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Everything You Need to Know about SPF for Your Servers in Carbonio Community Edition | Carbonio CE
In this article, we will discuss one of the main e-mail protection strategies: SPF, and show you how to implement it on your Carbonio CE servers properly. We will follow...
An Introduction to Admin Panel for Carbonio Community Edition | Carbonio CE
Carbonio CE Admin Panel is a browser-based application for managing servers, domains, and accounts. By following the installation procedure for Carbonio CE on any server, the Admin Panel will be...
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Zextras to Announce an All-inclusive Admin Panel for Carbonio Community Edition | Blog
Big news for Carbonio CE system administrators on October 2022. Zextras has rolled out the Carbonio Admin Panel for its e-mail and collaboration platform, Carbonio Community Edition. A native administration...
Everything You Need to Know about DKIM for Your Servers in Carbonio Community Edition | Carbonio CE
In this article, we will discuss one of the main e-mail protection strategies: DKIM, and show you how to implement it on your Carbonio CE servers properly. We will be...
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How Open-source Software Contributes to Technological Independence, Competitiveness, and Innovation | Blog
Investors have already made it very obvious how valuable and powerful open source is. According to estimates, EU-based businesses spent close to €1 billion on open-source software (OSS) in 2018,...
Prevent Spoofing, Phishing, and Spam on Your Servers in Carbonio Community Edition | Carbonio CE
In this article, we will discuss e-mail protection and dissect some of the most common strategies applied all over the world by system administrators. We will be following this with...
How To Deal With Outbound Spamming In Carbonio Community Edition | Carbonio CE
One fine summer afternoon, you found that one of your users account has become compromised and it has been generating huge amount of SPAM mails. In this article, we will...
Monitor Mail Queue of Carbonio Community Edition | Carbonio CE
In this article, we will see how we can get a high mail queue alert notification in our Carbonio CE email server. Why Do We Need To Be Careful With...
DMARC Alignment Test and How It Helps You Prevent Spoofing on Your E-mail Servers in Carbonio Community Edition | Carbonio CE
In continuation of the previous article, we will discuss the DMARC alignment test and dissect its most important aspects to prevent spoofing. DMARC Alignment Test DMARC alignment test is another...
A Tour Of main.cf (Postfix) In Your Email Server | Carbonio CE
MTA is the integral part of a linux based email system. In this article, we will shed some lights on main.cf that will help you to configure postfix as per...
Migrate Zimbra From One Server To Another Server | Method-3 | Zimbra
Document Alert! This article is written for Zimbra OSE users. As of December 2023, Synacor will no longer be providing support for Zimbra OSE. You might want to consider trying...
Migrate Zimbra From One Server To Another Server | Method-2 | Zimbra
Document Alert! This article is written for Zimbra OSE users. As of December 2023, Synacor will no longer be providing support for Zimbra OSE. You might want to consider trying...
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Security vs. Privacy: What’s The Difference? | Blog
Is security the same as privacy? If you've been wondering about it, you've come to the right place. We're here to answer your questions. And the short answer is no....
An Overview of the Webmail Interface in Carbonio Community Edition | Carbonio CE
Carbonio CE is an open-source fully featured private collaboration platform. It provides you with an email service along with contacts and calendars. It also has a file management system to...
Migrate Zimbra From One Server To Another Server | Method-1 | Zimbra
Document Alert! This article is written for Zimbra OSE users. As of December 2023, Synacor will no longer be providing support for Zimbra OSE. You might want to consider trying...
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Cloud computing & data sovereignty for dummies: What’s the cloud? | Blog
What’s the cloud? If you can answer without resorting to paraphrases, tautologies (the cloud is the cloud is the cloud), or definitions that complicate matters more than they simplify them,...
Manage Your Distribution List | Zimbra
Document Alert! This article is written for Zimbra OSE users. As of December 2023, Synacor will no longer be providing support for Zimbra OSE. You might want to consider trying...
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GDPR Guide: Lawfulness of processing | Blog
As we've seen in the previous installment of this guide, lawfulness, fairness, and transparency are core GDPR principles. But what makes data processing "lawful" according to the GDPR? The Regulation...
Understanding Mail Forwarding or Aliasing In Zimbra | Zimbra
Document Alert! This article is written for Zimbra OSE users. As of December 2023, Synacor will no longer be providing support for Zimbra OSE. You might want to consider trying...
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Legitimate Interests & the GDPR: the Easy Guide | Blog
Article 6 GDPR identifies legitimate interests as a legal basis for lawfully processing personal data. Legitimate interests are considered the most flexible lawful basis for processing, but that doesn't mean...
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How To Process Sensitive Personal Data And Avoid Sanctions According To The GDPR | Blog
Not all personal data is sensitive. But when it is, the GDPR goes to great lengths to ensure it is processed with the utmost attention. In this article, we'll explain...
Managing Email Address And User Account with GUI & CLI | Zimbra
Document Alert! This article is written for Zimbra OSE users. As of December 2023, Synacor will no longer be providing support for Zimbra OSE. You might want to consider trying...
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What Does the GDPR Say About Consent? | Blog
If you know anything about the GDPR (and if you've ever surfed the internet after the Regulation went into force), you'll know that consent is one of the legal basis...
Import/Export Feature In Zimbra | Zimbra
Document Alert! This article is written for Zimbra OSE users. As of December 2023, Synacor will no longer be providing support for Zimbra OSE. You might want to consider trying...
How To Change IP Address of Zimbra Server | Zimbra
Document Alert! This article is written for Zimbra OSE users. As of December 2023, Synacor will no longer be providing support for Zimbra OSE. You might want to consider trying...
Installation Of SSL Certificate On Zimbra Server | Zimbra
Document Alert! This article is written for Zimbra OSE users. As of December 2023, Synacor will no longer be providing support for Zimbra OSE. You might want to consider trying...
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GDPR made easy: the Definitive Guide, part 3 – Principles of the GDPR | Blog
We've dealt with the material and territorial scope of the GDPR. We've clarified what personal data is. It's now time to turn to the regulation's core principles, as spelled out...
Install The Latest Zimbra OSE (8.8.15) On Ubuntu 20.04LTS | Zimbra
Document Alert! This article is written for Zimbra OSE users. As of December 2023, Synacor will no longer be providing support for Zimbra OSE. You might want to consider trying...
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What does the GDPR say about encryption? | Blog
Does the GDPR require encryption? The short answer is "no." The somewhat longer, more accurate answer is "no, but you might want to consider it, though you have to be...
Understanding SPF Records | Zimbra
Document Alert! This article is written for Zimbra OSE users. As of December 2023, Synacor will no longer be providing support for Zimbra OSE. You might want to consider trying...
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GDPR made easy: the Definitive Guide, part 2 – Territorial Scope | Blog
Does the GDPR apply to every (legal or natural) person on the planet? No. As with other laws and regulations, the GDPR only applies to situations falling under its territorial...
How To Prepare An OS For Zimbra Installation | Zimbra
Document Alert! This article is written for Zimbra OSE users. As of December 2023, Synacor will no longer be providing support for Zimbra OSE. You might want to consider trying...
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Article 28 GDPR: All You Need to Know | Blog
Have you ever used an email service to process someone’s personal data? Or maybe you’re more the direct messaging app type of person. Or perhaps you use Facebook or Instagram. ...
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GDPR & Paper Records: All About Relevant Filing Systems | Blog
Learning that the GDPR applies to paper records might come as a surprise. We get it. When one thinks of the General Data Protection Regulation, the first image that comes...
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High Availability for Mail Servers without Breaking the Bank! It Doesn’t Have to Be Expensive | Blog
E-mail is one of the most popular communication mediums in the world. It has become a necessity for many organizations and businesses, as it is a cost-effective way to communicate...
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4 Important Requirements of a Backup System for E-mail Servers | Blog
The third-party backup solutions offered for e-mail servers are insufficient and don’t suit the needs of many organizations. They provide manual features and fall short in terms of backup and...
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Enterprise-class Collaboration Tools, But No Cloud? It’s Possible Using On-premise Servers. | Blog
We have a solution for you if you're looking for enterprise-level features to build a digital workplace but don't want to expose your data to the cloud. Zextras Carbonio is...
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How Zextras Carbonio Helps Organizations to Expand Their Business Efficiently: Carbonio and Scalability | Blog
Scalability is the ability to size your IT infrastructure to accommodate changes such as demand for more storage or an increase in the number of users. This can be done...
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Which Organizations Benefit Most from Zextras Carbonio? | Blog
E-mails, virtual communication, and instant messaging solutions keep organizations alive. Considering how fast the digital workplace concept is evolving, a robust e-mail and collaboration platform is crucial to creating a...
How to Transfer E-mails, Calendars, and Contacts from Outlook to Carbonio Community Edition | Carbonio CE
When migrating from Microsoft Exchange to Carbonio CE, the challenge is to migrate employee-critical data such as e-mails, address books, and appointments from Outlook to the Carbonio CE server. This...
Resolving Common Errors During Installation of Carbonio Community Edition | Carbonio CE
When installing and using Carbonio CE, administrators may encounter unexpected problems that may affect the correct operation and usability of the mail server, but at the same time, they practically...
An Introduction to System Logs in Carbonio Community Edition | Carbonio CE
Like any enterprise-class mail server, Carbonio CE carefully captures in a special log all actions occurring on the server, from sending emails and logging in to user accounts, ending with...
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Stay Safe Online: 4 Simple, Privacy-Boosting Habits You Can Implement Today | Blog
Do you ever feel you have no control over your personal data, especially online? You are not alone. According to a 2019 study conducted by the Pew Research Center, an...
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Those 5 GDPR myths can harm your business. Did you fall for them? | Blog
The GDPR can be intimidating. It has been around for almost four years, but one keeps hearing all sorts of different opinions. And the advice found online doesn't always help. ...
How to Properly Set Up Firewalls on Zimbra Servers | Zimbra
Document Alert! This article is written for Zimbra OSE users. As of December 2023, Synacor will no longer be providing support for Zimbra OSE. You might want to consider trying...
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What is Personal Data? The GDPR’s Definition | Blog
We know: talking about the GDPR’s definition of personal data must be among the dullest things ever. So why don’t we spice up things with a quiz? Under the GDPR,...
Free SSL Certificates Using Let’s Encrypt and Certbot for Carbonio Community Edition | Carbonio CE
Update on Let's Encrypt deployment on Carbonio CE This article was written during the earlier age of Carbonio CE. Since then many things have changed. Now deploying Let's Encrypt certificate...
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Telegram & Data Controllers: Extra-EEA Data Transfer Might Still Happen | Blog
If you've spent time researching the GDPR, you'll know that the transfer of personal data outside the EEA (European Economic Area) is strictly regulated. Data transfer rules (laid down in...
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GDPR for non-EU companies: how and when it applies to you | Blog
Has anyone spoiled a perfectly fine day by telling you that – though you own a non-EU company – the GDPR might still apply to you? Are you wondering how...