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Runbox 7 Webmail App Is Now Open Source

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Re: Runbox 7 Webmail App Is Now Open Source

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I can't access the link right now but what is the contacts/calendar story? Do they have integration with DAV servers, or their own implementation? Webmail without contacts and calendar is not really an option these days.

I'm glad you asked, since this is something I'm currently working on (I'm a developer at Runbox). So currently our backend for contacts storage is home-baked, and pretty much exclusively accessible to our webmail. This works fine for web usage (though the Contacts view in the new, opensource client is a bit basic right now), but is exclusively accessible to webmail and not really synchronizable with other devices or…

Thanks, currently using SOGo on our end, but always good to hear possible alternatives. I assume you rely on other projects like z-push for ActiveSync? And any support for SAML/Kerberos?

Re: Runbox 7 Webmail App Is Now Open Source

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Its important and its a fact that more and more people are aware of how important privacy is. There are disadvantages on "Free" email services. Any service that is free will not care about free users. When the user needs assistance, good luck. If you dont have your own domain yet, it is never too late. Make sure to use email@YOUR-DOMAIN.com. If the domain is yours, you are able to change email server and take your do…

Runbox follows strict privacy regulations as laid out in our Privacy Policy at https://runbox.com/about/privacy-policy/.

We also encourage people to use their own domain name with Runbox, which gives you full control over how and where your email is delivered independently of the email service you are using.

And if you need help, our support staff are always happy to assist.

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