Zimbra

[Ken Moffat]

On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 10:18 PM, Yu Meng Chong <chongym at cymulacrum.net>wrote:

>
> ----- "Ken Moffat" <kmoffat at drizzle.com> wrote:
> > I was thinking of using it for a small office, about a half-dozen
> > desktops,
>
> This email is coming to you from a Zimbra server! Zimbra running on CentOS
> (64-bit).
>
> Setup was really easy and it comes with a well-tuned anti-spam engine.
> Works better than the Exchange servers I have to maintain (for now, anyway),
> even though many components are J2EE. The webmail is Web2.0, very pretty and
> functional too, and it does IMAP very well -- have tested it against several
> phones and it syncs email without the need for another connector (Note:
> Windows Mobile phones have problems syncing with it, though)
>
> I'm not so sure about calendar sharing because I don't use it.
>
> > We've been using thunderbird, a yahoo shared calendar, and a network
> > share
> > for document storage. It works (simple needs) but external access is
> > through
> > logmein. MSOffice is what they chose, so could use Office on line, or
> > google
> > apps, but would prefer local control, with low maintenance and little
> > cost.
> > (asking a lot?)
>
> You may want to configure PPTP for remote access. Some routers such as the
> Linksys RV042 and RV082 can function as PPTP servers. Zimbra would be a
> very, very nice addition, because it also supports Outlook meeting invites.
> Are you using Samba and is the server configured as a PDC?
>
>
Totally missed the last paragraph. We would be using Samba for accessing
shared folders locally. I am currently using postfix/courier/samba on one
domain, which works fine for basic needs. Just considering possibilities for
future growth.


-- 
Ken Moffat
kmoffat at modizzle dot net
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