Evolution and the Global Catalog Server - Debacle

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Thu, 2008-11-20 at 08:59 -0700, Christopher A. Williams wrote:
> ...Moving from Fedora List to Fedora Test List.
> 
> I could really use a hand on this one:
> 
> I'm running Evolution (on F10 PR/Rawhide) with the Exchange Connector,
> and have always had incredible problems browsing my employer's Exchange
> Global Address List. I picked up what I believe is the Global Catalog
> Server by using Outlook 2007 and going through all of the motions to
> find it there.
> 
> When I plug in that server name from outside of my company network, I
> get squat.
> 
> When I use the same configuration from _inside_ the company network, it
> seems to work fine.
> 
> So, why can't Evolution see this from outside, but Outlook 2K7 can when
> configured using RPC over HTPPS? I won't even begin to ask why I need to
> know and enter the Global Catalog Server name in the first place since
> Outlook seems to be able to find this out on its own using pretty much
> the same way of connecting.
> 
> Ideas? This couldn't be as simple as needing a different GC server or
> knowing that I need a specific TCP port open. It doesn't make sense that
> this works with one but not the other...

You might have more luck with this on
http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list 

poc