i need to backup my zimbra server at work to our windows server for nightly backups. to do so, i followed this thread at ubuntu forums which tells you to do the following:

install the smbfs package installed:

sudo apt-get install smbfs

then create the mount point:

sudo mkdir /mnt/winshare

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this is a simple mod that you can use to compress your website using gzip which will reduce your bandwidth. this is dead easy to setup in ubuntu. to do so, log into your webserver via ssh or locally if you dont run it headless like me. then enabled Read the rest of this entry »

normally, linux will restart your x windows session if you hit ctrl+alt+backspace. if you would prefer this not to happen, then you’ll need to edit your xorg.conf file. the first think that you will always want to do when editing any system file, is to back it up.

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if you’re like me, you’ll want to use your blackberry with your mail server to send and receive all of your spam messages. by default, zimbra collaboration suite is setup secure enough that a bis (blackberry internet service) server will not be able to connect to your box and push email to your phone, but there is a work around.

warning: the following howto will cause your passwords to be sent as clear text which is not recommended

1. log into the admin page by going to https://mail.<yourdomail>.com:7071

2. select your server under configuration > servers

3. on both the imap & pop tabs, check

 enable ssl for imap/pop3 service

enable clear text login

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