Kerio MailServer

Infobox_Software | name =



caption = WebMail in Kerio MailServer 6.2.0
developer = Kerio Technologies
latest_release_version = 6.5.2
latest_release_date = Jul 15 2008
latest_preview_version = 6.6.0 RC 2
latest_preview_date = Sep 24 2008
operating_system = Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
genre = Groupware
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.kerio.com/kms www.kerio.com/kms]

Kerio MailServer is a commercial mail and groupware server developed by Kerio Technologies. It runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

Features

Its features include encrypted access using SSL, anti-virus and anti-spam protection, native over-the-air handheld synchronization, comfortable webmail interface, connector for Microsoft Outlook and groupware features.

Administration is by a separate console application which can be run remotely. There is also a very limited web based administration facility.

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 MailServer product itself utilizes several open source products, including OpenSSL, SpamAssassin, PHP, and Qt.

Supported clients

Groupware

Native support for full groupware features exists for these clients:
* Kerio WebMail, which supports Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari
* Microsoft Outlook by using Kerio Outlook Connector (both online and offline)
* Microsoft Entourage on Mac OS X
* Mobile devices Apple iPhone, Windows Mobile, Palm Treo, Symbian and BlackBerry using over-the-air synchronization
* Windows Calendar on Windows Vista
* CalDAV support was added in version 6.5 [ [http://www.kerio.com/kms_history.html Release History] ] for software, such as Mozilla Sunbird, and newer versions of Apple iCal and Apple's Address Book application.
* Support for older versions of Apple iCal and Address Book prior to Mac OS X 10.5 is provide via the Kerio iSync connector software.

Mail only

* All standard mail clients (ActiveSync, WebDAV, IMAP, SMTP, POP3)
* Kerio WebMail Mini
* Kerio WebMail on mobile devices

Release history

Notability and Media References

* [http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/66251/kerio-mailserver-6.html PC Pro Magazine review of Kerio MailServer 6]

* [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,1922952,00.asp PC Magazine review of Kerio MailServer 6]

References

External links

* [http://www.kerio.com/kms Official homepage]
* [http://benjamin-schweizer.de/wiki/software/kerio_mailserver analysis of the directory layout (storage area)]
* [http://aplawrence.com/Kerio Several Kerio Mailserver related articles ]