6zap is an open source communication platform with e-mail, calendar, file management and contacts management.
The application comes in 3 flavors:
- Hosted version
- Downloadable version for installing it to any server
- Hosting it in the cloud with the pre-configued Amazon-AMI
The e-mail module is similar to Outlook, a slick three-pane interface (that can also work offline) with auto-save, drag’n drop & spelling features.
Calendar module offers both shared & private usage that supports recurring events, multiple views (day, week, month..).
The application has a file management module that offers a desktop-like experience. Files & folders can be added, renamed, deleted easily.
Contacts module is again very similar to Outlook & yoıu can reach it from the other parts of the application like the calendar or e-mail.
There is also a feature named Zcount, that makes subscribing & logging to the other websites/applications easier. It auto-creates an e-mail alias for subscription to offer a better spam protection.
To sum up, 6zap is a promising product that can be handy for:
- service providers for offering it to their customers
- individuals for almost instantly installing & using such a communication platform
Requirements: PHP & MySQL
Hastymail is a free IMAP webmail software (open source) built with PHP.
The application is lightweight, has a clean interface & compatible with all major browsers including mobile ones.
With its plugin support, new features can be added. Some available plugins are: calendar, filtering, RSS/Atom.
Hastymail can be customized via CSS & has a PHP based template system.
It has Vcard based contact list with multiple import/export ability & many other features.
Requirements: PHP
Xuheki is an open source IMAP client with an Ajaxed interface.
It looks-feels like a desktop application & supports multiple IMAP servers/identities.
It uses the Net::IMAP::Client Perl module as the IMAP engine & built with DynarchLIB Ajax Toolkit.
Some features of Xuheki:
- Supports multiple folders with drag’n drop
- It can stay connected to an IMAP server
- Interface allows you to do multiple things once
- Multiple user support
- Contact list & more..
It requires Perl & MySQL 5 to run.
Requirements: Perl 5.8+, Apache 2+,mod_perl 2+,MySQL 5+
Compatibility: IE can have problems (not well tested)
Claros, which is a passionate team in creating open source software, has a beautiful software named Claros inTouch.
Clasor InTouch is an ajax communication suite with key features such as webmail, address book, post-it notes, calendar (in progress), webdisk (in progress), built-in instant messenger and RSS reader. It is the first open source web application which features built in spam protection and instant messaging capabilities together with web 2.0 technologies.
It is built with Java, utilizes JSP/Servlets with the well known J2EE technologies & uses MySQL database.
Claros inTouch is more than a free webmail software with a slick interface & usability.
It is offered under GNU which makes this communication suite software totally free.
Requirements: Tomcat For JSP & MySQL
