Zarafa - ebox

[mjmos]

Changeset 18238 - First working version of the Zarafa module.

Does this mean ebox is gonna use zarafa ?

If yes, does ebox 2.0 get it.

Let's hope so !

[J. A. Calvo]

 It's only a proof of concept at the moment. But yes, we hope some day it could turn into another of the official eBox modules If you are interested in that module do not hesitate to help testing and improving. We look forward to receiving feedback! :-)

[mjmos]

What steps do i take to test this?

[jsalamero]

The module it's in early stages of development, but I'll try to make an alpha release soon. In the meanwhile, I would like to know your opinion on which features should this module configure on Zarafa because at the moment it only does LDAP user integration.

[mjmos]

Maybe there are some other interesting parts. Backup mysql database.

If it's possible to choose zarafa or groupware(i think) at the installation of ebox it would be great.

I have a ebox 1.5/zarafa 6.40 running. Just to test the combination. And it's great to create users in ebox and use them in zarafa webaccess and outlook (Maybe z-push also,  for mobile connection)

[mjmos]

Forgot to mension. I don't used your scripts/source. I just changed some config files for zarafa.

[kuntergunt]

This looks very interesting to me. I have eBox running on one machine and zarafa on an ozther one. I would like to combine them on one box and also integrate users with ldap.

What I would like to have in a first step:
manage users with multiple email addresses
manage groups and memberships

I hope this module makes it's way into the official set of modules.

[kuntergunt]

Just forgot to mention: I will help you in testing this module by the time you have a first alpha ready. (Or even earlier if you need help)

[lucaspr]

Maybe there are some other interesting parts. Backup mysql database.

If it's possible to choose zarafa or groupware(i think) at the installation of ebox it would be great.

I have a ebox 1.5/zarafa 6.40 running. Just to test the combination. And it's great to create users in ebox and use them in zarafa webaccess and outlook (Maybe z-push also,  for mobile connection)

Would you mind explaining how you did it?

I am too very interrested in this combination. Just for my own use (as a test server) but from that to a company with about 5 - 8 employees. To replace the Win SBS 2003 machine.

Would be great if I got it up and running!

I already saw another topic about this (LDAP configuration) and I replied in jet another topic (about combining Ebox en Zarafa).

For testing purposes wouldn't it be nice to have a howto?

[lucaspr]

Ok, so I did manage to get Zarafa working with eBox LDAP config.

With the help of this forum of course! Bjorn (I think, can't recall the name, but I hope I'm right!) posted a little 'howto' or half of it! I wrote down what I did so I should be able to produce a little howto. Just covered the basics, manage to use the LDAP of eBox for resolution of users.

my next step:
- integrate/import the zarafa schema into the eBox LDAP
- enable mail (would be nice   )

and then later on I would like (something I can't do):

- integrate it with eBox. I would like to help, but I think I can go no further as testing, because I'm not a programmer!  

Is there any interrest in my howto?    

[jsalamero]

As the integration with LDAP is already done, would be great if you contributed configuration templates to make ebox-zarafa and ebox-mail work together.

[lucaspr]

Integration is already done? ohw.. I see I didn't search enough  

I'll install (or try to) the module and see where and how i can help!


Well ok, this might sound like a dump question.. But I can't find the answer....

How do I install your eBox-zarafa module? (Turned out I did not have all the developer tools available on my system! Like build-essential, automake, m4....)

But now I have configured things in such a way that I am able to authenticate users through LDAP

And I'm able to send and 'receive' (which is in my case only internal mail, external requires fetchmail which can be configured through the UserCorner, which gives me an error..... :-() mail. Although I did this in a bit of a dirty way.

I've edited usr/share/ebox/stubs/mail/master.cf.mas:
.......................
scache    unix  -       -       -       -       1       scache

dovecot unix    -       n       n       -       -       pipe
 flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/bin/zarafa-dagent ${user}


#
# ====================================================================
# Interfaces to non-Postfix software. Be sure to examine the manual
.......................

I've also edited usr/share/ebox/stubs/mail/main.cf.mas:

.......................
smtp_helo_name = <% $mailname %>
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases

alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
local_recipient_maps = proxy:unix:passwd.byname $alias_maps
mailbox_command = /usr/bin/zarafa-dagent "$USER"
mailbox_transport = zarafa:
zarafa_destination_recipient_limit = 1

relayhost = <% $relay %>
.......................


And I tested this config, only to find out I made a typo (cut&paste error :-))
This is (OFF COURSE) incorrect:   flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=argv=/usr/bin/zarafa-dagent ${user}

Changed in:
  flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/bin/zarafa-dagent ${user}

[jsalamero]

Your configuration doesn't allow to send email using authenticated SMTP, and we would like to keep the current ebox-mail configuration with virtual domains. This way, you could select which of your virtual domains want to assign to Zarafa. I will keep you posted on the Zarafa development status.

[lucaspr]

Thanx for keeping me posted! I've tried another server (SME Server) for now, but installing Zarafa on that is as hard as installing it in eBox.

I am reading the development docs on this site, which will (hopfully ) improve my inputs. But for now I'm contributing my thoughts! Maybe dumb sometimes... but maybe there's a point in it, but it needs a lot of adjustment to actually work.

I'll try and update the configs for this. I am reading a lot lately about postfix. 

[Svein Wisnaes]

It would be interesting to see what of the groupware systems that has more functions and especially connectivity in the free version.

Zarafa seems to have serious limitations on the free version. What about the others?