[Users] February 18, 2020 Zeta Alliance Conference Call Summary

[Randy Leiker]

Hello Zeta Alliance Community, 

Here is a summary of this week’s conference call. A few brief reminders: 


    * Conference calls are every Tuesday and open to all using either the FreeConferenceCall.com VoIP app or via a dial-in number: [ https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/zetalliance | https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/zetalliance ] 
    * Each week’s call agenda can be found at: [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uUUDJpwp2CAylU6lxtbEdVcUX_qSbciyes6gLTWw2fY/edit | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uUUDJpwp2CAylU6lxtbEdVcUX_qSbciyes6gLTWw2fY/edit ] 
    * A copy of each week’s summary is also posted to the Zimbra Forum: 
        * January 2020: [ https://forums.zimbra.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=67572 | https://forums.zimbra.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=67572 ] 
        * February 2020: [ https://forums.zimbra.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=67726 | https://forums.zimbra.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=67726 ] 
    * Constructive feedback on these call summaries is always welcome. 

February 18, 2020 Conference Call Summary 

8.8.15 Patch 7 Is Now Available 
Cine reported that the new patch includes 2 security patches, a variety of fixes, and a new version of the Zimbra Docs Server. In this patch, Zimbra Connect data has been migrated out of the Zimbra MariaDB to an HSQL instance. For more details, refer to: https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Releases/8.8.15/P7 

Zimbra Drive 
Noah P. asked if anyone had recommendations for client apps that could be used with Zimbra Drive. Cine said that no client apps are currently available for Zimbra Drive, as it is intended to be a replacement for Zimbra Briefcase. Cine also said there is a tool available (https://zimbra.github.io/adminguide/latest/#_briefcase_migration) to migrate Briefcase data for each user mailbox to Zimbra Drive, which supports the use of Zimbra HSM, making its storage more flexible than Briefcase. Zimbra Drive also supports setting a separate quota for uploading large user files, as compared to a lower quota that can be independently set for uploading attachments for email messages. 

Zimbra Drive Compared To Zimbra Open Drive 
There was a discussion about the differences between Zimbra Drive and Zimbra Open Drive. Cine said that Zimbra Drive is currently the focus of development, but that Zimbra Open Drive remains available too. Zimbra Open Drive relies on storing files on a separate Nextcloud/ownCloud server, while Zimbra Drive use the same storage space as the Zimbra mailbox store. While Zimbra Drive does not have a client app available, Zimbra Open Drive can be used with any of the available Nextcloud/ownCloud apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. Randy L. mentioned that many other WebDAV client apps can be used with Open Drive too. Noah P. reported that he had some limited success in the past using a WebDAV client app with Zimbra Briefcase in the past, but that it was often too unreliable for production purposes. Zimbra Drive has no WebDAV support. Additionally Zimbra Docs Server is designed to only work with Zimbra Drive. It was also mentioned that the Zimbra product page for Zimbra Drive (https://www.zimbra.com/email-server-software/zimbra-drive/) incorrectly says that it supports “a complete file sync” between devices, when in fact this feature is not available. 

Upcoming New In Mail Zimlet Version 
Leo V., who presented the IM Mail service in last week’s call, said that a new version of the IM Mail Zimlet (https://zimbra.org/extend/items/view/immail---messaging-and-collaboration-for-zimbra) is expected to be released next week. The next version will include new features for video conferencing and task management. 

Synacor and Qumu Merger 
Marc G. asked for the thoughts of everyone on the call about the Qumu & Synacor merger. Randy L. said he was cautiously optimistic about the merger and hoped that Zimbra would be able to continue making good progress on improving the core Zimbra product, while avoiding the risks of becoming distracted with the merger, as was observed during the earlier Telligent, VMware, and Yahoo mergers. John H. said that the Qumu merger brings added capabilities to Synacor as a whole, and not just Zimbra. He also said that while there are some overlapping resources in HR and IT, that the combined companies are expected to help Synacor gain additional economies of scale. 

Zimbra 9 
Noah P. asked about the future Zimbra road map for both Zimbra 9 and Zimbra X. Zimbra 9 will have a new integration with Zoom, Slack, and Dropbox, along with a new React-based UI, and a new Zimlet UI. Like Zimbra 8, version 9 will continue to support on-premise deployments of Zimbra. The Zimbra 9 back-end uses the same back-end as Zimbra 8 and is about 85% the same codebase. The new React-based UI, which was originally intended to launch with Zimbra X, was added to Zimbra 9 to make it available for Zimbra administrators to roll out sooner, as compared to waiting for Zimbra X. The React UI is currently targeted for improving the experience for end users, while the administrative Zimbra UI remains the same as found in version 8. More information about Zimbra X’s new back-end, which relies on containers for micro-segmentation of Zimbra services, will be forthcoming at a future date. 


Randy Leiker ( randy at skywaynetworks.com ) 
Skyway Networks, LLC 
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