Re: [Evolution] First time druid and email adres.

["Michael Leone" <turgon mike-leone com>]

> On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Michael Leone wrote:
> > What goofy format? I use an Exchange server here, and all my external
> > outgoing mail is addressed normally - evolution ximian com  Never had to
> > state a routing path, but then, my Exchange server does it's own POP3
and
> > SMTP, on a publically addressable IP.
>
> Internally, Exchange converts all addresses to it's own format.  Go into
> your exchange address book, right-click on your name, and go to the
> addresses tab.  Look at all the neat X500, SMTP, Exchange, Notes, or
> whatever else addresses you have attached to your account in Exchange.
>
> SMTP only exists outside Exchange.  Inside, it's MS's own proprietary
> format.

So?

All that means is that Exchange can connect and send to many different kinds
of proprietary mail systems.
It's not like MS came up with the Notes Mail format - all it means is that
Exchange can communicate with a Notes Mail server (using the proper
"connector" - what we think of as an add-in module), in the native Notes
Mail format.

As long as MS sends out (and accepts in) RFC-compliant email, who cares if
they convert the mail into a proprietary format internally to deliver to
local users? Exchange supports both POP3 and SMTP, (and IMAP), so you can
use any mail client that also supports these standards. I know; I've used at
least 2 or 3 non-MS mail clients against an Exchange server (using POP3 and
SMTP).

Note that this is for MAIL only; not all the scheduling, etc that Exchange
will also do.