Zimbra Weekly: What does K-State Zimbra look like?
Note: This weekly post serves to answer questions submitted via InfoTech Tuesday and the K-State Zimbra website; update the K-State community with new project information; and detail Zimbra features.
If you use a third-party client to access your e-mail, such as Pegasus, Thunderbird, Outlook, or Apple iMail, K-State Zimbra won’t look any different for you. You may not need to make any changes to your e-mail client’s settings, since K-State’s IMAP (for incoming e-mail) and SMTP (for outgoing e-mail) settings are not changing. For example, think of your third-party e-mail client as your home mailbox and K-State as your postal carrier. Your mailbox and delivery method are not changing, but your postal carrier will be using a different system.
When you access your e-mail at webmail.ksu.edu, your e-mail will be K-State Zimbra and will look different. For a preview of K-State Zimbra, click the image above.
K-State Zimbra is a collaboration suite that offers integrated e-mail and calendaring, a university global address list (GAL), and a briefcase function for storing files and folders accessible from any location via the web interface. Other features include:
- Larger, 6-gigabyte e-mail accounts
- Ability to send and receive larger file attachments (up to 15 megabytes)
- Better synchronization with mobile devices
- Customizable folders with nesting and rule settings
- Encrypted messaging
- Group management to share documents and calendars
- Out-of-office replies
Go to the K-State Zimbra website to read frequently asked questions and to send comments to the K-State Zimbra project team.