* It seems the Zimbra connector for iSync will allow you to sync your Apple AddressBook and Zimbra address books as well as allowing you to reply to event invitations directly in iCal. Good instructions for connecting to Google can be found here: With data scraping built-in to Apple Mail, it makes for a compelling pair.ĭo note that iPhone 3.0 now supports CalDav so this functionality can be replicated on those devices.

This process can be replicated with shared Google calendars (see: ) as well, leading me to realize the power of iCal as one's desktop calendar aggregator- wherever those calendars might exist. In step #7, I entered ' ' as URL for the Zimbra Web Client. INSTEAD, I created a standard CalDAV connection using the basic instructions here **: This connection was set up between Zimbra and my laptop's iCal app though I did not install the Zimbra connector for iSync * which ITS distributes here: Perhaps there's a way to have that happen automagically? Unfortunately, I've only been able to get events to copy over their alert type from Zimbra (alert messages x minutes beforehand) and then change them manually to an email alert once in iCal.

OnceĮvents are in iCal you can set all sorts of reminders including emails, pop-up messages, even the running of a script. ICal does a great job of keeping a cached local copy of your calendar which will sync the next time you have a network connection. ITS has recommendations for Mac users on the the use of Apple Mail and iCal as your desktop clients for Zimbra:

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