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	# What is Kolab?

	[Kolab](https://kolab.org) is a [FOSS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software) communication & collaboration solution that can be completely self-hosted,
	and allows you to maintain control over your most sensitive data.

	Kolab integrates various components to provide you with a wide range of features:

	* Being able to send & receive email including:
	* spam filtering
	* virus scanning
	* Support for important protocols that ensure secure email delivery (DKIM/DMARC/SPF)
	* A variety of access protocols:
	* IMAP/SMTP
	* ActiveSync
	* CalDAV/CardDAV
	* A webmail client that includes advanced calendaring/tasks/addressbook
	* A webrtc based video chat solution
	* File storage
	* Collaborative editing of documents

	In short, it provides everything that a company/family/... needs to work and communicate together, while maintaining full control over all data.

	Other features:

	* Kolab makes extensive use of open protocols and standards, where available, to avoid vendor lock-in, and improve interoperability
	* Kolab is built exclusively on open source software, and can be built from source.
	* The Kolab Web-Clients do not load data from any external sources and are fully self-reliant, which makes them suitable to be used in air-gapped environments and avoids any tracking.