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Title: ZIMBRA
Post by: Jáder on September 09, 2005, 08:58:47 PM

Have anyone seen this: http://www.zimbra.com/ ?

WOW! THAT a mail/calendar interface! THAT a framework!
If you look closely you´ll see several "google" feature on it: labels/tags for example, first line of message,...

Anyone wish to try it on SME ?

Jáder

Title: ZIMBRA
Post by: duncan on September 10, 2005, 04:35:23 AM

No task,project or document management - glorified webmail. A reliance on Postfix?

Think I will stick with Open-X-change.

Title: ZIMBRA
Post by: Franco on September 10, 2005, 07:18:01 AM

Way too heavy "meu amigo brasileiro"!
I don't think I have the patience to wait the thing load, but thanks,

Title: Zimbra x Horde
Post by: Jáder on September 15, 2005, 02:03:54 AM

Hi Duncan

I agree it don´t have task ,project or document management but if everyone could learn from "glorified webmail" more people could use webmail.
Don´t have you listen comments about all webmail have no support to drag´n drop ?

Hi Stuntshell

Download the demo in flash to your computer!
http://www.zimbra.com/flash_demo/flash_demo.zip

Do you know someone from Brazil? "Way too heavy "meu amigo brasileiro"! " not a really very know expression! :)

Title: ZIMBRA
Post by: DarkMirage on September 15, 2005, 10:46:19 AM

I actually installed zimbra on sme7b2, and it failed miserably (as I expected).
Zimbra includes all it's daemons in the package which try to run on default ports, etc.
My guess is the first problem is resolving all the conflicts with SME's installed daemons.
(And after shutting all those down, it still wouldn't do much...)

Title: ZIMBRA
Post by: Franco on September 15, 2005, 03:13:41 PM

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Way too heavy

I'm talking about the application, if you download the Flash Demo as you suggest, you missed the feeling. It's way too slow, and that's what I meant when I said "heavy". You mentioned drag'n'drop on webmail, this particular app is loading entirelly via your browser and it's why it gives you that option: requires bandwidth and processing power on both ends: client and server.

...and I'm also from Brasil, we're neighbors in Poa! ;-)

Title: Zimbra on SME ? Possible ?
Post by: Jáder on September 15, 2005, 03:51:00 PM

DarkMirage

Do you like the Zimbra layout/features/feeling ?
Do you think it´s possible to have most of those working on SME or it´s wasting time ?

Thanks

Jáder

Title: ZIMBRA
Post by: DarkMirage on September 15, 2005, 04:24:21 PM

Well, I like the looks, and it's interface.
It's a bit slow/heavy, most annoying was my notebook's fan going mad during the demo...

Aside from that, I believe it's possible, but it would require a lot of work. I can think of the following first steps right now:
* Checking out the configuration/optional components of the used built-in daemons and the possibility of using the daemons present.
* Creating some kind of automagical installation
* Building a server-manager interface for administration (panel)

The first would require extensive knowledge of those daemons, and would probably take up a lot of time...

I'd suggest a poll to see who are interested, both in using and in developing..
For now, I'm sticking with Open-Xchange, and I can't say I've got much time left for such a project.

Title: ZIMBRA
Post by: nb69 on September 16, 2005, 05:32:45 AM

I love AJAX...

Very promising I think. Yes its slow now. But if more people take advantage of it, I think its a nice direction for web interfaces in general.