Setting Up Address Book with ZCS Server on Snow Leopard

When configuring your Apple Address Book (AB) on OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) to access your Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) server, there are a few settings you'll need to specify correctly. Here's how to do it.

First, make sure to use port 443 if your ZCS server supports the default HTTPS port. When configuring AB, be sure to include the port specification in the server address to ensure that your account is set up correctly.

Next, enter the following information:

* Server address: :port

* User name: zcsUserAccountPassword

* Password: zcsUserAccountPassword

Once you've entered this information, go to Address Book -> Preferences -> Accounts and select 'Connectivity'. Your ZCS reverse proxy server is not required for connectivity, but if you do have one set up, it will work just fine.

Zimbra 8.7 supports the CardDAV standard, which means that supported clients like Apple Address Book, Sunbird, and others can connect to your ZCS server without any issues.

Some addressbook clients may only support a single addressbook collection, so be aware of this limitation when setting up your account.

For more advanced users, Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Access Control Protocol is supported by Zimbra's CardDAV server implementation. This allows for more fine-grained control over access to your addressbook collections.

Additionally, Zimbra supports the preferred method of creating new addressbook collections using the Versioning Extensions to WebDAV standard. This specification can also be useful as a reference for how to configure DNS to make extended MKCOL requests for WebDAV.

The Zimbra server implements the well-known URI for CardDAV, which makes it easy to locate your services. Using POST to Add Members to Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Collections is also supported by Zimbra's implementation.

HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) are also available, including HTTP Authentication: Basic and Digest Access Authentication, VCard MIME Directory Profile (VCARD Version 3.0), and RFCs supported by Zimbra's CardDAV Server implementation.

For clients that support the CalDAV protocol, you can use the Locating Services for Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV (CalDAV) mechanism to locate your services.

In conclusion, setting up your Apple Address Book on Snow Leopard with your ZCS server is a straightforward process. By following these steps and being aware of the limitations and supported standards, you'll be able to access your addressbook collections without any issues.

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