Title: evolution exchange howto Subject: Howto configure evoltuion to use exchange: Date: Fri Mar 27 18:22:15 PDT 2009 Install: echo 'gnome-extra/evolution-data-server ldap ssl kerberos' > /etc/portage/package.use echo 'mail-client/evolution crypt dbus hal ldap ssl kerberos' >> /etc/portage/package.use emerge gnome-extra/evolution-data-server gnome-extra/evolution-exchange mail-client/evolution This is what I have installed now [I] dev-python/evolution-python Available versions: 2.22.0!t ~2.24.0!t 2.24.1!t {debug} Installed versions: 2.24.1!t(17:00:33 03/20/09)(-debug) Homepage: http://pygtk.org/ Description: Python bindings for Evolution and Evolution Data Server [I] gnome-extra/evolution-data-server Available versions: *1.12.3 *2.22.3-r1 2.22.3-r2 2.24.5 ~2.24.5-r1 2.24.5-r2 {debug doc gnome-keyring ipv6 kerberos krb4 ldap ssl} Installed versions: 2.24.5-r2(08:46:21 03/27/09)(ipv6 kerberos ldap ssl -debug -doc -gnome-keyring -krb4) Homepage: http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution/ Description: Evolution groupware backend [I] gnome-extra/evolution-exchange Available versions: (2.0) 2.22.3-r2 2.24.4 {debug doc static} Installed versions: 2.24.4(2.0)(08:47:39 03/27/09)(-debug -doc -static) Homepage: http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/features/evolution.html Description: Evolution module for connecting to Microsoft Exchange [I] gnome-extra/evolution-webcal Available versions: 2.21.92 2.24.0 {debug} Installed versions: 2.24.0(15:51:55 03/20/09)(-debug) Homepage: http://www.gnome.org/ Description: A GNOME URL handler for web-published ical calendar files [I] mail-client/evolution Available versions: (2.0) 2.22.3.1 2.24.5 {crypt dbus debug hal ipv6 kerberos krb4 ldap mono networkmanager nntp pda profile spell ssl} Installed versions: 2.24.5(2.0)(15:40:20 03/20/09)(crypt dbus hal ldap ssl -debug -kerberos -krb4 -mono -networkmanager -nntp -pda -profile) Homepage: http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution/ Description: Integrated mail, addressbook and calendaring functionality Found 5 matches. Start evoltuion Edit -> Preferences -> Mail Accounts -> double click your account to Edit Identity: Account Information Name: johnd@mydomain.com Required Information: Full Name: John Doe Email Address: johnd@mydomain.com Optional Information Reply-To: Organization: Signature: None Receiving Email Server Type: Microsoft Exchange Configuration Username: johnd OWA URL: http://xchg.ms.mydomain.com/exchange <<-web URL for exchange Mailbox: johnd <<-after auth,this value is filled in for you. Authentication Type Plaintext Password Receiving Options Checking for new Mail Unchecked Global Address List/Active Directory Global Catalog server name: ad1.ms.mydomain.com _ Limit number of GAL responses: 500 Authentication Type: Secure or Plaintext Password x Allow browsing of the GAL until download limit is reached Options x Password Expiry Warning period: 7 x Automatically synchronize account locally _ Apply filters to new messages in Inbox on this server _ Check new messages for Junk contents _ Only check for Junk messages in the Inbox folder Defaults Sent and Draft Messages Drafts_Folder: Sent Messages Folder: Composing Messages _ Always carbon-copy(cc) to: _ Always blind carbon-copy(bcc) to: Message Recipts Send message receipts: Never Exchange Settings Out of Office Status: x I am in the office _ I am out of the office Security Change the password for Exchange account Manage the delegation settings for Exchagne account Miscelleneous View the size of all Exchange folders #--------------------------- # Optional section: # If user is configure for IMAP only, # the next config will give # them access to the LDPA address book. #---------------------------- Click the address book Right click->Add New Address Book General Tab Address Book Type: On LDAP Servers Name: My Domain x Copy book contents locally for offline operation Server Information: Server: Port: 389 Use secure connection: No encryption Authentication Login method: Using distinguished name (DN) Login: CN=John Doe,CN=Users,DC=ms,DC=mydomain,DC=com ################################### Common errors: Error: Could not configure Exchange account because an unknown error occurrend. Check the URL, username, and password, and try again. If you get this form evoltion, but you can log into the web interface, Under "Receiving Email" tab, remove Mailbox: entry, and click Authenticate Upon successful authenticaiton, the proper name for you account will be filled in.