[Tickets #6223] Re: List error when contact lacks name

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/?id=6223
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 Ticket             | 6223
 Updated By         | nathan at nwacg.net
 Summary            | List error when contact lacks name
 Queue              | Turba
 Version            | HEAD
 Type               | Bug
 State              | Assigned
 Priority           | 2. Medium
 Milestone          | 
 Patch              | 
 Owners             | Horde Developers
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nathan at nwacg.net (2008-02-12 15:00) wrote:

> I don't consider falling back to the company name as a viable 
> solution though.

I agree that it's not the best solution, as there's nothing to guarantee
that there will be a company name. However, having it use the company name
(or some other logical fields) when there is no name information makes
sense, since it's what other PIMs do.

As an example, what if you have an entry in your phone's phonebook for a
restaurant where you like to get takeout? Surely you want the contact to
have the name of the restaurant, and not the name of the proprietor.

I don't consider putting the name of the business in the Last Name field a
good solution, either. Better to not have false information in your
database, in case you want to do something else with it later.