SMTP & POP3 and NNTP
What Mail Services does Virtuoso provide?
Virtuoso includes an SMTP sink/drive that enables any SMTP compliant Mail Agent to write its mail into a Virtuoso database. Mail data stored in Virtuoso is retrievable via the POP3 protocol (IMAP4 support is also planned for a later release). SMTP and POP3 are also available as Virtuoso PL functions enabling the creation of sophisticated mail oriented applications.
Can I store e-mail recieved by a mail server in Virtuoso?
Yes, Virtuoso provides e-mail storage drivers for popular SMTP servers such as sendmail and Windows SMTP. This implies that you can configure your mail server such that it stores e-mails inside Virtuoso rather than an operating system file.
How do I interact with my e-mails if stored within Virtuoso?
There are two ways of doing this, the first approach is use Virtuoso as your POP3 server, and then let your POP3 based mail client interact directly with Virtuoso. Secondly, you can move mail from within the Virtuoso SQL repository into the WebDAV repository for direct access.
What about SPAM Filtering and Mail Services?
Virtuoso enables you to combine the functionality of a mail system and database so that you can custom develop spam filters or customize Virtuoso (via its server extensions kit) to work with 3rd party Spam filter tools. Virtuoso can enable Spam filtering to occur immediately after mails are deposited in your mailbox, and prior to POP3 mail retrieval
News
Can I use Virtuoso to host newsgroups?
Yes, Virtuoso implements the NNTP (Network News Transport Protocol) allowing a very simple interface for creating your own newsgroups.
Can I use Virtuoso to communicate with other news servers?
Yes, you can use Virtuoso to attach to newsgroups hosted on any NNTP Server.
Weblog
General
What is a blog?
"Blog" is the short form for "Weblog" (which is something like an internet diary). When you are writing a blog, you are "blogging"and as a blog owner, you are a "blogger". "Blog" is simply the shorter way get your blogs across, which is why it is used.
A blog then is a personal website that displays your posts in reverse chronological order. Other readers can then comment these posts.
Why should I set up a blog?
A blog is a cool way to share information, experiences and knowledge and it is easy to keep in touch and make new and interesting contacts in your field of interest or just make friends.
How is my blog organized?
All your posts are displayed in reverse chronological order, the latest post being displayed on top.
- Categories - You can categorize each post by picking one or more categories. Your readers can then browse your posts by category.
- Calendar and archives - Just as well as via categories, you can browse people?s post via the calendar or archives tab. Via the calendar, you can look at posts for each day while browsing through the archives will give you longer time frames.
- Search and Advanced Search - Plus there?s the search function that you will find on most of the blogs which can of course deliver fast and accurate results to you.
What are comments
Comments are some saved thoughts from other people regarding a post you have written. You can always leave comments regarding certain posts. Other readers can again comment these comments. Usually, every reader also leaves an email or the internet address of his or her blog with the comment so people can learn a bit more about the person.
However, please beware that spamming other people?s blogs by including commercial ads in your comments are NOT welcome.
What is RSS?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication which enables you to notify other people about your new blog entries. You post your Weblog entries in the XML specification RSS. News readers all over the world can view your blog entries on content aggregators.
What is RSS Auto Discovery?
RSS Discovery will automatically find the RSS feed of a blog, news item, or web page if it has one.
What RSS versions are supported?
OpenLinkVirtuoso currently support RSS versions 0.91, 0.92 and 2.0
What is a tag ?
A tag works like a keyword. Like categories, they are used to describe people, groups, or posts. You can tag a post with several tags separated by commas.
Example: tags for the post your wrote about Virtuoso and Web 2.0 could be: Technology, Virtuoso, SQL, XML ,Web 2.0, Semantic Web, RDF, Ontology.
One thing to Note that many tags help to have your posts be found more easily, but fewer tags also help you with organizing your posts.
Does one have to register with the Weblog to view my blog?
No. Your blog can be viewed by any internet user. They do not have to register with the Weblog application to view your blog.
What blogging APIs are supported?
Virtuoso also provides support for several APIs based on the XML-RPC. These include the blogger API, MetaWeblog API, MovableType and xmlStorageSystem API.
How do I go about creating a Weblog?
Your can register an Weblog account for any hosted Weblog application. Example: OpenLinks Devzone or MyOpenLink.
Can I personalize my blog?
How can I post entries to my blog? (what tools)
Virtuoso Weblog has a web based built-in client.
Are there other tools I can use to post to my blog?
Like most blog applications, Virtuoso supports the Blogger API which allows desktop and mobile client tools to connect to the blog for posting and management. Virtuoso also supports metaWeblog or Movable Type prototocls and through moblogging you an use your cell phone or PDA to post to your Virtuoso Weblog.
What is a blogroll?
A Blogroll is a collection of links to your favourite blogs which are usually placed on your blog homepage.
What is a permalink?
Permalink, short for "permanent link" is the permanent internet address of a post. This is important, as most blogs change regularly, and without a permanent link, the posts would be impossible to find later.
Permalinks are usually indicated by a pound-sign (#) or the permalink at the end of the post.
What is Trackback?
TrackBack is a tool to allow you to notify other blog authors of your blog posts. Most bloggers use it to comment on a blog post as an entry on their site, rather than as comments on the other blog. It's similar to linking to a permalink (permananent link) but it adds the functionality where you actually tell the original blogger that you've linked to them. This is called "sending a ping".
Here's an example:
- First, Kingsley has a blog on Virtuoso Universal Server Linked Tables.
- Mitko, who has is interested in Virtuoso Unversal Server , reads Kingsley's blog.
- Mitko has just written an article regarding Virtulization that would perfectly supplement Kingsleys's last post. Mitko creates his post and believes all of Kingsley's readers will want read this article.
- So.. Mitko copies the Trackback-URL of Kingsley?s post into his Trackback function. Then, Mitko's blog will sends a message to Kinglsey?s post and Kingsley?s post will display the "Trackback", which will indicate there is another article to view on that subject.