RE: [Evolution] exchange connector

["Eustace, Glen" <G Eustace massey ac nz>]

I have already sent the results of this to this list several months ago
but in the spirit of co-operation and trying to get it sorted, I have
repeated the tests.  This is on 2.6 on an FC5 platform but I get the
same on 2.4 on FC4

1. Define server type to be MS Exchange
2. On receiving mail tab, enter
   UserId: geustace
   URL: https://our-server/exchange/G.Eustace
3. Select authenticate
4. Password dialogue asks for password for geustace
5. After OK, no errors but the main dialogue OK remains greyed out
6. Select authenticate again
7. Password dialogue now asks for password for G.Eustace ( which is
wrong )
5. After OK, an error dialogue is displayed could not authenitacte to
server.

At this stage, no further progress is possible.
Please note well !! This used to work great, the code was changed
somewhere between 2.0 and 2.4 and that broke it. Can you not look at the
code and see what was changed ?

Glen.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: evolution-list-bounces gnome org 
> [mailto:evolution-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Sushma Rai
> Sent: Saturday, 6 May 2006 6:47 p.m.
> To: Bhaskar, KS
> Cc: evolution-list gnome org
> Subject: RE: [Evolution] exchange connector
>
> Can you try
> URL as, http://<your server>/exchange/ks.bhaskar
> and the user name as x1234567 (as you enter in OWA)
>
> Does anyone know how to setup an Exchange account with
> mailbox name different than windows logon name?
>
> Thanks,
> Sushma.
>
> On Fri, 2006-05-05 at 17:55 -0500, Bhaskar, KS wrote:
> > Thank you, Eustace, that's it exactly!  On our Exchange server, my
> > userid is my employee id, which has the format x1234567 but 
> my mailbox
> > name is ks.bhaskar.
> >
> > Sushma, can you say anything more about this / help with 
> this?  Thank
> > you very much.
> >
> > Regards
> > -- Bhaskar
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:   evolution-list-bounces gnome org on behalf of Eustace, Glen
> > Sent:   Thu 5/4/2006 6:01 PM
> > To:     evolution-list gnome org
> > Cc:    
> > Subject:        RE: [Evolution] exchange connector
> >
> > I am still waiting for a resolution for this issue.  It came in with
> > Evolution 2.4 and is still broken at 2.6, to date, I can not get an
> > acknowledgement out of Ximian/Novell that they even admit there is
> > something wrong but I can assure them there is.  I have 
> been using Evo
> > for quite a while, in fact I started when one had to pay for the
> > Evo-connector.  It worked great until 2.4 and hasn't worked since.
> >
> > The cause, apparently, is an incorrect assumption (in the 
> code) about
> > mailboxes and userids. Something about the user and primary mailbox
> > now
> > needing to be the same. From what I can gather, for many 
> organisations
> > this is the case, in ours, it is not.
> >
> > Can someone from Ximian/Novell please join the discussion as I would
> > *REALLY* like to get this fixed.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: evolution-list-bounces gnome org
> > > [mailto:evolution-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of 
> K.S. Bhaskar
> > > Sent: Friday, 5 May 2006 9:35 a.m.
> > > To: evolution-list gnome org
> > > Subject: Re: [Evolution] exchange connector
> > >
> > > Sushma --
> > >
> > > Thank you, II had to upgrade my Debian packages, but now I do have
> /usr/lib/bonobo/servers/GNOME_Evolution_Exchange_Storage_2.6.server
> > > The problem I am now running into is when I start up evolution, it
> > > repeatedly asks me for my password, and gives me the 
> error message:
> > > Error while Scanning folders in "Exchange server
> > exchange.fnfis.com".
> > > Could not authenticate to server. (Password incorrect?)
> > >
> > > I have done it enough times that I know I am entering my
> > > password correctly.
> > >
> > > evolution 2.0 has no problem connecting to this server, 
> but anything
> > > after that fails.  Could it have anything to do with the fact
> > > that our
> > > server uses plaintext passwords (but we connect over SSL).  I
> > > notice a
> > > bug filed that evolution does not connect to an exchange 
> server that
> > > uses plaintext passwords.
> > >
> > > Thank you very much for your help.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > -- Bhaskar
> > >
> > > Sushma Rai wrote:
> > > > Do you have GNOME_Evolution_Exchange_Storage_2.6.server file
> > > > under lib/bonobo/server directory in your install area?
> > > [KSB] <...snip...>
> > >
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