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=Introduction=
With the Zimbra Collaboration Server, you are able to access your email using the Mozilla Thunderbird messaging and collaboration client. Optionally, you can view your Zimbra Calendar using the separate Lightning Add-on for Thunderbird.


This guide shows you how to access to your Zimbra Mail and Calendar using Thunderbird 2 with the Lightning 0.5 Add-On.
This guide shows you how to access to your Zimbra Mail, Contacts and Calendar using Thunderbird 102.


=Before You Begin=
This guide assumes that you have already installed Thunderbird. For more information on downloading and installing this software, go to Mozilla's Thunderbird page, '' https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/'' .
This guide assumes that you have already installed Thunderbird and, optionally, have already installed the Lightning Add-on. For more information on downloading and installing this software, go to Mozilla's Thunderbird page, '' http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/'' .


To access your email, you must have the following information:
You will need:
* '''Your Zimbra email address and password'''.
* '''Your Zimbra email address and password'''.
* '''Incoming mail server'''. This is usually in the form of mail.domain.com.
* '''Your Zimbra mail server domain'''. This is usually in the form of mail.domain.com. It is likely the same as what you use to sign-on to Zimbra web interface.
* '''Outgoing mail server (SMTP)'''. This is usually in the form of smtp.domain.com.


Your system administrator will be able to give you this information if you do not already have it.
Your system administrator will be able to give you this information if you do not already have it.


=Accessing your Zimbra Mail with Thunderbird=
=Adding your Zimbra Email to Thunderbird=
To access your Zimbra Mail, you must first create an account in Thunderbird. The following steps guide you through setting up a new account in Thunderbird.


====To create a new account in Thunderbird====
To add Zimbra mail to Thunderbird follow these steps:
1.- Go to '''File > New > Account'''. This will open the Account Wizard.
If you have just opened Thunderbird for the first time, the Account Wizard will automatically open. Enter the name you want to appear in the '''From''' field of your outgoing emails in the '''Your Name''' field. Enter your Zimbra email address into the '''Email Address''' field. Click '''Next'''.
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/a/aa/Thunderbird-imap-001.png</div><br/>
2.- Thunderbird will try to get the Autodiscover information using some different technologies, after a few seconds Thunderbird will prompt with some Autodiscover information, if the data is not what you expect, you mus click in the Manual config button:
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/a/ae/Thunderbird-imap-002.png</div><br/>


3.- Select '''IMAP''' o '''POP3''' for the Incoming Email, you must be change the Server Hostname with your correct information. Introduce the SMTP Server Hostname as well. Zimbra recommends always use secure channels, so you can select SSL for both, IMAP/POP3 and SMTP.
https://blog.zimbra.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ConfigureZimbraInThunderbird.gif
'''''Note:''' By default, Thunderbird will use a secure connection for your incoming and outgoing servers using TLS. If your servers require a secure connection, such as SSL, you must set this after you exit the Account Wizard. To change your secure connection setting'''
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/b/b1/Thunderbird-imap-003.png</div><br/>


4.- Verify that the information displayed is correct. If any information is incorrect, update the information. When the account information is correct, click '''Done'''.
Please note this is an example video, this means:
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/6/69/Thunderbird-imap-004.png</div><br/>


Your settings are saved, and the Account Wizard closes. You are now able to access your Zimbra Mail.
* You have to replace zimbra10.barrydegraaff.nl and admin@barrydegraaff.nl with values provided by your administrator or provider.
* In most cases you can leave the port fields empty and Thunderbird will find the correct ones! I only typed the SMTP port value as in my case port 25 would work, but for most people it would not. Which is why I typed 587 in the above video.


If your incoming server and outgoing server use not secure connections, you will need to configure this before you are able to access your mail. Additionally, if you did not specify an outgoing server when you were setting up your Zimbra email account, you will not be able to send outgoing messages yet. See the next section in order to change your server settings.
=Adding your Zimbra Calendar to Thunderbird=


=Changing Your Server Settings=
Once your calendar is added in Thunderbird you can
If your incoming server and outgoing server doesn't use secure connections, you will need to configure this before you are able to access your mail.  Additionally, if your Outgoing Server (SMTP) is not set to the correct server, you will not be able to send outgoing messages. Use the following directions to change your server settings.


==To change the secure connection settings for your incoming mail server==
* Create appointments
1.- In Thunderbird, go to '''Tools>Account Settings''' or '''right-click''' in your Email account and '''Settings'''
* Edit appointments created from the Web Client or another device
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/3/37/Thunderbird-imap-005.png</div><br/>
* Delete appointments
2.- Select '''Server Settings''', which is located under your Zimbra email account profile, listed on the left. Your Server Settings are displayed.
* Move appointments
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/a/a5/Thunderbird-imap-006.png</div><br/>
* Dismiss appointments
3.- Under '''Security Settings''', select whether to use '''TLS if available''', '''TLS''', or '''SSL'''. Select '''Never''' if you do not want to use a secure connection.  Select whether to use secure authentication.
* Accept and send calendar invites
4.- Click '''OK''' to save your settings.


==To change the secure connection settings for your outgoing mail server==
To set up your Zimbra calendar in Thunderbird follow these steps:
1.- In Thunderbird, go to '''Tools>Account Settings''' or '''right-click''' in your Email account and '''Settings'''
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/3/37/Thunderbird-imap-005.png</div><br/>
2.- Select '''Outgoing Server (SMTP)''', which is located at the bottom of the Settings list on the left. Your Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings are displayed.
3.- Select the outgoing server for your Zimbra email account, and click '''Edit'''.
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/3/3f/Thunderbird-imap-007.png</div><br/>
4.- In the SMTP Server dialog, under '''Security and Authentication''', select whether to use '''TLS if available''', '''TLS''', or '''SSL'''. Select '''No''' if you do not want to use a secure connection.  Click '''OK'''.
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/3/38/Thunderbird-imap-008.png</div><br/>
5.- Click '''OK''' to save your settings.


==To add an outgoing server to your Zimbra email account==
https://blog.zimbra.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ConfigureZimbraInThunderbirdCalendar.gif
1.- In Thunderbird, go to '''Tools>Account Settings''' or '''right-click''' in your Email account and '''Settings'''
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/3/37/Thunderbird-imap-005.png</div><br/>
2.- Select '''Outgoing Server (SMTP)''', which is located at the bottom of the Settings list on the left. Your Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings are displayed.
3.- Click '''Add'''.
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/6/60/Thunderbird-imap-009.png</div><br/>
4.- In the SMTP Server dialog, enter the following information:
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/9/99/Thunderbird-imap-010.png</div><br/>
* '''Description'''. Enter a name for your outgoing server.
* '''Server name'''. Enter the name of your outgoing server. This is usually in the form of smtp.domain.com
* '''Port'''. This is 465 by default. If your SMTP server has a different port number, enter it here. Non secure connections needs to select port 25.
* '''User Name.''' Enter your Zimbra email account user name.
* '''Secure Connection'''. Select whether to use '''TLS if available''', '''TLS''', or '''SSL'''. Select '''No''' if you do not want to use a secure connection.


Click '''OK'''.
Please note this is an example video, this means:
5.- In the Account Settings dialog, select your Zimbra email account, located in the Settings list on the left.
6.- Select the Zimbra outgoing server from the '''Outgoing Server (SMTP)''' drop-down list in your Account Settings.
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/0/08/Thunderbird-imap-011.png</div><br/>
7.- Click '''OK'''.


==Configure Thunderbird to use IMAP properly==
* You have to replace zimbra10.barrydegraaff.nl and admin@barrydegraaff.nl with values provided by your administrator or provider.
Wehn you use IMAP, you might want to have all the Drafts, Sent messages, Junk, and Trash folders fully synced between your Zimbra account and your Thunderbird Client. This steps shows you how to configure it properly.
1.- The first step is '''Subscribe''' to the proper IMAP Folders, press '''right-click''' in your Email account name, and select '''Subscribe'''
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/2/2f/Thunderbird-imap-012.png</div><br/>
2.- Subscribe to the proper Folders like '''Drafts, Junk, Sent''' and '''Trash'''.
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/c/c8/Thunderbird-imap-013.png</div><br/>
3.- Go back and then, go to '''Tools>Account Settings''' or '''right-click''' in your Email account and '''Settings'''
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/3/37/Thunderbird-imap-005.png</div><br/>
4.- Go to '''Copies & Folders''' and then select where you want to save your Sent emails, your Drafts as well as your templates (you can use the Drafts folder in the Zimbra server)
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/6/6c/Thunderbird-imap-014.png</div><br/>
5.- Go now to '''Junk Settings''', and activate the option to move the Junk messages into the folder localted in the IMAP account.
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/6/6e/Thunderbird-imap-015.png</div><br/>
6.- Finally in '''Server Settings''', set your Trash Folder to point into your IMAP Trash folder.
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/c/ca/Thunderbird-imap-016.png</div><br/>


===Examples===
The URL to use for the default Zimbra calendar is:
You will be able to see the same messages now in your Thunderbird as well in your Web Client inside the Sent, Junk, Drafts and Trash folders:
https://zimbra.example.com/dav/<YOUR USERNAME HERE>/Calendar
'''Sent Example'''
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/c/c5/Thunderbird-imap-017.png</div><br/>


'''Junk Example'''
If you use multiple calendars or have accepted calendar shares from other users, you can subscribe to them all at once or select the calendars you want to subscribe to by omitting the calendar name. In this case Thunderbird will ask you what calendars you want to subscribe to. Use the URL as follows:
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/d/dd/Thunderbird-imap-018.png</div><br/>


'''Trash Example'''
https://zimbra.example.com/dav/<YOUR USERNAME HERE>/
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/6/6a/Thunderbird-imap-019.png</div><br/>


=Viewing your Zimbra Calendar using Lightning=
=Adding your Zimbra Contacts to Thunderbird=
The following steps show you how to read your Zimbra Calendar with Thunderbird using the [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/projects/calendar/ '''Lightning Add-on''']. These instructions assume that you have already installed Lightning 0.5 at least, [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/installing-lightning-thunderbird '''Thunderbird comes with Lightning since the version 38'''].
 
==To view your Zimbra Calendar using Lightning and CalDAV==
To add your Zimbra Contacts (Address Book) to Thunderbird install the [https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/cardbook/ CardBook Add-on] for Thunderbird. If you have trouble installing the add-on please read the help document provided here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/installing-addon-thunderbird
The recommended way to connect your Zimbra Calendar and Thunderbird is using Lightning and CalDAV. You will be able to do all the typical actions in a Calendar, and you will synchronize with your Zimbra Server, as follows:
 
* Create appointments
Once it is installed add your Zimbra address book to Thunderbird following these steps:
* Edit appointments created from the Web Client or another device
* Delete appointments
* Move appointments
* Dismiss appointments
* etc.
===Zimbra Calendar and requirements===
Since Zimbra Collaboration 6, you don't need any additional step or configuration in your server. You need to know the Calendar name that you want to use in the CalDAV client. The final URL to use in the CalDAV client would be:
https://zimbra.example.com/dav/<USERNAME>/CalendarNAME
You can also add your credentials into the URL. Note that this includes your password, which may not be recommended.
https://<USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>@zimbrahost.example.com/dav/<USERNAME>/Calendar


For example, this uses Calendar2:
https://blog.zimbra.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ConfigureZimbraInThunderbirdContacts.gif
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/a/a5/Thunderbird-caldav-001.png</div><br/>


===Thunderbird instructions===
Please note this is an example video, this means:
* 1. Click on the '''Calendars''' tab, in the top left of your Thunderbird application.
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/4/4a/Thunderbird-caldav-002.png</div><br/>


* 2. Click right-click '''New'''. A Create New Calendar dialog will display.
* You have to replace zimbra10.barrydegraaff.nl and admin@barrydegraaff.nl with values provided by your administrator or provider.
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/9/9f/Thunderbird-caldav-003.png</div><br/>


* 3. Select '''On the Network'''. Click '''Next'''.
The URL to use for the default Zimbra calendar is:
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/4/4e/Thunderbird-caldav-004.png</div><br/>


* 4. Select '''CalDAV'''. In the '''Location''' field, enter the URL of your Zimbra Calendar, and click '''Next'''.
https://zimbra.example.com/dav/<YOUR USERNAME HERE>/Contacts
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/e/eb/Thunderbird-caldav-005.png</div><br/>


* 5. Enter a name for your Zimbra Calendar in the '''Name''' field. Select a color for your Calendar, and click '''Next'''.
=Shared Calendar & Tasks in Thunderbird=
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/0/0a/Thunderbird-caldav-006.png</div><br/>


* 6. Enter your username and password, if prompted.
{{warning|1=This section has not been verified in Zimbra 10 and/or Thunderbird 100+.}}
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/6/62/Thunderbird-caldav-007.png</div><br/>


* 7. You will be able to see all the Appointments in your Zimbra Web Client, and you will be able to edit them, delete them, etc.
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/7/74/Thunderbird-caldav-008.png</div><br/>


===Shared Calendar & Tasks in Thunderbird===
You can use as well all the Zimbra sharing power with Thunderbird and CalDAV, for example: Imagine that you are the Responsible Person for one Department and you want to create a Calendar per each Technician, and a Tasks List, like in the next diagram:
You can use as well all the Zimbra sharing power with Thunderbird and CalDAV, for example: Imagine that you are the Responsible Person for one Department and you want to create a Calendar per each Technician, and a Tasks List, like in the next diagram:
<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">https://wiki.zimbra.com/images/a/a0/Thunderbird-share.png</div>
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===Log trace when sync===
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When the appointments are pulled from the Zimbra Server to the CalDAV client, you will be able to see the next log traces in the '''/opt/zimbra/logs/mailbox.log'''. You can see that these came from Thunderbird with Lightning:
<pre>2015-08-06 13:48:03,704 INFO  [btpool0-14://zimbra86.zimbra.io/dav/admin/Calendar2/] [aname=admin@zimbra.io;ip=20.90.30.30;ua=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1;; WOW64;; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.1.0 Lightning/4.0.1.2;] FileUploadServlet - saveUpload(): received Upload: { accountId=1def13c4-aea7-401d-9665-8007079a29c3, time=Thu Aug 06 13:48:03 EDT 2015, size=150, uploadId=8f67c628-d165-4efb-a8a9-b5fb75314939:7c78f0c6-fda4-4d1e-b4f6-705f7dd8a0e5, name=null, path=null }
2015-08-06 13:48:03,720 INFO  [btpool0-14://zimbra86.zimbra.io/dav/admin/Calendar2/] [name=admin;aname=admin@zimbra.io;ip=20.90.30.30;ua=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1;; WOW64;; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.1.0 Lightning/4.0.1.2;] dav - DavServlet operation PROPFIND to /home/admin/Calendar2/ (depth: zero) finished in 18ms
2015-08-06 13:48:03,763 INFO  [btpool0-14://zimbra86.zimbra.io/dav/admin/Calendar2/] [aname=admin@zimbra.io;ip=20.90.30.30;ua=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1;; WOW64;; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.1.0 Lightning/4.0.1.2;] FileUploadServlet - saveUpload(): received Upload: { accountId=1def13c4-aea7-401d-9665-8007079a29c3, time=Thu Aug 06 13:48:03 EDT 2015, size=144, uploadId=8f67c628-d165-4efb-a8a9-b5fb75314939:1dd719a2-7648-4420-b74b-eafb337435df, name=null, path=null }
2015-08-06 13:48:03,787 INFO  [btpool0-14://zimbra86.zimbra.io/dav/admin/Calendar2/] [aname=admin@zimbra.io;ip=20.90.30.30;ua=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1;; WOW64;; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.1.0 Lightning/4.0.1.2;] dav - DavServlet operation PROPFIND to /home/admin/Calendar2/ (depth: one) finished in 25ms
2015-08-06 13:48:03,832 INFO  [btpool0-14://zimbra86.zimbra.io/dav/admin/Calendar2/] [aname=admin@zimbra.io;ip=20.90.30.30;ua=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1;; WOW64;; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.1.0 Lightning/4.0.1.2;] FileUploadServlet - saveUpload(): received Upload: { accountId=1def13c4-aea7-401d-9665-8007079a29c3, time=Thu Aug 06 13:48:03 EDT 2015, size=262, uploadId=8f67c628-d165-4efb-a8a9-b5fb75314939:ebd1f398-f7a7-4530-bbc7-bd6292195163, name=null, path=null }
2015-08-06 13:48:03,845 INFO  [btpool0-14://zimbra86.zimbra.io/dav/admin/Calendar2/] [name=admin;aname=admin@zimbra.io;ip=20.90.30.30;ua=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1;; WOW64;; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.1.0 Lightning/4.0.1.2;] dav - DavServlet operation REPORT to /home/admin/Calendar2/ (depth: one) finished in 14ms</pre>
 
==Read-Only, not recommended - To view your Zimbra Calendar using Lightning and ICS==
'''Note: These instructions will allow you to view your calendar using Thunderbird with the Lightning Add-on. You will not be able to create or edit appointments, meetings, or events.'''
1. Open the Zimbra Web Client, and click the '''Calendar''' tab.
2. Right click '''Calendar''' in the Calendar List pane, and select '''Share Calendar''' from the right-click menu.
The URL of your Calendar is located at the bottom of the Share Properties dialog. Write down or copy this URL.
 
:[[Image:TB_Share_Properties.png]]
 
3. Open Thunderbird.
 
4. Click the '''Calendars''' tab in the lower left of your Thunderbird application.
 
:[[Image:TB_Lightning_Pane.png]]
 
5. Click '''New'''. A Create New Calendar dialog will display.
 
6. Select '''On the Network'''. Click '''Next'''.
 
:[[Image:TB_Create_New_Calendar.png]]
 
7. Select '''iCalendar (ICS)'''. In the '''Location''' field, enter the URL of your Zimbra Calendar. Click '''Next'''.
 
:[[Image:TB_Locate_Your_Calendar.png]]
 
8. Enter a name for your Zimbra Calendar in the '''Name''' field. Then, select a color for your Calendar. Click '''Next'''.
 
:[[Image:TB_Customize_Your_Calendar.png]]
 
9. Enter your username and password, if prompted.
 
'''''Note:''' If you are not prompted, and access to the calendar fails, a workaround that I found is using a Calendar URL in this scheme - not elegant to put a password inside this URL; but the only way that worked for me ([[User:HenningSprang|HenningSprang]]):''
<pre>
webcal://<USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>@zimbrahost.example.com/home/<USERNAME>/Calendar
</pre>
 
10. Click '''Finish'''.
 
=Feature Differences When Using Thunderbird=
 
If you have used the Zimbra Web Client, note that the following features are different when using Thunderbird as a client.
 
* To view mail folders that you have created using the Zimbra Web Client, you must subscribe to them.
* Thunderbird may not always expunge deleted items or old drafts. These messages will be visible if you access your mail using Zimbra Web Client.
* Lightning does not use notifications for upcoming events and meetings.
* The Lightning Add-On may not automatically refresh your Zimbra Calendar. To see the most recent version of your Calendar, right-click and select '' Reload Remote Calendars'' .
* Lightning only records a single set of authentication information for all remote calendars. If you have already set up access to another remote calendar using Lightning, you may encounter authentication errors when attempting to view your Zimbra calendar.
 
=Accessing your addressbook using CardBook=
A recent add-on available on the Thunderbird market allow your desktop client to connect to the DAV API of Zimbra and synchronize all the contacts.
 
First of all you need to [https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/thunderbird/addon/cardbook/ download] the extention on the market and follow the how to provided in order to activate and present the cardbood extention.
 
One done, click on "add addressbook".
You will start the wizard. In it the first window select the "on the network" option and then "next"
 
[[File:Thunderbird-Contact-01.png]]
 
On the second panel you will need to fill the different fileds according to your environment :
 
[[File:Thunderbird-Contact-02.png]]
*URL : https://ZIMBRA_SERVER/dav/USER@DOMAIN.TLD/Contacts
*Username : User@DOMAIN.TLD
*Password : YOUR_PASSWORD
 
You will need to validate the setting in order to finish the installation.
 
We have now our contacts synchronized with Thunderbird.
 
[[File:Thunderbird-Contact-03.png]]
 
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Accessing Zimbra Collaboration with Thunderbird

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This guide shows you how to access to your Zimbra Mail, Contacts and Calendar using Thunderbird 102.

This guide assumes that you have already installed Thunderbird. For more information on downloading and installing this software, go to Mozilla's Thunderbird page, https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/ .

You will need:

  • Your Zimbra email address and password.
  • Your Zimbra mail server domain. This is usually in the form of mail.domain.com. It is likely the same as what you use to sign-on to Zimbra web interface.

Your system administrator will be able to give you this information if you do not already have it.

Adding your Zimbra Email to Thunderbird

To add Zimbra mail to Thunderbird follow these steps:

ConfigureZimbraInThunderbird.gif

Please note this is an example video, this means:

  • You have to replace zimbra10.barrydegraaff.nl and admin@barrydegraaff.nl with values provided by your administrator or provider.
  • In most cases you can leave the port fields empty and Thunderbird will find the correct ones! I only typed the SMTP port value as in my case port 25 would work, but for most people it would not. Which is why I typed 587 in the above video.

Adding your Zimbra Calendar to Thunderbird

Once your calendar is added in Thunderbird you can

  • Create appointments
  • Edit appointments created from the Web Client or another device
  • Delete appointments
  • Move appointments
  • Dismiss appointments
  • Accept and send calendar invites

To set up your Zimbra calendar in Thunderbird follow these steps:

ConfigureZimbraInThunderbirdCalendar.gif

Please note this is an example video, this means:

  • You have to replace zimbra10.barrydegraaff.nl and admin@barrydegraaff.nl with values provided by your administrator or provider.

The URL to use for the default Zimbra calendar is:

https://zimbra.example.com/dav/<YOUR USERNAME HERE>/Calendar

If you use multiple calendars or have accepted calendar shares from other users, you can subscribe to them all at once or select the calendars you want to subscribe to by omitting the calendar name. In this case Thunderbird will ask you what calendars you want to subscribe to. Use the URL as follows:

https://zimbra.example.com/dav/<YOUR USERNAME HERE>/

Adding your Zimbra Contacts to Thunderbird

To add your Zimbra Contacts (Address Book) to Thunderbird install the CardBook Add-on for Thunderbird. If you have trouble installing the add-on please read the help document provided here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/installing-addon-thunderbird

Once it is installed add your Zimbra address book to Thunderbird following these steps:

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Please note this is an example video, this means:

  • You have to replace zimbra10.barrydegraaff.nl and admin@barrydegraaff.nl with values provided by your administrator or provider.

The URL to use for the default Zimbra calendar is:

https://zimbra.example.com/dav/<YOUR USERNAME HERE>/Contacts

Shared Calendar & Tasks in Thunderbird

Warning: This section has not been verified in Zimbra 10 and/or Thunderbird 100+.


You can use as well all the Zimbra sharing power with Thunderbird and CalDAV, for example: Imagine that you are the Responsible Person for one Department and you want to create a Calendar per each Technician, and a Tasks List, like in the next diagram:

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The Responsible must create each Calendar or Tasks List and share with the rest of Technicians, giving them the read-only or read-write permission. You must be careful with the location of the Calendars, or Tasks List, for example if you create the Tasks List called Technician Bob, inside your own Task List, the URL to share will be > https://zimbra.example.com/dav/RESPONSIBLEUSERNAME/Tasks/Technician%20Bob You can see here an example:

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In this example, the Responsible creates a Tasks List for Technician Bob, is the same procedure for Calendars as well. Go to the Responsible Tasks, and right-click > New Task List

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Then, write the name for the Tasks List, in this case Technician Bob, you will need later the %20 in the URL, if you can, it's much better to use - or _ instead space.

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Edit then the new Tasks List with right-click > Properties and select Add share

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In the email field, select the Bob's emails address, and select the role you want for Bob, read-only or read-write.

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Now, you can tell to Bob the URL that he must use to connect to the shared resources, Calendar, Tasks, etc. The URL will be the Responsible one, like https://zimbra.example.com/dav/RESPONSABLEUSERNAME/Tasks/Technician%20Bob even if the URL points to the Responsible, because Bob has access to that concrete resource, Bob just need to write his credentials when Thunderbird asks about them.

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Verified Against: ZCS 10.0, 9.0, 8.8 Date Created: 10/10/2007
Article ID: https://wiki.zimbra.com/index.php?title=Accessing_Zimbra_Collaboration_Server_with_Thunderbird Date Modified: 2023-09-05



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