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diff --git a/help/C/usage-exchange.sgml b/help/C/usage-exchange.sgml
index 4d8eb34e60..75f569b221 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-exchange.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-exchange.sgml
@@ -66,6 +66,173 @@
</para>
</warning>
+ <sect1 id="features">
+ <title>Connector Features</title>
+ <para>
+ <application>Ximian Connector</application> supports numerous
+ features of <application>Microsoft Exchange</application>:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ General
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Remote Exchagne Information Store</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Allows you to access mail, address
+ book, and calendars, and task folders on an <application>Exchange
+ 2000</application> server from <application>Evolution</application>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Palm synchronization</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Supported for Contacts and Calendars on Exchange.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Mail
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Viewing Mail in Exchange Folder</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para></para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Sending Email via Exchagne Protocols</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If your <application>Exchange</application> server
+ does not support SMTP: Choose "Microsoft Exchange" as
+ the transport when configuring the account.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Calendar
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Meeting Request/Proposal</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Allows <application>Evolution</application> users to
+ schedule meetings and view attendee availability for
+ other users
+ (<application>Evolution</application>/<application>Outlook</application>)
+ on <application>Exchange</application>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Adding iCalendar Meeting Requests to Calendar</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you receive an iCalendar meeting request and add it
+ to your calendar, it will be saved to your
+ <application>Exchange</application> calendar.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Contacts
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Address Completion</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Supported for your <application>Exchange</application>
+ Contacts folder. Not yet supported for the Global
+ Address List.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Adding vCards to Address Book</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you receive a vCard attachment and click
+ <guibutton>Save in Address Book</guibutton>, it will
+ be saved to your Exchange address book.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>New Address Book entries can be created on
+ <application>Exchange</application> from received email
+ messages with a single click</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Features Not Implemented for 1.0
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Sharing Information under
+ <application>Exchange</application></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ No support for public folders, delegate access, and
+ shared folders for 1.0
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Journal and Notes folders</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Offline or Disconnected Status</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Support for offline or disconnected status in mail and
+ calendar not supported
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Out-of-Office Replies, Recalling Messages, and other
+ such features</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Such features which only
+ <application>Exchange</application> supports are not
+ yet supported.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
<sect1 id="install">
<title>Installing the Connector</title>
<para>
@@ -119,16 +286,16 @@
so unless your system administrator has specifically turned
it off, no changes should be necessary.
</para>
- </listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-</para>
-<para>
-The Ximian website knowledge base, at <ulink type="http"
-url="http://support.ximian.com">support.ximian.com</ulink>, has additional information about checking to make sure that your Exchange server will accept connections from Ximian Evolution.
-</para>
-</sect2>
-
-<sect2 id="config-client">
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The Ximian website knowledge base, at <ulink type="http"
+ url="http://support.ximian.com">support.ximian.com</ulink>, has additional information about checking to make sure that your Exchange server will accept connections from Ximian Evolution.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="config-client">
<title>Evolution Settings for Connecting to an Exchange Server</title>
<para>
diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog
index ccc9638bd4..0bb29f0bd3 100644
--- a/help/ChangeLog
+++ b/help/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-12-20 Kevin Breit <mrproper@ximian.com>
+
+ * C/usage-exchange.sgml: Added a <sect1> that discusses features of Connector
+
2001-12-18 Aaron Weber <aaron@ximian.com>
* C/usage-exchange.sgml: add notes about server requirements.