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[Daniel Robitaille]

I have tried evolution-mapi in 9.10.  I think the problem lies in the
way the exchange server I have to access to is configured.  And I
don't have control over that.

The Evolution+Exchange situation really seems to have improved in recent years.

Daniel


On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:52 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 21:23 -0400, Daniel Robitaille wrote:
>
>> Sadly the newest Evolution doesn't work with all the Exchange servers
>> out there.  It's getting a lot better, but it's not a perfect fit for
>> all situations.  So Outlook is still a must use for some poor souls
>> out there (including me at my workplace....)
>
>
> I've just had much success with Exchange and Evolution on Ubuntu 9.10
> using the evolution-mapi package:
>
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?searchon=names&keywords=evolution-mapi
>
> Once this was installed there was a new Server Type when adding a new
> mail account ("Exchange MAPI" I think), and that automatically provided
> access to the Exchange message store, the address book, and the
> calendar.
>
> The calendar is a bit flaky (can't create repeating appointments, and
> existing repeating appointments don't appear but still give
> notifications).  All in all, most usable for 95% of my office needs.
>
> --Bob.
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Daniel Robitaille