[Cialug] Mail servers (was: Hostname issue)

Tue Dec 2 22:12:26 CST 2014

Thanks, you renewed my hope. The most influential piece to that article for me was the z-push (d-push) reference. That is an open source implementation of activesync and there is a community of contributors who have created additional back-ends.

It may be possible. If I do it, I'll let you know. (it's not my top priority, I'm just checking the feasibility right now)

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> On Dec 2, 2014, at 8:58 PM, Nathan Smith <nathan.smith at rockinghamridge.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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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