Re: [PLUG] CalDAV server on linux

["Lee H. Marzke" <lee@marzke.net>]

I've been using a hosted Zimbra provider for years,  and it does email/calandar/addressbook/Active sync
on Win/Lin/Android / iPhone, etc.    This just works without any hassle but does retail for around
$20/user/month.

Years ago I tried using all the open source calendaring solutions, CalDAV, etc. and/or email but
nothing worked,  and basically wasted hours of my time.    The thing is, Active Sync is the only
product that seems to work in a reliable way across all devices ( because so many people use Exchange) , so
using a product with ActiveSync just works.

For a company $20/month/user is so cheap you should be jumping.  Note that corporate features such
as legal archive/hold and trash retention can also be added  - and if your using open source I'm not sure
how you comply with any of those legal requirements.   Of course that isn't a problem until your company is part
of a legal action,  but by then it's too late to add a hold because users or corp officers delete email.
Note that the IT person may be responsible for keeping email from being deleted even by officers - ask your
corp counsel. 

Legal hold provide archiving of all users email for the time provide in your corp policies.   This way users email
is preserved even if they delete it themselves.  If your company is notified of a pending legal action and you don't prevent
users from deleting messages, your company is likely in much more trouble.

Most small companies are completely un-prepared for the legal holds required of email, etc.  Corporate
wide search is also available so you can provide that search tool to your legal team to pair down the amount of
emails provided.

Much better to only provide emails requested,  then provide ALL of them.

Note I don't do the legal stuff myself, I just have an attorney in the family that I've discussed email requirements
at length, and it seems only the large companies really understand this.   I do encourage
small companies I deal with to setup email archiving and search up front so it can be used when required.

Lee

PS: If your willing to provide your own support to users,  you might be able to get  reseller account
and provide this hosted service to internal users at much less than the pricing above.   You can talk to 
me off-list for more info.



----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Helledy" <gregsonh@gra-inc.com>
> To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 3:03:24 PM
> Subject: [PLUG] CalDAV server on linux

> Our company needs a calendaring system.  Our hosting provider includes
> the Horde suite, with its "Kronolith" server, in our service.
> Unfortunately, due to a long-standing bug which has been marked
> resolved, it's really not usable for us.
> (If someone sends you an emailed invitation to an event, and you accept
> using a mail client (like Thunderbird), instead of simply adding the
> event to your calendar and replying that you will attend, Kronolith will:
> 1.  Send out a cancellation notice to every recipient of the invitation
> 2.  Create an identical event with you as the organizer on your calendar
> 3.  Send out an invitation to the new event to every recipient
> https://bugs.horde.org/ticket/13664
> 
> I have tried setting up Baikal (http://sabre.io/baikal/) on our server,
> but the configuration of Apache is not automatic and I'm obviously
> missing some detail.  I can log in to the admin interface, add users,
> etc. and add the calendar to the client, but events created never get
> onto the server--the CalDAV communications simply don't go.
> 
> So, my choices seem to be:
> -find another calendar server application that doesn't require much
> config to get working
> -find a professional CalDAV hosting provider, who uses something other
> than Horde
> 
> The latter is tricky in that it's usually bundled with email, which is a
> fairly expensive service to provide well (dealing with spam, etc.) so
> they have to charge $10-$20 per month per user.
> 
> If anyone has any recommendations for either software or a reliable
> hosting provider willing to offer just calendars, please drop me a note.
> 
> Thanks,
> --
> Greg Helledy
> GRA, Incorporated
> P:  +1 215-884-7500
> F:  +1 215-884-1385
> www.gra.aero
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