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Zarafa on macOS - macOS 10.10 Yosemite

This manual is for older systems and/or software and is no longer maintained.

This manual is written for 1A-server users who want to access their Zarafa email through Mac Mail. Zarafa is a workgroup solution based on the look and feel of Microsoft Outlook. By using Zarafa you can share your email and calendar online.
This manual explains how to configure Mac Mail to use Zarafa on your computer.

Requirements

To complete this manual, you will need:

  • The name of your 1A-server
  • Your username and password
  • A computer with macOS 10.10 Yosemite

Steps

1
Mail - Account Create
  • Open System Preferences
  • Double click Internet Accounts
  • Click Add Other Account
  • Select Add a Mail account
  • Click Create
Mail - Account Create
2
Mail - Configure (1)
  • Enter your Full name (this will be shown to the recipient)
  • Enter your E-mail address
  • Enter your Password
  • Click Create
  • Click Next
Mail - Configure (1)
3
Mail - Configure (2)
  • Enter your Mail Server
  • Click Next
Mail - Configure (2)
4
Mail - Configure (3)
  • Enter your ''SMTP Server'
  • Enter your User Name
  • Enter your Password
  • Click Create
Mail - Configure (3)
5
Mail - Configure (4)
  • Click Advanced
  • At Poort enter: "993"
  • Click OK
Mail - Configure (4)
6
Calendar - Find the CalDAV url of the calendar
  • Log in to WebAccess or WebApp (the Zarafa webmail client)
  • Note the name of the calendar in lowercase and replace whitespaces with '%20'
  • Compose the CalDAV url: "https://<servername>:8442/caldav/<username>/<calendar-name>"
    For example: https://company.com.alt001.com:8442/caldav/peter/calendar or https://company.com.alt001.com:8442/caldav/peter/agenda
    Example with whitespaces: https://company.com.alt001.com:8442/caldav/peter/calendar%20with%20whitespaces
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Calendar - Account Create
  • Open System Preferences
  • Double click Internet Accounts
  • Click the plus icon
  • Click Add Other Account
  • Select Add a CalDAV account
  • Click Create
Calendar - Account Create
8
Calendar - Configure (1)
  • Change Type account to "Manual"
  • Enter your User Name
  • Enter your Password
  • At Server Address enter the CalDAV url
  • Click Create
Calendar - Configure (1)
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Contacts - Finding the CardDAV url
  • In your browser, go to "http://<servername>/sabre-zarafa/addressbooks/"
  • Log in with your username and password
  • Click on your username
  • Now you see all your addressbooks. The default addressbook is "Contacts" (or "Contactpersonen" when Zarafa has been configured to use the Dutch language)
  • Copy the link of the addressbook you want to add
  • Paste the link in an empty text file
  • Remove "http://" and append "/"
  • The CardDAV url should now look like this: "https://<servername>/sabre-zarafa/addressbooks/<username>/<addressbook>/"
    For example: https://company.com.alt001.com/sabre-zarafa/addressbooks/peter/Contacts/ or https://company.com.alt001.com/sabre-zarafa/addressbooks/peter/Contactpersonen/
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Contacts - Account Create
  • Open System Preferences
  • Double click Internet Accounts
  • Click the plus icon
  • Click Add Other Account
  • Select Add a CardDAV account
  • Click Create
Contacts - Account Create
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Contacts - Configure (1)
  • Enter your User Name
  • Enter your Password
  • At Server Address enter the CardDAV url
  • Click Create
Contacts - Configure (1)
12
Using Mail, Calendar and/or Contacts
  • Close the window Internet Accounts
  • Open Mail, Calendar and/or Contacts

Troubleshooting

1
Mac Calendar - Adding a public calendar
  • The CalDAV url is constructed as follows: "https://<servername>:8442/caldav/public/<calendar-name>"
    Example: https://company.com.alt001.com:8442/public/our%20public%20calendar
    To add a public calendar, follow the steps above.
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Mac Calendar - Adding a shared calendar
  • The CalDAV url is constructed as follows: "https://<servername>:8442/caldav/<username-of-your-collegue>/<calendar-name>"
    Example: https://company.com.alt001.com:8442/caldav/john/calendar
    To add a shared calendar, follow the steps above.
    You need access permissions on the calendar you wish to open. This can be done as follows by a Zarafa Admin:
  • Log in to Zarafa WebAccess
  • Go to the calendar
  • Right-click on the name of the calendar
  • Go to Properties → tab Permissions
  • Click Add
  • Select a user
  • Grant the appropriate permissions
  • Right-click on the inbox of this user
  • Go to Properties → tab Permissions
  • Click Add
  • Select a user
  • Check Folder visible