[Bug 1251] New: Provide Messaging System over KDE

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http://bugs.skolelinux.no/show_bug.cgi?id=1251

           Summary: Provide Messaging System over KDE
           Product: Skolelinux
           Version: etch-release-3.0r0
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: System distrubution
        AssignedTo: debian-edu@lists.debian.org
        ReportedBy: rgx@gmx.de


This idea is based on several postings to our mailing list.

I see two scenarios:

A user logs in and gets a daily message (motd?) which is displayed in a KDE 
dialogue. If we call xpdf in fullscreen mode or use some other tool, has to be 
decided. There might be cases where this message is partly created on the fly 
(like: your printer quota is about to expire), or where confirming the message 
(hereby you accept the users' policy) is a condition to ongoing session.

Another scenario could be a systemwide message like "system is going down for 
mainainance". This could be done by using xpdf -remote or any other stuff.

We should design a ready-made messaging system (i.e. with a command line api 
and possibly some web interface) that enables amateur admins setting up such 
behaviour. We need to take care of Windows clients as well. Here we could make 
use of local scripting (VBS?) and the NET SEND service.



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