Kolab
Kolab is an open
source groupware solution. It consists of the Kolab server and a wide
variety of Kolab clients, including KDE PIM-Suite
Kontact,
Horde Webfrontend, Mozilla
Thunderbird and Mozilla
Lightning with SyncKolab extension and Microsoft Outlook
with proprietary Kolab-Connector PlugIns.
Kolab adds intelligent interaction between the components,
a web administration interface, management of free-busy lists and more.
Major components of the Kolab Server are OpenLDAP, Postfix, Cyrus IMAP,
Apache,
SASL, and OpenSSL.
It supports mixed client environments (Outlook/KDE)
because of an open storage format. Any email client
speaking standard protocols can be served.
Kolab2 Server uses the OpenPKG environment to provide a
constant base across multiple platforms and distributions.
Features include:
- Full seamless support of mixed clients environments
(Outlook, KDE,
Web etc.)
- Support for the K
Desktop Environment with Kontact
- Support for Microsoft Outlook with proprietary connector
PlugIns
- A web administration interface
- Configuration data is kept in a LDAP directory
- A global LDAP adressbook for contacts
- IMAP4rev1 as well as POP3 access to mail
- Full support for client-side PGP and S/MIME email
encryption (officially Sphinx-interoperable)
- Full support for shared calendars with IMAP ACLs
- Full support for shared contacts with IMAP ACLs
- Fully offline capable using KDE
Kontact
or Microsoft Outlook
- Support for server side resource management (e.g. rooms,
cars)
- Full support for freebusy handling
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