log in to update the relevant task(s), but all the info is in one place. Importing should automatically happen when a specific key word is in the email... this will filter the spam.

You *DON'T* want an email system tightly integrated with dotproject. There are just too many security issues that would have to be dealt with...Understand the security concern. Still have the need to have the emails be special to an individual unless he/she wants to post it to the group. Similar concept to a private appointment.

[Jvert]

Heh, this forum forwarding makes me feel a little better about my hack.
I created a mail module that is just an IFrame pointing to a html form that will autologin to the web based mail reader. (username & password based on cookie)
Most of use use outlook for email but some of the guys just use browser mail, this way they will get into the habbit of logging into the system even when just checking email.