Zimbra as "MAPI client"?

[X-Dimension]

Hello,
we want to migrate a customer that uses Outlook 2000 for long years to Zimbra Open Source Edition.
The Zimbra web-interface is great for replacing the Outlook installations on every computer, but there is one big problem: some applications need a local installed mail client that speaks MAPI!

Is there a way or a program that can send all the MAPI requests from these applications to the Zimbra web client?
We don't want to install a local mail app like Outlook or Thunderbird again that talks to Zimbra, we only want to use the web-interface of Zimbra.
A little tool that is running in the background of every Windows 7 client and redirect MAPI requests to Zimbras web-interface or something like that would be great!

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by X-Dimension

The Zimbra web-interface is great for replacing the Outlook installations on every computer, but there is one big problem: some applications need a local installed mail client ...........

Why not use Zimbra Desktop?

[X-Dimension]

I have installed Zimbra Desktop 7.1.2 yesterday on Windows 7,
but it don't seems to act as a local mail app and it don't catches MAPI requests.
When i click on a mail to link in Firefox it doesn't open Zimbra Desktop.

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by X-Dimension

I have installed Zimbra Desktop 7.1.2 yesterday on Windows 7,
but it don't seems to act as a local mail app and it don't catches MAPI requests.

Of course it doesn't, it's not a MAPI client.

Originally Posted by X-Dimension

When i click on a mail to link in Firefox it doesn't open Zimbra Desktop.

Then set the default application for opening 'mail-to' links.

[X-Dimension]

Originally Posted by phoenix

Of course it doesn't, it's not a MAPI client.

And that's the reason why Zimbra Desktop is not what i'm looking for.

Originally Posted by phoenix

Then set the default application for opening 'mail-to' links.

Maybe that works, but the main problem is still there! No MAPI client!

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by X-Dimension

Maybe that works, but the main problem is still there! No MAPI client!

That's correct.

[X-Dimension]

Here is the solution:

Habitech

The new Zimbra Notifier 5.x has now MAPI-Support!

Special thanks to Martin for this great piece of software!