Synchronizing Data - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 08-05-2008 Deployment Manual

Figure 25.2 Monitoring the Battery State with KSysguard
In the GNOME desktop, use the panel applet GNOME ACPI and the application System
Monitor.

Synchronizing Data

When switching between working on a mobile machine disconnected from the network
and working at a networked workstation in an office, it is necessary to keep processed
data synchronized across all instances. This could include e-mail folders, directories,
and individual files that need to be present for work on the road as well as at the office.
The solution in both cases is as follows:
Synchronizing E-Mail
Use an IMAP account for storing your e-mails in the office network. Then access
the e-mails from the workstation using any disconnected IMAP–enabled e-mail
client, like Mozilla Thunderbird Mail, Evolution, or KMail as described in Appli-
cations. The e-mail client must be configured so that the same folder is always ac-
cessed for Sent messages. This ensures that all messages are available along
with their status information after the synchronization process has completed. Use
an SMTP server implemented in the mail client for sending messages instead of
the systemwide MTA postfix or sendmail to receive reliable feedback about unsent
mail.
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