RE: Idea for new xAP software

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That would be interesting Mark. I'm also thinking about implementing
Asteri=
sk sometime.

Paul.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Harrison (Groups) [mailto:mph@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 20 February 2005 13:30
To: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [xap_automation] Idea for new xAP software


Paul Gale wrote:

> How about an =91Outlook Connector=92 that would connect to your
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> and provide the following:
>
> =B7       Appointment reminders that can be sent to various devices
and T=
TS
> =B7       Alarm calls, again based on custom appointments etc
> =B7       Notification of new emails =96 again sent to a device or TTS
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> option to only announce certain emails based on an Outlook rule or=20
> those moved to a particular folder?
>
> =B7       Integration of contacts folder(s) so that CLID would bring
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> contact names and send to a device or TTS
>
> Wouldn=92t this be a great piece of software =96 truly integrating HA
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> your everyday life J
>
> I=92ve been looking to do these for a long time =96 still not found=20
> anything yet.
>
> Anyone fancy having a go a writing something?
>
It's the first xAPplication I ever wrote :-)

At least, the bit that did reminders, alarms, and new emails.

However, then I left that employer, stopped using Outlook and mothballed=20
the code ( I now use Thunderbird.) I'll try to see if I've still got a=20
copy lying about anywhere.

Patrick has written something that handles contacts folders and=20
integrates with the xAP stuff he's done for the Asterisk voicemail=20
server, so he can call an outgoing person from his PC using xAP... I'm=20
not sure whether that's documented. I'll gently prod him and see.

Regards,

Mark


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