Zimbra Collaboration Suite

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Ok lets begin with the good. Zimbra is a suite that comes with the basic calendar, contact list and the ability to create tasks. It allows you to set reminders, tasks and appointments and share them with coworkers quickly. This is perhaps the best features of this software. It is a relatively simple program without all the bells and whistles of the beast known as Outlook. It is the simplicity of this software and security that makes it ideal for our company. We have just migrated to Zimbra and the roll out for the most part was successful. One thing I absolutely love about Zimbra is the ability to set it up in Outlook. This gives me the collaboration within my team using Zimbra and the features I've come to love in Outlook.

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If you are use to the larger and more powerful collaboration suite known as Office 365, you'll be a bit disappointed with Zimbra. Zimbra is not going to search for you, talk for you or keep your emails forever. What you'll find is a simple program that allows you to collaborate with your coworkers and management without the bells and whistles. It can be a disappointment if you're use to a larger suite. Communication is limited to just responding to an email, and emails are set to a 30 day retention limit. You can use a "Zimlet" to capture and save emails however. As stated above being able to incorporate Zimbra into Outlook is a way to overcome some of the limitations of Zimbra.

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It is based on Linux, it can do SSO sign-on with Active Directory, as well as most LDAP based authentication directory services. The web mail is full featured, not a light client. They provide both ActiveSync and CalDAV/CardDAV access, which is important for us as a design company using mostly Mac computers.

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The software itself is great. My only issue was for the few times I needed to reach out to Zimbra/Synacor's support, the response time was a bit slow (1-2 days). I assume if this had been an outage and had called in rather than only email my request, I would've received a faster response.

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We used Zimbra in our institution for a few years as a secure main site for emails and virtual meetings. What I like the most about it is that it is comprehensive and offers calendars, contacts, tasks and tools for collaboration.

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As we used Zimbra in a school environment it did not feel very user friendly and was a little difficult to operate. Administratively, it was more expensive than other available suites for schools.

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With Zimbra Collaboration Suite you can share your calendars with your colleagues.

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Zimbra Collaboration Suite takes a lot of resources on the server, so it requires a recent server.

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The tool is very friendly and easy to use both via the web and locally.

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Zimbra works very well, but it needs to catch up with Google, for example with cloud storage, etc.

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For an admin, it really gives much fine grained controls in configuration and setup and before cloud emails were affordable, it was unbeatable in its offerrings of collaboration features. Its contact management is also great.

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The interface is unfriendly, to setup and manage is also quite a task and support is not all that. The features are also quite outdated.

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The most I like in Zimbra is:
1. Faster Deliverability of Emails in real time
2. Can add Email Signature to all our emails
3. Can send Events/Meetings Invites
4. User Responsive in design and lite speed software
5. Can use Out of Office option if you're in leave and send automatic responsive email to them
6. Can Import/Backup all emails/contacts with a single click
7. Can search through all our emails by using search options
8. There is an inbuilt Calendar for our quick meetings lookup in it

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Hmm.. At Present, there's no cons or least liked about this software as I have been using it from past 2 years and going with the same speed till now :)

Vorteile

The biggest advantage offered by Zimbra Collaboration Suite is the ability to communicate with other users by integrating various tools such as email, contact book, task planning and calendar in a single software and with a very simple interface.

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Although Zimbra Collaboration Suite is a great software, sometimes it presents operating problems that are resolved by closing and opening the browser from where you work. Another aspect to improve is the design of the interface from the aesthetic point of view. It's simple but unattractive to look at.

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1. Specially the optimized nature of it to work on limited or lower network connectivity like VPN,

2. Cost effective and Opensource nature.

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User Interface was laggy sometimes. It has sort of older look and feel compared to other open source email collaboration products.

Sometimes it was not able to filter junk mails effectively compared microsoft exchange service.

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What I like most about the Zimbra Collaboration Suite is that it groups several services in a single package. To have a list of contacts, a tool to plan activities, a calendar and most importantly: email service, covers all my needs at a professional level. It has been the best investment that has been made in the institution where I have been working for several years.

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I really do not find major flaws in this software. For a low price I think it covers very well the needs that can be presented to us in an office to keep communications.

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We decide to use Zimbra Collaboration Suite for testing functions and for use email system on production platform.

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Some functions are not documented properly

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It is a very stable platform. Its functionality is comparable to other mail service platforms. It is intuitive, it integrates quickly with existing platforms. Using the ActiveSync protocol allows communication in real time, the emails are "push mail" on all devices. You can share and centralize contact information and calendars within the same application. The service configuration options for each email account are quite broad, allowing users with different profiles. The account management console is very simple and easy to understand. I think the "My Maletin" service is a good concept, it allows you to share documents within the same space of the user's account.

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The detailed values of the accounts and specific settings are not available in the administration console. The most complex configurations must be done via command line. The update processes are complex, since they must be done in a controlled environment, because they can produce an error and place the entire service offline. The internal DNS configuration processes are done by command line. User logs should be searched by command line, when they should be available in the web interface query services. There is no way for the graphical administration interface to see the emails that are arriving and which is coming out, for purposes of tracking any particular activity with a user, it is difficult to do so quickly.

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To my mind, it is great that Zimbra gives an opportunity to share a calendar among colleagues and customers. It helps us to share all important data and meetings at any time. Another plus is a simple and user-friendly design. It is perfect both for qualified users and people who use it for the first time. And of course, emailing itself is on the top-level. It is easy to customize and make the necessary changes. Zimbra is an open source software with an opportunity to send emails, keep contacts, and make notes in the calendar. This service is perfect for remote work because I can keep an eye on everything and be sure, that everyone knows what they need to do.

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I am convinced that Zimbra has more advantages than disadvantages. However, there are some issues to fix. Firstly, filters are hard to use and understand, because they aren’t flexible at all. Secondly, the software itself is quite hard to operate. Despite all pluses, the service still demands some basic IT skills. Thirdly, there might be some problems with data export and back up, because the software depends on servers.

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Zimbra was easy to use once you mastered learning how to use it.

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I had no complaints about using this software. I would continue using it but it is no longer an option

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- searching is great (as I remember it can search even inside archives)
- good localization
- intuitive UI/UX

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- complicated backup flow
- lack of mails management rules
- lack of features in the mobile version

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Easy to use. Available to access anywhere. Fast organization and sharing. Integrates with several other tools.

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The web application works very well. The application for mobile devices has some flaws, among them, the loading of some thumbnails of the files that take a while.

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The email function was very easy to use, and it was simple to indicate when an email was high priority.

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The date transfer abilities was awful. Files took ages to upload, and the account had a very limited quota which meant that you couldn't use it to store documents.

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The easy and straightforward user interface make managing email clear. Can effectively classificate emails and local storing them.

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There is no way to export mail to back up them or to use them in another email client software. Must use the online server to extract mail to another software.

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Ability to mimic Exchange perfectly (even Outlook thinks this is Exchange)

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You need very good support for complex deployment

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I like that the layout can give me a full range of scheduling cababilities. It helps to be able to have different days laid out on the sheet for one person and that I can go back and forth. The layout makes sense for keeping people organized and aware of what is happening next on their calendar. I also like that I can easily flow between one person's agenda and the next rather than having everyone's schedule on one calendar and having color coordination. I think Zimbra is much simpler in that way.

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I can't say that there's anything I dislike about it so far. It has been easy to use for our purposes.

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It's nice to have the entire company on the same (non-google) calendar and email.

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The server-side email filters aren't robust enough and setting them up is not very user friendly.

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You get all the collaboration features through any web browser, no need to install plugins or clients, available everywhere you need it even with low speed connections

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Calendar and tasks need and additional software to sync on android phones, it would be great to have a zimbra product for that function

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I liked the fact that one can run it on a browser, making it compatible with any operating system. Email categorization with folders makes it easier to organize correspondence than Google mail.

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It is somewhat unpolished and could produce strange from-end errors, but besides that there is not much to complain.

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Responsive support. Nice interface. It’s also very easy to administer many users. Easy to make group and user aliases.

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Interface is nice but dated. Not much UI customization other than a few colors. You can get many email bounce backs and your emails can end up in client’s junk mail because the server isn’t really trusted by other email servers like the big guys such as Microsoft and Google.

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This is a very simple user friendly product which I used only for email communication purposes. The product loads very quickly and provide you with standard email functionalities. Ideal for a company who is not heavily dependent on email communication in my POV.

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We had this implemented some years ago. Therefore, the product could be much better now. Back then w had storage issues which I believe had something to do with the package our company has purchased.

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1) Can be accessed through any browser like Chrome, Firefox, Edge etc..
2) Can be accessed through Personal Computer and Mobile
3) Inbox folders, addresses, contacts, tasks, calender scheduling dates can be shared among multiple users
4) Can schedule group meetings with a specific date and time using calenders
5) Personal tasks can be assigned or tasks can be assigned in groups. The progress of the task can be specified and the works to do further in regards to the task can also be specified.
6) A specified directory called brief case is available to store our files.
7) Zimlets are available to make the conversations between end to end users in a more formal, more interactive way.
8) Tags can be used to filter out the incoming mails that is to be called out in a particular category.

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I didn't find any Cons. I find the working of this software Swift and smooth with no time lags while loading the incoming mails.

Vorteile

La meilleure caractéristique de Zimbra est qu'il s'agit d'un logiciel open source doté de grandes capacités de communication, de messagerie et de calendrier. L'utilisation est intuitive, je peux envoyer des pièces jointes facilement. Vous pouvez trouver l'adresse électronique d'un collègue en tapant simplement son nom. J'apprécie vraiment l'option de filtres dans des répertoires pour les mails pas trop utiles.

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Comme point négatif, je peux dire qu'il n'y a pas beaucoup de documentation sur l'outil ou, quand il y en a, elle est ancienne.

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Ho usato Zimbra in azienda per quattro anni prima di passare a Microsoft 365. Ho apprezza l’interfaccia web chiara e pulita, che non richiedeva alcuna installazione client, con la possibilità di accedere via cloud e con estrema velocità all’intero archivio di posta, molto utile nelle ricerche di messaggi datati.

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L’aspetto negativo era proprio l’esistenza della sola interfaccia web e la difficoltà di impostare l’account sui programmi di posta elettronica più diffusi sui dispositivi mobili e soprattutto sui Mac. Questo rendeva molto complesso l’utilizzo di agende condivise con gli utenti Apple.

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It's cost-effective, secure and helps to avoid spam. Easy back and restore facility. Helps create calenders

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Zimbra has no function to recall emails sent accidentally.

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open source nella sua versione community, la configurazione è semplice

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sconsigliato per le realtà aziendali piuttosto grandi perchè mancano molti strumenti di collaborazione che aiutano di molto

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It is a very secure gmail like e-mail collaboration suite. It works as if your company is running all the features of gmail without the price tag. It is awesome when proerly configured

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Very difficult to install. You would need a professional installation to get the Zimbra to run efficiently on your Server

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Documents can be shared instantly.
We can use Zimbra desktops to obtain Zimbra experience. Sync your Google, Yahoo!, and Outlook calendars.
Zimbra is a BSP hosting partner because of its flexible deployment and virtualization readiness. Vmware Vsphere and KVM hypervisors are also fully supported.
In addition, unlike other email companies, Zimbra's technology never locks me out.

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- Setting up the setup server is a little tricky for system administrators; it necessitates linux administrator knowledge.

- When one service fails, it can affect others, particularly LDAP services.

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Its scale-able, robust, secure and low cost. Based on Postfix and other opensource packages it provides good emailing solution. All the included packages are thoroughly tested before included in release. With most of the world going to cloud for email for the organizations need low cost yet secure and scale-able on premise mailing solution Zimbra is a good option. It has very good Web base UI which is very easy to use. There is no performance issues. Visibility with logs is very good . Zimlets are very cool features you can add on

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The support is a bit so so maybe because of change of so many owners of the company. The web ui can use skin option to make it look and feel like different email platform in the market, e.g. if someone is use to outlook or gmail ui then a them/skin could provide that

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A really fluid, convenient, fast and efficient management of email accounts. They have a plan for small businesses, the kickstart, which is perfect for those who have few boxes under management. The assistance is kind, punctual and courteous and their salesmen are very good.

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Often the software from some problem, does not recognize the installed license and may have unwelcome starting settings.

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Its an open source server for email and web client which is designed for browser based interface.I can say its really cheap compare to other email servers. It helps you to create calendars, create backup of important file and also easy document storage. The compatibility with multiple devices and browser is the best feature of Zimbra.

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Sometimes we get bugs when any new update comes to fix that they really take long time which is the only drawback that i feel till now.

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* I agree with the following points:
1- The general presentation menu is quite friendly to the eye., as well as its versatility to be used in cell phones.
2- I like the easy installation and the web administrative console which can be used for many admin tasks. The Desktop app is great and easy to use.

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* I agree with the following points:
1- Sometimes there are some glitches in Zimbra, but in most cases clearing cache and restarting browser helps to solve them.
2- Hard to customize the installation, lost data when I needed to migrate to another server. The API uses XML-RPC which is not easy to use, JSON is a lot easier.

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1. Open Source - Easy to Configure, Less capital needed, less memory Consuming and Secure
2. simplicity - the user interface is very friendly no need to introduce people on how to use it.
3. Functionality - availability of important basic functions like Calendar, Document Storage and mail backup is already there and is very easy to use .
4. ease - can be configured according to business requirements and use
5. Stability

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1. Can Include many functionalities and add ons.
2. Hard to configure shared mailboxes and DL's
3. Cannot handle huge data and less storage space
4. GUI can be much improved

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It is an economic software and very comfortable to work with. It is an easily accessible platform capable of integrating the most demanded requirements in an institution such as: mail, contacts, shared calendar and online documents. It is quite practical.

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It is not the best option to integrate to mobile devices. I think it has several limitations when it comes to entering the Zimbra from a smart phone when compared to running on a desktop computer.

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It has a very intuitive interface that makes this software an easy tool to use. In the same way its installation is very simple. Account with contacts, chat and tasks in addition to their email service. It is available for several platforms. It is accessible in terms of price

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One aspect to improve is the interface design. I think it's somewhat antiquated if we compare it with other software of this type in the market.

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It has been very adaptable to the needs of my company because it is open source

It has been widely accepted by end users due to the application of web standards, which gives the user more reliability in the system.

The administration interface has been very simple and functional when creating users, groups and requirements

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The information filtering tools and emails have many details that have to be improved.

The modules for the users themselves to change the password of their account have some problems.

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Zimbra is our email manager. Our team uses it daily to send and receive emails, it is a very productive solution for internal and external communication. What I like the best about Zimbra are its splendid storage volume and the mobile version. Our colleague has access to emails even when they are traveling or away from the office.
Also, it is easy to manage for us and supports all the major platforms. Zimbra is fast and convenient.

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The Mobile Version of Zimbra can really use an upgrade, we can only send messages and cannot attach files. I'm hoping Zimbra would upgrade their phone app very soon.

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I met Zimbra when in one of my jobs they demanded the use of free software, which I thought was wonderful, I could not participate in the configuration of the service, however my support colleagues did it without knowing anything about the tool, following the manuals and the broad community that it has; the installation was a success, the next step was to provide users with their mail and a brief explanation of its use, but it really was not necessary since the tool was so intuitive that there was not someone who could not use it, we were all delighted with that we could access our mail from any device with Internet access, be able to schedule calendars and meetings, share email folders with other people, synchronize with any email client.

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Few disadvantages you can have of a product like this, perhaps for those who managed the service could be somewhat complicated at the beginning, but not impossible to manage, since there was no interruption of the service at any time.

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One of Zimbra's positive aspects is that it offers e-mail, calendar, contact book and tasks in a single software, so I should not install other applications to enjoy these tools. Its interface is simple, facilitating its use for anyone who uses this program for the first time.

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I believe that it has limitations when it is handled from smartphones if it is compared with its operation from desktop computers. From the aesthetic point of view it could improve its interface.

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It is a basic e-mail system, quick, easy, great way to keep in touch with your staff.

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it looks old, could look better, needs to be updated. I do wish it could handle e-mails with larger files. Desktop notification would be a great addon.

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I love the security Zimbra offers while still having the same look and feel of other familiar email clients. My team and I use Zimbra for email and scheduling meetings. It is very easy to use and an easy switch for any team looking for a more private solution to large teams wanting to collaborate via email. The themes are also a very nice feature (I use Carbon).

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I can't think of any cons. It is a very simple email and calendar management system.

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Semplice da utilizzare con funzionalità basic

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Funzione di ricerca non performante. Notifiche migliorabili. Grafica datata

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The open source nature of a sophisticated multi-node email server can't be matched. Free??? This is great.

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There is a high technological bar. One must be conversant with LDAP and understand how to make that run to properly implement the server. It is not for the faint of heart technologically.

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Easy to organize things. I like the way you can tag and create a note for yourself

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Sometimes it lags, maybe because I use browser based rather than the dextop app

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The desktop app was not bad, it did have some limitations. Syncing always seemed to take a while. It visually functions similar to outlook.

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The add-ons and features were tricky to use. At the time, it did not have a mobile platform. The web version was clunky.