Kerio MailServer
Encyclopedia
Kerio Connect is a commercial mail
and groupware
server developed by Kerio Technologies
. It runs on Windows
, Linux
, and Mac OS X
. Previous name of the product was Kerio MailServer until version 6.7.
, anti-virus and anti-spam protection, native over-the-air handheld synchronization, webmail interface, connector for Microsoft Outlook
and groupware features.
Administration is by a web browser.
Messages are stored on the server as individual files with separate index files. This contrasts with systems such as Microsoft Exchange
which use a database to store messages.
The Kerio Connect product itself utilizes several open source
products, including OpenSSL
, SpamAssassin
, PHP
, and Qt.
Mail transfer agent
Within Internet message handling services , a message transfer agent or mail transfer agent or mail relay is software that transfers electronic mail messages from one computer to another using a client–server application architecture...
and groupware
Collaborative software
Collaborative software is computer software designed to help people involved in a common task achieve goals...
server developed by Kerio Technologies
Kerio Technologies
Kerio Technologies, Inc. is a software company in San Jose, CA that offers security, messaging, voice and collaboration products for small and medium businesses...
. It runs on Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, and Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
. Previous name of the product was Kerio MailServer until version 6.7.
Features
Its features include encrypted access using SSLTransport Layer Security
Transport Layer Security and its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer , are cryptographic protocols that provide communication security over the Internet...
, anti-virus and anti-spam protection, native over-the-air handheld synchronization, webmail interface, connector for Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available both as a separate application as well as a part of the Microsoft Office suite...
and groupware features.
Administration is by a web browser.
Messages are stored on the server as individual files with separate index files. This contrasts with systems such as Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft Exchange Server is the server side of a client–server, collaborative application product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure products...
which use a database to store messages.
The Kerio Connect product itself utilizes several open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
products, including OpenSSL
OpenSSL
OpenSSL is an open source implementation of the SSL and TLS protocols. The core library implements the basic cryptographic functions and provides various utility functions...
, SpamAssassin
SpamAssassin
SpamAssassin is a computer program released under the Apache License 2.0 used for e-mail spam filtering based on content-matching rules. It is now part of the Apache Foundation....
, PHP
PHP
PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document...
, and Qt.
Groupware
Native support for full groupware features exists for these clients:- Kerio WebMail (Web-based emailWeb-based emailThe term Webmail is used to describe two things. One use of the word is to describe a Webmail client: an email client implemented as a web application accessed via a web browser. This article focuses in this use of the term...
with AjaxAjax (programming)Ajax is a group of interrelated web development methods used on the client-side to create asynchronous web applications...
), which works with recent versions of Internet ExplorerInternet ExplorerWindows Internet Explorer is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year...
, FirefoxMozilla FirefoxMozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. , Firefox is the second most widely used browser, with approximately 25% of worldwide usage share of web browsers...
, SafariSafari (web browser)Safari is a web browser developed by Apple Inc. and included with the Mac OS X and iOS operating systems. First released as a public beta on January 7, 2003 on the company's Mac OS X operating system, it became Apple's default browser beginning with Mac OS X v10.3 "Panther". Safari is also the...
, and ChromeGoogle ChromeGoogle Chrome is a web browser developed by Google that uses the WebKit layout engine. It was first released as a beta version for Microsoft Windows on September 2, 2008, and the public stable release was on December 11, 2008. The name is derived from the graphical user interface frame, or... - Microsoft OutlookMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available both as a separate application as well as a part of the Microsoft Office suite...
by using Kerio Outlook Connector (both online and offline) - Microsoft EntourageMicrosoft EntourageMicrosoft Entourage was an e-mail client and personal information manager developed by Microsoft for Mac OS 8.5 and higher. Microsoft first released Entourage in October 2000 as part of the Microsoft Office 2001 office suite; Office 98, the previous version of Microsoft Office for Mac OS included...
on Mac OS XMac OS XMac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems... - Mobile devices Apple iPhone, Android, Windows MobileWindows MobileWindows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
, Palm Treo, SymbianSymbianSymbian is a mobile operating system and computing platform designed for smartphones and currently maintained by Accenture. The Symbian platform is the successor to Symbian OS and Nokia Series 60; unlike Symbian OS, which needed an additional user interface system, Symbian includes a user...
and BlackBerryBlackBerryBlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
using over-the-air synchronization - Windows CalendarWindows CalendarWindows Calendar is a calendar application that is included with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. It natively supports the iCalendar file format, and has the ability to publish and subscribe to web-based calendars by using HTTP and WebDAV...
on Windows VistaWindows VistaWindows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs... - CalDAVCalDAVCalendaring Extensions to WebDAV, or CalDAV, is an Internet standard allowing a client to access scheduling information on a remote server. It extends WebDAV specification and uses iCalendar format for the data. The protocol is defined by RFC 4791...
and CardDAVCardDAVCardDAV is an address book client/server protocol designed to allow users to access and share contact data on a server.The CardDAV protocol was developed by the IETF and has been published as RFC 6352....
support for software, such as Mozilla SunbirdMozilla SunbirdMozilla Sunbird is a free and open source, cross-platform calendar application that was developed by the Mozilla Foundation, Sun Microsystems and many volunteers...
, and newer versions of Apple iCalICaliCal is a personal calendar application made by Apple Inc. that runs on the Mac OS X operating system. iCal was the first calendar application for Mac OS X to offer support for multiple calendars and the ability to publish/subscribe calendars to WebDAV server....
and Apple Address Book application. - Support for older versions of Apple iCalICaliCal is a personal calendar application made by Apple Inc. that runs on the Mac OS X operating system. iCal was the first calendar application for Mac OS X to offer support for multiple calendars and the ability to publish/subscribe calendars to WebDAV server....
and Address BookAddress BookAddress Book is an address book for Apple's Mac OS X. It features various syncing features and integrates into the rest of the OS.-Features:*Exports and imports cards to and from vCard 3.0 format....
prior to Mac OS XMac OS XMac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
10.5 is provide via the Kerio Sync Connector software.
Mail only
- All standard mail clients (ActiveSyncActiveSyncActiveSync is a mobile data synchronization technology and protocol developed by Microsoft, originally released in 1996. There are two implementations of the technology: one which synchronizes data and information with handheld devices with a specific desktop computer , and another technology,...
, WebDAVWebDAVWeb-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning is a set of methods based on the Hypertext Transfer Protocol that facilitates collaboration between users in editing and managing documents and files stored on World Wide Web servers...
, IMAP, SMTP, POP3) - Kerio WebMail Mini (Web-based emailWeb-based emailThe term Webmail is used to describe two things. One use of the word is to describe a Webmail client: an email client implemented as a web application accessed via a web browser. This article focuses in this use of the term...
without Ajax, which works with a wider range of web browserWeb browserA web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...
s) - Kerio WebMail on mobile devices
Kerio Mail Hosting
Kerio Connect can also be purchased as a hosted service from a number of providers.Kerio MailServer
| Version | Release date | Significant changes |
|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | November 19, 2001 | initial release |
| 5.1 | April 12, 2002 | |
| 5.5 | November 26, 2002 | Active Directory Active Directory Active Directory is a directory service created by Microsoft for Windows domain networks. It is included in most Windows Server operating systems. Server computers on which Active Directory is running are called domain controllers.... integration |
| 5.6 | March 25, 2003 | Open Directory Apple Open Directory Apple Open Directory is the LDAP directory service model implementation from Apple Inc. A directory service is software which stores and organizes information about a computer network's users and network resources and which allows network administrators to manage users' access to the resources.In... integration |
| 5.7 | September 26, 2003 | fax plugin |
| 6.0 | July 22, 2004 | groupware features (shared calendar, contacts, tasks, etc.), MS Outlook integration using Kerio Outlook Connector, new re-vamped WebMail, new SpamAssassin engine, learning Bayesian filter Bayesian spam filtering Bayesian spam filtering is a statistical technique of e-mail filtering. It makes use of a naive Bayes classifier to identify spam e-mail.Bayesian classifiers work by correlating the use of tokens , with spam and non spam e-mails and then using Bayesian inference to calculate a probability that an... , new backup and recovery, migration tool from MS Exchange, SMTP routing for multi-location deployments, new non-commercial blacklists |
| 6.1 | July 18, 2005 | WebMail mini, support for Mac OS X v10.4 Mac OS X v10.4 Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger is the fifth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Tiger was released to the public on 29 April 2005 for US$129.95 as the successor to Mac OS X Panther , which had been released 18 months earlier... (Tiger), Kerio Synchronization Plug-in for Outlook, contact synchronization with Apple Address Book, support for Apple iCal ICal iCal is a personal calendar application made by Apple Inc. that runs on the Mac OS X operating system. iCal was the first calendar application for Mac OS X to offer support for multiple calendars and the ability to publish/subscribe calendars to WebDAV server.... , improved and enhanced anti-spam filtering, Sender Policy Framework Sender Policy Framework Sender Policy Framework is an email validation system designed to prevent email spam by detecting email spoofing, a common vulnerability, by verifying sender IP addresses. SPF allows administrators to specify which hosts are allowed to send mail from a given domain by creating a specific SPF... , HTML editor in new mail composer in WebMail, free/busy dialog in WebMail, Web Administration interface for domain administration |
| 6.1.2 | December 15, 2005 | Added support for Entourage Microsoft Entourage Microsoft Entourage was an e-mail client and personal information manager developed by Microsoft for Mac OS 8.5 and higher. Microsoft first released Entourage in October 2000 as part of the Microsoft Office 2001 office suite; Office 98, the previous version of Microsoft Office for Mac OS included... 2004 SP2 (11.2.1) |
| 6.2 | July 18, 2006 | Two-level spam rating, Distribution lists, Sticky Notes, antivirus plug-in for Clam AntiVirus Clam AntiVirus Clam AntiVirus is a free, cross-platform antivirus software tool-kit able to detect many types of malicious software, including viruses. One of its main uses is on mail servers as a server-side email virus scanner. The application was developed for Unix and has third party versions available for... , universal binaries on Mac OS X, visual marker to WebMail drag'n'drop |
| 6.3 | November 7, 2006 | Over-the-air synchronization with Microsoft mobile devices via ActiveSync ActiveSync ActiveSync is a mobile data synchronization technology and protocol developed by Microsoft, originally released in 1996. There are two implementations of the technology: one which synchronizes data and information with handheld devices with a specific desktop computer , and another technology,... |
| 6.4 | May 15, 2007 | Support for Windows Vista Windows Vista Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs... and Outlook 2007 Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available both as a separate application as well as a part of the Microsoft Office suite... , Windows Calendar Windows Calendar Windows Calendar is a calendar application that is included with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. It natively supports the iCalendar file format, and has the ability to publish and subscribe to web-based calendars by using HTTP and WebDAV... synchronization, more ActiveSync devices, iSync ISync iSync is a software application published by Apple Inc. It runs only under Mac OS X and is used to synchronize contact and calendar data from Address Book and iCal with many non-Apple SyncML-enabled mobile phones via a Bluetooth or USB connection. Support for many devices is built-in, with newer... connector, BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more... support via NotifyLink, DataViz's RoadSync client |
| 6.4.1 | July 24, 2007 | Added synchronization with iPhone IPhone The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007... |
| 6.4.1 | August 7, 2007 | Kerio MailServer virtual appliance Virtual appliance A virtual appliance is a virtual machine image designed to run on a virtualization platform .... |
| 6.4.2 | November 27, 2007 | Support for Mac OS X v10.5 Mac OS X v10.5 Mac OS X Leopard is the sixth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Leopard was released on 26 October 2007 as the successor of Tiger , and is available in two variants: a desktop version suitable for personal computers, and a... (Leopard) and Safari 3 |
| 6.5 | February 19, 2008 | Kerio Outlook Connector with offline mode. CalDAV CalDAV Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV, or CalDAV, is an Internet standard allowing a client to access scheduling information on a remote server. It extends WebDAV specification and uses iCalendar format for the data. The protocol is defined by RFC 4791... support. |
| 6.5.1 | May 12, 2008 | Support for Windows Server 2008. |
| 6.5.2 | July 15, 2008 | Support for iPhone IPhone The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007... 3G and 2.0. |
| 6.6 | October 21, 2008 | New Web Administration, better iPhone support, ActiveSync 12, tool for massive Outlook Connector deployment, enhanced iCal ICal iCal is a personal calendar application made by Apple Inc. that runs on the Mac OS X operating system. iCal was the first calendar application for Mac OS X to offer support for multiple calendars and the ability to publish/subscribe calendars to WebDAV server.... integration, ability to auto delete old mails, resource scheduling, support for CentOS CentOS CentOS is a free operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux . It exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform and strives to maintain 100% binary compatibility with its upstream distribution... and Firefox 3 Mozilla Firefox 3 Mozilla Firefox 3.0 is a version of the Firefox web browser released on June 17, 2008 by the Mozilla Corporation.Firefox 3.0 uses version 1.9 of the Gecko layout engine for displaying web pages. This version fixes many bugs, improves standard compliance, and implements many new web APIs compared to... . |
| 6.7 | May 12, 2009 | Global Address Book, IMAP migration tool, support for Ubuntu Ubuntu (operating system) Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu... and Debian Debian Debian is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential... . |
| 6.7.2 | September 24, 2009 | Support for Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard. |
Kerio Connect
| Version | Release date | Significant changes |
|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | February 9, 2010 | Distributed Domains, CardDAV CardDAV CardDAV is an address book client/server protocol designed to allow users to access and share contact data on a server.The CardDAV protocol was developed by the IETF and has been published as RFC 6352.... , full web-based administration, ESMTP message submission, support for Nexus One Nexus One The Nexus One was Google's flagship smartphone manufactured by Taiwan's HTC Corporation. It became available on January 5, 2010 and uses the Android open source mobile operating system... , Palm Pre, HTC Hero and DROID |
| 7.0.1 | April 7, 2010 | Support for Nokia N900 |
| 7.0.2 | June 10, 2010 | Outlook 2010 support |
| 7.1 | August 3, 2010 | Native support for BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more... Enterprise server, public/shared folders on mobile devices, new Sophos Sophos Sophos is a developer and vendor of security software and hardware, including anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, network access control, encryption software and data loss prevention for desktops, servers, email systems and other network gateways.... antivirus, new retention policy, Safari 5 support |
| 7.1.1 | September 15, 2010 | Support for HTC Desire and HTC Bravo mobile devices |
| 7.1.2 | October 25, 2010 | Support for IMAP accounts in Microsoft Outlook 2011 Mac |
| 7.2 | May 24, 2011 | Full Support for Microsoft Outlook 2011 Mac, Calendar scheduling enhancements |