1A First Alternative

Zarafa on Thunderbird - macOS

This manual is for older systems and/or software and is no longer maintained.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 e-mail, calendars and contacts with Thunderbird. Zarafa is groupware software for e-mail, calendars and contacts.
This manual explains how to configure Thunderbird 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

Steps

1
Downloading Thunderbird
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Mail - Configure (1)
  • TODO
Mail - Configure (1)
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Mail - Configure (2)
  • TODO
Mail - Configure (2)
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Mail - Configure (3)
  • TODO
Mail - Configure (3)
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Mail - Configure (4)
  • TODO
Mail - Configure (4)
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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
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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)
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Using Mail, Calendar and/or Contacts
  • Close the window Internet Accounts
  • Open Mail, Calendar and/or Contacts

Troubleshooting

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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