Thanks for pointers Diane. Indeed Zimbra has calendaring, and it is an important feature. I use it because when I was using a google calendar I seemed to get emails related to my calendar content. Since medical appointments get put on calendars, this isn't something I regard as a positive feature. Zimbra also has (I don't use it) something called Briefcase that is a form of storage with some sort of security. I should probably learn more, but not sure it's worth the effort if things will change, though recently there seems to be less pressure. Maybe Zimbra is staying open, or at least a usable version is. I'm sure a big issue is migration. A lot of NCF folk are still POP users, a lot (including me and Mary) use the calendar, though only occasionally look at the Zimbra webmail, and I'm guessing many use the Briefcase. Change is a source of unhappiness. Best, J On 2023-08-05 14:59, Dianne Skoll wrote:
On Sat, 5 Aug 2023 13:16:20 -0400 J C Nash <profjcnash [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> wrote:- engaging with Linux-Ottawa participants in discussions to help NCF select email software as Zimbra is going to become proprietary. NCF would prefer open source, but needs a solution well-suited to very non-tech users.I assume by this they mean SMTP/IMAP/POP3 software and not mailing list software? I can't imaging people would have difficulty with Postfix as the MTA, Dovecot or Cyrus IMAP as the IMAP server, and some decent webmail package like Roundcube as the Webmail setup... at least, not any more difficulty than they'd likely have with Zimbra. IMO, the weak link is calendaring. I'm not sure if Zimbra offers this, but open-source solutions tend to be weak in this area. Regards, Dianne. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
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