texastwister
June 8th, 2009, 04:22 PM
Since upgrading to Ubuntu 9.04 I’ve been unable to reconfigure Evolution for the same level of functionality I had working in 8.04. I’m trying to get send/receive and address book functionality to an Exchange server (Exchange 2003, I believe).
In this release of Evolution there are two options for connecting to exchange – I have different problems in each:
· Using Server Type “Microsoft Exchange” uses the older “connections” plug-in which utilizes the exchange OWA interface. This is what I had working in 8.04.
o Now, with a configuration apparently identical to that I had on 8.04, it appears unable to even reach the server (address above) even though I can connect to it with no problem in firefox. I have accepted a certificate for the server in Firefox – I exported it from Firefox and imported it to Exchange to no effect. So… bottom line: Using this option, I can’t do anything with my mail at all.
· Using Server Type “Exchange MAPI” uses a newer MAPI plug-in. This is brand new and likely still a bit buggy.
o With it, I can read my mail. But internet reports suggest this plug-in is unable to make use of the Global address book (even though it has config entries for it) and that has been my experience. It attempts to connect, but does so as with no recognition of the domain, nor any way to provide the domain so far as I can see.
o When I try to send mail to external recipients and use the full email address, it works. But when I try to send internally, it strips the “@mycompany.com” from the address and the exchange server rejects the message.
I’m not particularly committed to either way of configuring it and would welcome any assistance anyone can provide.
Thanks,
Scott Purcell
Scott@texastwister.info
In this release of Evolution there are two options for connecting to exchange – I have different problems in each:
· Using Server Type “Microsoft Exchange” uses the older “connections” plug-in which utilizes the exchange OWA interface. This is what I had working in 8.04.
o Now, with a configuration apparently identical to that I had on 8.04, it appears unable to even reach the server (address above) even though I can connect to it with no problem in firefox. I have accepted a certificate for the server in Firefox – I exported it from Firefox and imported it to Exchange to no effect. So… bottom line: Using this option, I can’t do anything with my mail at all.
· Using Server Type “Exchange MAPI” uses a newer MAPI plug-in. This is brand new and likely still a bit buggy.
o With it, I can read my mail. But internet reports suggest this plug-in is unable to make use of the Global address book (even though it has config entries for it) and that has been my experience. It attempts to connect, but does so as with no recognition of the domain, nor any way to provide the domain so far as I can see.
o When I try to send mail to external recipients and use the full email address, it works. But when I try to send internally, it strips the “@mycompany.com” from the address and the exchange server rejects the message.
I’m not particularly committed to either way of configuring it and would welcome any assistance anyone can provide.
Thanks,
Scott Purcell
Scott@texastwister.info