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Z-Push with Zimbra and HTML Support (view source)
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Z-Push v1 wasn't intended to support emails with HTML content, that's expected in v2 (currently in beta), however there is an Active Sync 12.1 branch of Z-Push v1 that can be used (officially its not of a production standard, but it does work very well, so well some have commented that its better than the inbuilt AS support available in [http://www.zimbra.com/products/zimbra-collaboration-suite.html Zimbra Network Edition]). | Z-Push v1 wasn't intended to support emails with HTML content, that's expected in v2 (currently in beta), however there is an Active Sync 12.1 branch of Z-Push v1 that can be used (officially its not of a production standard, but it does work very well, so well some have commented that its better than the inbuilt AS support available in [http://www.zimbra.com/products/zimbra-collaboration-suite.html Zimbra Network Edition]). | ||
In order to get fuller integration between Zimbra and Z-Push requires the use of a specific Zimbra backend, which is currently written/championed by a Zimbra forum member who goes by the name of liverpoolfcfan, who deservers a lot of respect and praise for all | In order to get fuller integration between Zimbra and Z-Push requires the use of a specific Zimbra backend, which is currently written/championed by a Zimbra forum member who goes by the name of liverpoolfcfan, who deservers a lot of respect and praise for all his efforts. In order to support HTML email a special version of the backend has been written. | ||
All the information for the procedure below was gleamed from http://www.zimbra.com/forums/mobility/26536-z-push-zimbra-backend-push-email-contacts-appointments-tasks.html, its a mammoth thread, but you can search just that thread. If you run into problems, search it, it's unlikely you've found a new problem, but in case you have, you can always post a question there. | All the information for the procedure below was gleamed from http://www.zimbra.com/forums/mobility/26536-z-push-zimbra-backend-push-email-contacts-appointments-tasks.html, its a mammoth thread, but you can search just that thread. If you run into problems, search it, it's unlikely you've found a new problem, but in case you have, you can always post a question there. | ||
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== Procedure == | == Procedure == | ||
This will get you up and running so you can sync your mobile device to your Zimbra server using Active-Sync, complete with proper HTML emails. It doesn't include setting up provisioning, which is the AS feature that enhances security by providing a mechanism to remote wipe your devices, enforce storage encryption etc. See the forum thread above if you want to know how to set it up. | This will get you up and running so you can sync your mobile device to your Zimbra server using Active-Sync, complete with proper HTML emails. It doesn't include setting up provisioning, which is the AS feature that enhances security by providing a mechanism to remote wipe your devices, enforce storage encryption etc. See the forum thread above if you want to know how to set it up. | ||
'''It's not recommended that you try to run Z-Push on the same server as Zimbra.''' It is possible, but will require you to hack your Zimbra installation, and performing a Zimbra upgrade will probably break Z-Push. | |||
The following procedure assumes that you have a web-server that's accessible from the internet. Mine is an [http://httpd.apache.org/ Apache2] webserver, running on [http://releases.ubuntu.com/lucid/ Ubuntu 10.04 LTS], therefore any references to commands, paths, etc, will have come from that set-up. | The following procedure assumes that you have a web-server that's accessible from the internet. Mine is an [http://httpd.apache.org/ Apache2] webserver, running on [http://releases.ubuntu.com/lucid/ Ubuntu 10.04 LTS], therefore any references to commands, paths, etc, will have come from that set-up. | ||