Zimbra deprecating the standard web client?

[BradC]

I've been browsing the git repos just as a bit of "while away the time" and I stumbled across this commit : https://github.com/Zimbra/zm-mailbox/co ... 073a8dc160

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    public static final String A_zimbraHelpModernURL = "zimbraHelpModernURL";

    /**
     * Deprecated since: 11.0.0. Zimbra help standard URL has been deprecated
     * because standard client is removed from the product. Orig desc: help
     * URL for standard client
     *
     * @since ZCS 5.0.7
     */

I'm assuming the "standard" client pre-dates the "Classic" web client and they're not talking about making "Modern" the only interface surely.

[Klug]

I'm afraid "Standard" is "Classic".
The "HTML" client is deprecated since 8.8.12 (https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Releases/8.8.12)

As we (still) have no roadmap, we don't know when ZCS 11 will be out (10.1 EOL end of 2027).

But this means that customers who agree/want to stick with ZCS 10.1 because of the Classic webmail will have to move away from it in 2028.

[BradC]

Well, this'll be interesting to watch develop.

I guess if Synacor can't get people to stop using the OSE versions by not pushing security fixes to GIT, they'll eventually achieve the same thing by removing the UI.

[Marc Gadsdon]

This will be suicide - the modern UI is really not functional for serious use.

[ghen]

"Standard" refers to the old HTML-only (non-AJAX) client, which has already been removed in 9.0.
See 9.0 release notes: https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Releases/9.0.0

Zimbra Touch Client, Zimbra Mobile Client, and Zimbra HTML (Standard) Client are no longer a part of Zimbra starting from Version 9.0.0.

(before 9.0, the AJAX client was refered to as "Advanced", now as "Classic" since the addition of "Modern")

[BradC]

"Standard" refers to the old HTML-only (non-AJAX) client, which has already been removed in 9.0.

Thanks for the clarification. Much appreciated.

[Klug]

Thank you Ghen, I was wrong.

I looked quickly at the file and not far the lines you quoted Brad (line 8177), the "Advanced" client is still here:

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public static final String A_zimbraHelpAdvancedURL = "zimbraHelpAdvancedURL";