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Exchange on linux
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chiskop
Executive Member
Use evolution (which comes in ubuntu), then go to synaptics and install a plugin called evolution-exchange (or something like that).
http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/stable/exchange-configure.html.en
http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/stable/exchange-configure.html.en
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wab512
Well-Known Member
Please note that it does not work for Exchange 2007.... Mine stopped working as soon as IT upgraded exchange.
ALso evolution is a horrible mail client to use.In the end how I got it working was to install wine with outlook 2003.
Kloofvreter
Honorary Master
And to this day there has not been any plugin for Evolution that can access Exchange. Have been having this problem for a long time now.
Its just microsofts way of screwing over the competition.
Kloofvreter
Honorary Master
How is anything here M$'s fault? I thought it was up to the open source developers to develop apps and plugins?
chiskop
Executive Member
When they've got to integrate to an MS product, and MS keep their interfaces hidden, then, yes, it is MS's fault.
Kloofvreter
Honorary Master
Do you know for a fact that this is the case?
chiskop
Executive Member
@Sloot, read about it here. Interestingly, it looks like evolution may soon be able to integrate with Exchange 2007, thanks to the EU decision of not so long ago.
Kloofvreter
Honorary Master
It's really not fair for M$ to be forced to disclose that type of information, but I suppose it's for the greater good 
Asha'man X
Expert Member
Microsoft released a hell of a lot of documentation last year because of the EU decision, so developers finally got what they needed to start writing plug ins and competing apps that will work well with Windows.
Exchange is one of Microsoft's big baby's, but they released a ton of info.
You could also download mail via POP3 or IMAP4 from Exchange, though you lose some of those features that MAPI provides.
Exchange is one of Microsoft's big baby's, but they released a ton of info.
You could also download mail via POP3 or IMAP4 from Exchange, though you lose some of those features that MAPI provides.
stickytoffee
Active Member
I use thunderbird to connect to Exchange via IMAP ... download my mail to my local folders and work like that ... Lightning takes care of meeting requests, and you can setup a LDAP connection for the global address book...
Yeah also went the wine with seemless integration mode. Works very well, cept XP seems to throw me a BOSD occasionally. Also use this for Visio. And before someone pipes up about an alternative, this because I have to use visio/vsd format, not because I think it's better.