[Cialug] Mail servers (was: Hostname issue)

[Nathan Smith]

There is z-push or d-push - Activesync for Linux.

This is a pretty interesting article:

http://sealedabstract.com/code/nsa-proof-your-e-mail-in-2-hours/

-Nate


On 12/2/2014 1:44 PM, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> I love that step 1 is "obtain and install an SSL certificate."
>
> Also saw the link for Citadel there, which brings back nostalgia. Cool to
> see that project still going after so long.
>
> Overall, I'd say this discussion has been pretty disappointing, though no
> fault to anyone on this list. It just looks like there aren't that many
> options for a complete solution. A couple hosted solutions and
> roll-your-own solutions are pretty complex. To be fair, it sounds like for
> groupware there aren't many standards used across all platforms.
>
> As a matter of fact, the one platform that tends to be universally usable
> is Exchange ActiveSync, but I guess you have to license the protocol for
> that from Microsoft so it's not a very open-source friendly protocol.
>
> *sigh*
>
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Theron Conrey <theron at conrey.org> wrote:
>
>> bit late to the show, but this reader is great for giving to people
>> thinking about running their own mail servers:
>> https://www.linode.com/docs/email/running-a-mail-server
>>
>> -theron
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Brian Broughton <Brian at broughtonhome.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have used\tried Zimbra, the open or free version is finicky. I had
>>> nothing but trouble getting the mail client working on Outlook as
>>> advertised. First it would work, sync up then fail. But its web mail
>>> interface worked, worked well. In addition on version 3.4 and 3.5 the
>> samba
>>> module would constantly crash bring down the domain and associated
>> elements
>>> such as logging in, shared directories, etc. Think of it as MS domain
>> with
>>> crashing AD.
>>>
>>>   I would argue based on my experience it is not an excellent choice, at
>>> least the free version as it is cutting edge and buggy. Support is hit or
>>> miss in the forums, depending on the scope of the problem you can get
>> good
>>> help to no help.
>>>
>>>   Lastly I was running it on a PC that is 6 years old with an early MSI MB
>>> and a AMD based x64 single core processor and 4 GB of RAM, ran just fine
>>> with no issues related to the hardware.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>   From: "Matt" <matt at itwannabe.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 1:41 PM
>>> To: "Central Iowa Linux Users Group" <cialug at cialug.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Mail servers (was: Hostname issue)
>>> Zimbra IS excellent from a user perspective and is very easy to set up
>> and
>>> get running. BUT, he did mention that he wanted something that could run
>> on
>>> a modest server, which Zimbra certainly is not. Three or so years ago
>>> Zimbra went from requiring at least 2GB of RAM and some minimum processor
>>> speed to requiring a 64-bit processor and 4GB of RAM (I think). At that
>>> point it went from something you could run on a modest server to
>> something
>>> that is too big for an affordable VM.
>>>
>>> Of course, "modest server" and "affordable VM" are things that are
>>> completely different for a business than they are for a home user who
>> just
>>> wants to pull all his data out of the clutches of Google.
>>>
>>> -- Matt (N0BOX)
>>>
>>>> On Nov 25, 2014, at 7:47 PM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 25 Nov 2014, Josh More wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I've often thought about ways to detangle myself from Google, simply
>> on
>>>>> the basis that I rely so much on this one vendor. However, the value
>>>>> that Google Apps provides is tough to beat. Being able to use email
>> and
>>>>> a shared calendar on my computer, tablet and phone, as well as a nice
>>>>> web GUI is great.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions for alternatives? There are hosted Exchange solutions
>>>>> which> are similar in price and feature,
>>>> Huh? Do you REALLY want everyone to barf?
>>>>
>>>> ownCloud provides all the fancy stuff, .. we use mailserv for core
>> email
>>>> servers.
>>>>
>>>> If you MUST go integrated, Zimbra is excellent.
>>>>
>>>> Any decent client (Evolution, for example) can easily provide all the
>>>> services in one UI, but all are standard so usable separately for
>>> phones,
>>>> tablets, at al.
>>>>
>>>> Lee
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