Hi;

I've successfully upgraded two of my servers without any issue..Thanks Zimbra!

Went very smoothly, even more than the 6.0.7 upgrade.

The only things I had to be really careful about were a few manual customizations that were overwritten during upgrade. Viz.:

My /opt/zimbra/conf/salocal.cf.in has some custom scoring for additional RBLs. By keeping a copy of the original (pre-modification) file, I was able to confirm (using diff) that the upgrade didn't change anything in the default configuration, so I could just copy my custom file back into place. I also grep'ed the rbl addresses against /opt/zimbra/conf/spamassassin to make sure they hadn't been added to SA's default scoring during the upgrade. (If they had, I'd have adjusted or removed my custom scoring.)

/opt/zimbra/conf/clamd.conf.in needed a small modification to deal with Bug 48824 - Amavis/SA: Heuristics.Phishing.Email.SpoofedDomain not detected on delivery (see comment 8). Hopefully this will be fixed soon.

Due to the fact that ZCS 6's installation and zmschedulebackup can't write zmbackup with the --noZip option into the zimbra crontab, some manual customization was needed here, too. I found it was easiest to just do zmschedulebackup -D and then edit the crontab to add --noZip to the lines for full and incremental backups. Hopefully Bug 45634 - add noZip option to zmschedulebackup will be addressed sometime in GnR.

Otherwise, no hiccups whatsoever.

Zimbra: Integrating with @Smartsheet http://bit.ly/zsmt (definitely checkout the vid, it's pretty slick - thx @markmader)

Hi guys

Just ran this upgrade, was the most painless one yet :D
Everything seems to be running perfectly so far.

Seems I had to do less tweaking with the zimlets this time round, I'm sure previously I've had to start from scratch on zimlet settings but this time they were mainly fine. Apart from com_zimbra_ymemoticons suddenly being enabled but that's no big deal.

Keep up the great work :D

Our friends at Smartsheet have just posted a new Zimlet application tab in the Gallery that looks very promising; we have a few uses in mind already for our team and internal Zimbra deployment.  Here is a summary they kindly provided:

Manage Any Kind of Work with the Smartsheet Zimlet
Add the Smartsheet tab to your Zimbra solution and manage your projects, sales pipelines and crowdsourcing solutions as easily as you manage your Calendar.  Smartsheet puts a familiar spreadsheet-like face on a flexible work automation engine.

Integration Overview
Smartsheet is integrated with the following Zimbra features:

• Calendar - view key project dates in your Zimbra calendar or key Zimbra calendar dates in your Smartsheet project calendar
• Contacts - import Zimbra contacts into Smartsheet for streamlined sharing with colleagues and other collaborators
• Briefcase - attach files from your Zimbra Briefcase to any row in Smartsheet
• Email - receive Smartsheet notifications and reminders via email

The Smartsheet Zimlet is now available in the Zimbra Gallery.  Or watch the brief demo video below for more information.

More About Spreadsheet
Work projects often begin their life as a spreadsheet (e.g. sales pipelines, marketing events, research projects, product plans, candidate tracking,…) that gets emailed around to be updated.

Often, this approach falls short, and companies then invest money and training in converting to a software specific to Project Management, CRM, Marketing Automation, HR, etc.  To the millions of Zimbra users – keep the spreadsheet layout you like and gain the additional automation you need.  Smartsheet gives you a familiar, flexible spreadsheet interface and enables you to:

• Attach any file or Zimbra Briefcase item to any row
• Create multiple levels of sub-tasks
• Track  threaded discussion on any row
• See your sheet in Calendar and Gantt views
• Set Alerts and Notification on any row that keep you abreast of changes happening
• Get discrete updates on pieces of your sheet via email
• Get a consolidated report across many sheets

It’s the perfect union between spreadsheets, project tools and file sharing sites.

Video Tour

Zimbra: Trend Micro Messaging Security Virtual Appliance is Now VMware Ready for Zimbra customers - http://bit.ly/amAkca

Zimbra: RT @dquirke Getting introduced to Zimbra at #VMworld. I like it a lot, might look at options for migration from Exchange 2010

Zimbra: RT @christroiani In ea8210 zimbra session. Rm308. Provisioning zimbra. Looking good. Great to see canned demos rather than death by ppt.

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Zimbra: RT @rajaraodv Attach Contacts Zimlet - easily add multiple vCard(.vcf) to an email http://bit.ly/ayuPRO

Zimbra: Zimbra to Launch Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 - http://blog.zimbra.com/

Fairly smooth except I hit a dependency that wasn't checked during the installer: Bug 50179 – libltdl not being checked as dependency

I also lost my zimbraMailMode again :(

We’re excited to announce that Zimbra support for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 (BES 5.0) will be generally available with the release of Zimbra Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 6.5 (ZCB 6.5) in the first half of Q4. For companies that want a better alternative to frustrating traditional email platforms, Zimbra is the first alternative to offer full support for the latest BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

ZCB 6.5 will add platform support for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 and BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express 5.0, providing native synchronization of mail, address book, calendar and tasks in BlackBerry devices. ZCB 6.5 will also provide support for Windows Server 2008 (32- and 64-bit).

Last month, we opened up the ZCB 6.5 Beta Program and received tremendous interest from customers of all shapes and sizes — from SMBs with 25 mailbox deployments to enterprise customers and hosting partners with 50,000+ mailbox deployments. The feedback we are receiving from customers participating in the ZCB 6.5 Beta Program is extremely positive and really shows us how great the demand is for BES 5.0 support.

Here’s what our customer Thomas Klaube, CTO of Ertel & Friends Multimedia GmbH had to say: “Our employees are often on-the-go and need full-featured mobile access to collaboration tools, so we are really excited that Zimbra is leading the way in support for the latest BlackBerry platform. We joined the ZCB 6.5 Beta Program and were up and running in no time.”

Zimbra is committed to continued support of the latest and greatest BlackBerry platforms and we’re really thrilled to be the first alternative email and collaboration platform to offer customers native integration with BES 5.0 and BES Express 5.0.

Stay tuned for the official ZCB 6.5 release date!

To learn more about ZCB, click on the links below:
http://www.zimbra.com/products/blackberry-enterprise-server.html

http://www.zimbra.com/downloads

Zimbra: @aderium How do I view Zimbra Desktop 2 from a local web browser? -> go to setup and click on the open in web browser

Zimbra: v6.0.8 of our flagship collaboration suite: http://bit.ly/zcs608

We are excited to announce that the Zimbra Collaboration Suite version 6.0.8 is now available.

6.0.8 Key Enhancements:
34772 - Personas for calendar From: field
37461 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS beta
47030 - Delegated rights for stats/cross mailbox search/certificates
48771 - ZCO propose new time functionality
44352 - zimbraPrefSpellIgnoreWord
45189 - Shared folder search in standard HTML client
46883 - Contact ranking table restored, includes a 'forget' link in autocomplete

6.0.8 Notable Fixes:
41683 - Don't deploy self-signed cert over commercial if CA expired but commercial still valid
20620 - Mail deleted in IMAP but not yet purged is no longer included in ZWC item counts.
24463 - Better memcache purge after mbox move
41900 - Negative domain cache skipped when provisioning
34564 - Shared documents & cal view issues 39380 & 48819
45849 - Public cal display correct day
42181 - Attachments marked TNEF
46626 - domain admin can once again modify account aliases by default
44191 - Reindex when upgrading from 5.x
47400 - Accepted/declined invites from ZWC sync to iPhone properly
47599 - zmldappasswd -c -l for replicas
47890 - Changes for ZCO & standard client (and other api requests) regarding emailed contacts folder additions.

6.0.8 Known Issues:
49624 - After viewing an invite, if a mbox cache/restart happens between your eventual accept; appointment notes are not saved if accept is done from within email itself (no issue if accepted from calendar app - though other repo cases may exist).

Further details on the PM roadmap and in Bugzilla.
As always, kick-off a backup while you read the release notes.

6.0.8 Network Edition: Release Notes & Downloads | 6.0.8 Open Source Edition: Release Notes & Downloads

Subscribe to the Zimbra :: Blog for the latest news - hope everyone enjoys this release!
-The Zimbra Team

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Notes:
-Posix & Samba extension users should understand this doc.
-Disclaimer extension not compatible (new bundled altermime for global signatures).
-Mac Java updates to 1.5.0_19+ not recommended (43457, 43197, & 40674).
-Upgrade paths: 4.5.0 - 4.5.6 > 4.5.11 > (LDAP replica step) > 5.0.2 - 5.0.24 > (large setups may optimize the LDAP upgrade) 6.0.0 - 6.0.8

Zimbra: Zimbra and @Journyxinc Timesheet Zimlet - http://gallery.zimbra.com/type/zimlet/timesheet-next-gen

Zimbra: Advisory Feedback Meeting/Breakfast @VMworld SF http://bit.ly/dkUOWp

Zimbra: Inbox triage - get it down to zero: http://bit.ly/i04z RT @mcode151 @satishd & Andy Clark

VMworld is just over a week away. Whether your an customer or community member: If your interested in shaping the future of Zimbra and VMWare we'll be holding an advisory council round table to discuss the path 7.0 features should take.

We want your your directional feedback on all the Zimbra Helix products, from our Server Suite & Appliance to the future of Desktop. So come join our product leadership team for a free breakfast Wednesday September 1st away from the bustle of the busy show floor at the W Hotel, both attendees and non-attendees just in the vicinity are welcome.

Date: Wednesday September 1, 2010
Time: 8am – 10am
Location: W Hotel, San Francisco
RSVP: Space is limited and breakfast will be served, please confirm your spot by contacting events@zimbra.com

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