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The integration i wanted is like gmail and google cal. That is exactly what people are misunderstanding. I also wanted to clear up that Postbox is not just an email app. – pnkrkrgeo92, on February 03, 2009 13:33

Apple yes. Google, not so much. Google calendar is quite integrated into gmail, especially when creating meeting invites or receiving them. Just my opinion though. I think it's integrated. Those of you not using google calendar may beg to differ. But yeah, seeing Postbox is not going to fit my needs, i will wait for Thunderbird 3 betas. But many seem to be ignoring the fact that Postbox is-not-just an email app. It integrates facebook so it's an email and social networking app. If people can ignore the social networking features why can't they ignore a calendar? Doesn't it bother you that Postbox is already a multifunction program? – pnkrkrgeo92, on February 03, 2009 04:20

Postbox has done something other programs have done before. Beta testing windows 7 is not pointless. An operating system is more important than another email app and i have not seen anything that compells me to switch from thunderbird to postbox. I do not think postbox is my type of email app. But i do think windows 7 is my OS. So I'll let the rest of you test in peace.

Clearly this idea is causing much unrest and debate. Unfortunately, I am beginning to lose interest in the Postbox beta. I'm running into a time where remembering dates is important and it is easier just to open up thunderbird with lightning and another addon to sync google calendars. So go ahead, take my idea and run or strike it down. Also, right now, I'm testing Windows 7 and my beta testing priorities are there. Good discussion but I'm pulling out.

That's true because email and calendar go hand in hand nowadays, even in school as well as the workplace. Seeing a calendar helps me keep organized. Anything that is "just an email program" doesn't get much attention. Most webmail services have calendars. Applications like Thunderbird, Zimbra, and Outlook have calendars. I like Postbox's interface and would like to see a calendar for it. Postbox has already gone beyond "just an email app" or it would not have Facebook integration. – pnkrkrgeo92, on January 26, 2009 14:59

The Thunderbird Project is planning to add code from the Lightning addon in order to fully integrate a calendar into the application rather than having an addon. – pnkrkrgeo92, on January 26, 2009 14:56

There's quite a few things wrong with iCal. First of all, it's a Mac product. Windows and Linux users are out of luck. Second of all, I don't want to launch a separate application just to manage a calendar, especially when I'm used to clicking "accept" in an email invite in order to automatically add it to my Google Calendar. If I wanted just calendar management, I would have used Windows Calendar or Sunbird. But I want calendar management that allows you to create and accept email meeting and appointment invites that works for all OSes, not just Mac or not just Windows. iCal does not fit that category. – pnkrkrgeo92, on January 26, 2009 14:55

I think integration, having an addon, or having the ability to sync invites with Google Calendar would be better. That way, you can choose your own features much like Firefox and it's large addon base. You get to "choose your own bloat". I just simply did not want to read an invitation, have to open a browser window and point it to calendar.google.com and sign in and then finally add an event. And if that event date changes, I'd have to redo that entire process. It would be easier to have Postbox sync to my Google calendar after I click "accept" to meeting and appointment invitations.

But of course, I also rely on calendar reminders so this is why I prefer integration or addon to just normal syncing. It is rather easy to forget things when you have 7 classes a day, 5 days a week with hours of homework per night. A calendar is more of a lifesaver right now which is why currently, I still use Thunderbird with Lightning as my default instead of Postbox. I like some Postbox features and that's enough to get me to launch it occasionally but I still find myself going back to Thunderbird. Should Thunderbird 3 integrate the Calendar feature, I may lose interest in Postbox. It may not be the product I am looking for. But since Postbox is Thunderbird based, by using Thunderbird, I am still supporting Postbox in a roundabout way.

@anjie
An addon might be the way to go although outlook is bloated from way more than a calendar. But i can see the concern. Once too many things are added, performance suffers.

Yeah but people send invitations through email. I need a way to accept them. I would not consider calendar a productivity feature either but rather a way to keep track of a busy life. Of course calendar could just be a addon feature like in thunderbird. Postbox is indeed thunderbird (another email app) based.