Kerio MailServer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
|
 WebMail in Kerio MailServer 6.2.0 |
|
| Developed by | Kerio Technologies |
| Latest release | 6.5.1 / May 12, 2008 |
| OS | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
| Genre | Groupware |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.kerio.com/kms |
Kerio MailServer is a commercial mail and groupware server developed by Kerio Technologies. It runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
Contents |
[edit] Features
Its features include encrypted access using SSL, anti-virus and anti-spam protection, native over-the-air handheld synchronization, comfortable webmail interface, connector for Microsoft Outlook and groupware features.
Administration is by a separate console application which can be run remotely. There is also a very limited web based administration facility.
Messages are stored on the server as individual files with separate index files. This contrasts with systems such as Microsoft Exchange which use a database to store messages.
The Kerio MailServer product itself utilizes several open source products, including OpenSSL, SpamAssassin, PHP, and Qt.
[edit] Supported clients
[edit] Groupware
Native support for full groupware features exists for these clients:
- Kerio WebMail, which supports Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari
- Microsoft Outlook by using Kerio Outlook Connector (both online and offline) and Kerio Synchronization Plug-in
- Microsoft Entourage on Mac OS X
- Mobile devices Windows Mobile, Palm Treo, Symbian and BlackBerry using over-the-air synchronization
- Windows Calendar on Windows Vista
- CalDAV support was added in version 6.5[1] for software, such as Mozilla Sunbird, and newer versions of Apple iCal and Apple's Address Book application.
- Support for older versions of Apple iCal and Address Book prior to Mac OS X 10.5 is provide via the Kerio iSync connector software.
[edit] Mail only
- All standard mail clients (IMAP, SMTP, POP3)
- Kerio WebMail Mini
- Kerio WebMail on mobile devices
[edit] Release history
| Version | Release date | Significant changes |
|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | November 19, 2001 | initial release |
| 5.1 | April 12, 2002 | |
| 5.5 | November 26, 2002 | Active Directory integration |
| 5.6 | March 25, 2003 | Open Directory integration |
| 5.7 | September 26, 2003 | fax plugin |
| 6.0 | July 22, 2004 | groupware features (shared calendar, contacts, tasks, etc.), MS Outlook integration using Kerio Outlook Connector, new re-vamped WebMail, new SpamAssassin engine, learning Bayesian filter, new backup and recovery, migration tool from MS Exchange, SMTP routing for multi-location deployments, new non-commercial blacklists |
| 6.1 | July 18, 2005 | WebMail mini, support for Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger), Kerio Synchronization Plug-in for Outlook, contact synchronization with Apple Address Book, support for Apple iCal, improved and enhanced anti-spam filtering, Sender Policy Framework, HTML editor in new mail composer in WebMail, free/busy dialog in WebMail, Web Administration interface for domain administration |
| 6.1.2 | December 15, 2005 | Added support for Entourage 2004 SP2 (11.2.1) |
| 6.2 | July 18, 2006 | Two-level spam rating, Distribution lists, Sticky Notes, antivirus plug-in for Clam AntiVirus, universal binaries on Mac OS X, visual marker to WebMail drag'n'drop |
| 6.3 | November 7, 2006 | Over-the-air synchronization with Microsoft mobile devices via ActiveSync |
| 6.4 | May 15, 2007 | Support for Windows Vista and Outlook 2007, Windows Calendar synchronization, more ActiveSync devices, iSync connector, BlackBerry support via NotifyLink, DataViz's RoadSync client |
| 6.4.1 | July 24, 2007 | Added synchronization with Apple iPhone |
| 6.4.1 | August 7, 2007 | Kerio MailServer virtual appliance |
| 6.4.2 | November 27, 2007 | Support for Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard) and Safari 3 |
| 6.5 | February 19, 2008 | Kerio Outlook Connector with offline mode. CalDAV support. |
