I run the open source version, so it is free. I'm still working on various customizations of it. As far as the version I use, I believe it is one of the 7.1 releases.
For me, I guess the platform isn't something different because my cable and phone companies both use Zimbra already. The key will be in how I leverage it with my existing services for business users. http://www.zimbra.com/products/secure-email-anti-spam.html ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 1/9/2012 8:52 AM, Paolo Di Francesco wrote: > Hi Mike > > first of all thank you for your answer. I am a WISP so I am trying to > give "something different" to my customers. The net stability is > important, and also bandwidth but I am trying to fight also with add > ons like emails etc > > Regarding Zimbra, I think I could give the "basic" thing to the > customers and then they could never know it's Zimbra. > > I am curious to know > > 1) do you use a white brand version? which version of Zimbra do you use? > 2) if it's possible, how much does it cost to you in terms of licenses > and per-user? The ideal for me would be to keep 1-2 dollars per user > per month (or even less if possible). > 3) how does anti-spam and anti-virus work? is it fully integrated into > the product? > > Thanks in advance > >> I'm still getting settled in with Zimbra. For general users, I believe >> you can dummy Zimbra down, but then you have the extra functionality for >> internal use or for up-selling to business clients.You can easily >> implement a multi-server solution for redundancy and load sharing. My >> current implementation has 7 (virtual) servers and I can easily add more >> as demand requires. It also has one of the best webmail interfaces I've >> seen. >> >> http://www.zimbra.com/learn/customer-list.html They have a wide range of >> customers, including Comcast which has 17M+ customers. >> >> Many WISPs treat email as a disease, but I fully embrace it and consider >> it to be a linchpin in attracting and maintaining valuable customers. >> >> As far as APIs go, they do have a provisioning command line utility >> http://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Bulk_Provisioning. They also have a SOAP API >> in their source code (ZimbraServer/docs/soap.txt). >> http://zimbra.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/zimbra/trunk/ZimbraServer/docs/soap.txt?revision=843&view=markup >> >> >> <http://zimbra.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/zimbra/trunk/ZimbraServer/docs/soap.txt?revision=843&view=markup> >> >> >> http://zimbra.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/zimbra/trunk/ZimbraServer/docs/soap-admin.txt?view=markup >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> On 1/9/2012 7:18 AM, Paolo Di Francesco wrote: >>> why Zimbra? >>> >>> The reason why I Asked is that it looks more like an enterprise >>> environment more than an ISP product (I hope I expressed the concept) >>> >>> The point is that maybe it's too difficult to use for an average user >>> who only wants to download the emails. >>> >>> Question: does it have any API to be "controlled" by external >>> softwares? >>> >>> Comments are welcome! >>> >>> >>>> I am moving all of my boxes to Zimbra. >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> Mike Hammett >>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>>> http://www.ics-il.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 1/8/2012 11:18 AM, Paolo Di Francesco wrote: >>>>> Dear All >>>>> >>>>> I am wondering what you are using to give email boxes to customers. >>>>> >>>>> In particular: >>>>> >>>>> 1) POP3/IMAP/SMTP, etc >>>>> 2) spam/virus filtering >>>>> 3) APIs so that it's possible to automate the processes (e.g. >>>>> email box >>>>> creation) >>>>> 4) web interface >>>>> >>>>> Any suggestion is welcome >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >>>> >>>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>>> >>> >>> >> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
