evolution to MS exchange 2007 via MAPI

[Michael Cronenworth]

On 10/28/2009 07:43 PM, L wrote:
> I am looking for information how to connect evolution to MS exchange
> mail server. The institute switched the mail server to MS exchange.
> The temporary solution is outlook on XP on  VirtualBox, but this is
> not preferable.
>
> I tried evolution-MAPI, it seems tried to connect, unfortunate, MAPI
> account crashes every single time. Any one have good story to connect
> Evolution 2.26.3 on F11 to MS exchange 2007.
>
>    

Can you try to convince the exchange folks to enable IMAP? Then you can 
use Thunderbird or Evolution through an IMAP account. It will function 
the same, minus contact and calendar syncing.

It may even be on already. Try to telnet ip 143 and see if it connects.