Zimbra Desktop gives you access to all of your email accounts in one place, whether you are online or offline! What is Zimbra Desktop? It is a free and open source email client application available for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Introducing Zimbra Desktop 7.3.0.
What’s new in Zimbra Desktop 7.3.0
Zimbra Desktop 7.3.0 replaces the Prism framework with Nw.js for all platforms as a main feature, but there’s more!
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What’s New
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| 106372 | Replace Prism framework with Nw.js for all platforms |
| 96507 | New auto-update framework for Windows and Mac OS X |
| 65456 | Support 64-bit ZD builds for linux |
| 105422 | Spell check while composing new email not working in 7.3 |
| 104738 | Support for Indonesian Language |
| 105047 | Windows: Make Zimbra Desktop default email application (mailto protocol) |
Fixed issues in Zimbra Desktop 7.3.0
Zimbra Desktop 7.3.0 includes a long list of fixed issues which you can find here. Here are the highlights:
Fixed Issues |
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| 100636 | Installation of ZD in silent mode fails on windows OS (Java not found error) |
| 106135 | Date format for “Sync messages to fixed date” on add new account page is incorrect and causes problem |
| 106989 | Need administrator privileges for running auto update on Zimbra Desktop(Windows 7, Windows 10) |
| 107007 | Windows: zdesktop.exe(jetty) process does not get killed immediately when ZD is closed from system tray |
| 106001 | ZD UI process(NW) crashes on accessing a shared briefcase folder |
| 106241 | Update registry keys in Windows OS when “mailto” handler is set/unset in ZD. |
| 106478 | ZD installation failing with openjdk version “1.8.0_91” |
| 64657 | Unable to paste an image inline |
| 106992 | When Java is not found by ZD installer, it should clarify that “Oracle” Java was not found |
| 107154 | Show original option is not working for calendar appointment |
| 96770 | Remove prism related code while changing locale |
| 99763 | Thai locale not displaying correctly (only on Mac) |
| 106985 | Zimbra Desktop on Mac OS X cannot read Thai language |
| 106100 | Support older themes in Zimbra Desktop |
| 46088 | The ‘From’ column is named ‘step 3.’ |
| 104571 | INTL – Note for standard message on shared folders not showing when language is set to other than English |
| 38619 | Need mechanism to turn off or remind later for auto updates in ZDC |
| 99919 | Advanced Date search do not work for Thai, Korea, Chinese, Hongkong, Turkey |
HTML Rendering bugs |
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| 79801 | Email message display is truncated, but reply shows full content |
| 100397 | image/page not displayed correctly in attachment message |
| 101880 | Unable to view the complete email |
| 93616 | Message chopped off at bottom so can’t read it properly |
| 104444 | HTML rendering issues |
| 107277 | An email with an image content missing in ZD. |
| 99512 | Responsive HTML email fails to render |
Zimbra Desktop is now Linux 64-bit compatible
As we mentioned in the What’s New section, one of the most requested features from our Zimbra Desktop customers was to natively support Linux in 64-bits. With the 7.3.0 version, we are thrilled to announce you can now install Zimbra Desktop in any Linux based in 64-bit.
Please follow the steps from our wiki to install Zimbra Desktop in Linux 64-bits:
As usual, your feedback is really important for us, so please don’t hesitate to let us know here, on our dedicated Forum about Zimbra Desktop what do you think, improvements, bugs, etc.
Hello Jorge,
When we are likely to get support of IDN hosting and EAI in Zimbra community edition.
Please confirm.
AD
With the 64 bit version (and maybe the 32 as well) – closing ZD will completely terminate the program rather than just minimizing it to the system tray. Is there a way to fix this? I’m seeing it on all 64 bit 7.3 installs.
Hi Tim,
We are closing the whole app, as expected in other tabs. We received feedback, and even Customers tickets saying they were expecting to close both (ui and server) as you know ZD it’s based in two pieces. So we’ve implemented it that way. How many users do you have running ZD which are being affected by this?
Best regards
After upgrading to 7.3 the entire Application and Server shut down when closing ZD. The icon in the tray disappears and the application/server must be restarted. Checking Task Manager also reveals both portions of ZD closed. This is effecting 100+ users on 32bit installs. Very, very undesirable behavior.
Hi Robert,
As mentioned early it was a expected behavior as other Windows apps act the same. I’m going to create a bug about it, and consider to add a setting you can edit in Preferences to have both experiences.
Best regards and thank you for using Zimbra Desktop
Robert, please find the ticket here – https://bugzilla.zimbra.com/show_bug.cgi?id=107941 We are currently working on improvements like this and others for a future release of ZD 7.3.1, it shouldn’t take long.
thank you
Jorge,
Thanks for the link. I eventually found it on my own, after creating a support case (I closed the case). For those of us that have used ZD since the beginning, this behavior change is huge. I tried the ‘workaround’ in the mentioned in Bug Report, but it didn’t change anything. Rolling back to 7.2.8 regardless, as this change has had a negative impact on our environment.
Another negative has come up because of this. There is no way to prevent ZD from checking for updates. At least there is no GUI way to do it. Now I have to teach my users the unhealthy habit of ignoring an update prompt. #TheStruggleIsReal
Hello,
I know of the workaround, I did the changes in the config file, but after clicking x and opening Zimbra again from the tray icon, the window loses it’s dimensions, from full screen before the x clicking to windowed mode, and it’s annoying. I use Zimbra just because of the tray functionality. I downgraded to 7.2.8. until the bug is resolved(but now every 1-2 days the update window appears…)
If they add the option to also run into tray-mode(as the newly submitted bug says it will), if they base their fix into the changing of the config file, the window-mode bug will appear…so they have to make a fix to the fix :)
Hey Jorge, will Zimbra Desktop theme be updated at least, or even better the Universal UI provided for Zimbra Desktop users too?
ZD is currently languishing and looking decrepit – with not even the Serenity theme available! :s
Many thanks for the improvements
Hi Excelent!
My colleague, who uses at Macbook, upgraded her Zimbra Desktop a couple of weeks ago and now attachments won’t open; she’s required to save them, which is extra steps and annoying. We’ve looked under Preferences and can’t find a setting to change.
In ZD 7.3.0 I cannot open attachment but only save it. There is no dialog asking what to do “save or open” like in 7.2.8 version. Is it made for security purposes ?
Hi Valery,
It’s an expected behavior as per the new NW.js, we are working to improve this workflow in future releases.
Best regards
> It’s an expected behavior as per the new NW.js, we are working to improve this workflow in future releases.
Hi Jorge ! May be it will be useful. I found that there is no problem to open attachments in pdf format. Works fine. Problems with files in format of: docx, xlsx, jpeg, tiff.
For the attachment there is a bug: https://bugzilla.zimbra.com/show_bug.cgi?id=107952
but there aren’t news about it.
Temporary i want to downgrade to 7.2 version, can someone explain the correct procedure? I can simply remove the 7.3 and reinstall 7.2? I have to resyncronize all the emails or not?
Thanks.
Hi Alessandro,
Good news are we have been finished the development to fix this, and we are aiming August 3rd for a GA date.
Best regards
Hi,
Is Zimbra desktop still open source? I ask because every time I click on the download link I get nothing but a big runaround.
Thanks,
Jay
Hi Jay,
Yes, Zimbra Desktop is Open Source, what are the issues you are facing to download the product?
Best regards
FYI
Followed the instructions for Debian/Ubuntu (installed as root then the last command as the user)
got it to work (7.3.3) on Debian 8.9, but had to do this:
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It was complaining that zdrun.pl.tmp doesnt exist, so I created it:
cp /opt/zimbra/zdesktop/linux/zdrun.pl /opt/zimbra/zdesktop/linux/zdrun.pl.tmp
Then there were some access rights issues so:
chmod -R g+wrx /opt/zimbra/zdesktop/
chgrp -R “user” /opt/zimbra/zdesktop/linux/zdrun.pl
Then error: preserving times for ‘/opt/zimbra/zdesktop/linux/node-webkit/package.json’: Operation not permitted
comment out the exit1…..node-webkit… line in
/opt/zimbra/zdesktop/linux/zdrun.pl
then launch /opt/zimbra/zdesktop/linux/zdrun.pl
press CTRL+Z and bg to run in the background
”
Not sure what the exit1 line does other than exiting with status 1 if that condition is met, but it seems to work fine so far.
How to Fixing Zimbra 7.3.1
Problem accessing /zimbra/desktop/console.jsp. Reason:
com/zimbra/cs/taglib/tag/i18n/GetLocaleRequestTag
Caused by:
java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/zimbra/cs/taglib/tag/i18n/GetLocaleRequestTag
at org.apache.jsp.desktop.console_jsp._jspx_meth_fmt_getLocaleRequest_0(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.jsp.desktop.console_jsp._jspService(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:109)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:814)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:389)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:486)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:380)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:814)
at com.zimbra.webClient.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:64)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:511)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1166)
at com.zimbra.cs.servlet.SetHeaderFilter.doFilter(SetHeaderFilter.java:79)
at com.zimbra.webClient.filters.SetHeaderFilter.doFilter(SetHeaderFilter.java:239)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:388)
at org.mortbay.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:218)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.SessionHandler.handle(SessionHandler.java:182)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandler.handle(ContextHandler.java:765)
at org.mortbay.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext.handle(WebAppContext.java:422)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandlerCollection.handle(ContextHandlerCollection.java:230)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerCollection.handle(HandlerCollection.java:114)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:152)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.rewrite.RewriteHandler.handle(RewriteHandler.java:230)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:152)
at org.mortbay.jetty.Server.handle(Server.java:326)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handleRequest(HttpConnection.java:585)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection$RequestHandler.headerComplete(HttpConnection.java:971)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseNext(HttpParser.java:549)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseAvailable(HttpParser.java:212)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handle(HttpConnection.java:415)
at org.mortbay.io.nio.SelectChannelEndPoint.run(SelectChannelEndPoint.java:429)
at org.mortbay.thread.BoundedThreadPool$PoolThread.run(BoundedThreadPool.java:451)