Re: [Evolution] [Fwd: Re: Evolution-Connector W/ Exchange 2007]

["Veerapuram Varadhan" <vvaradhan novell com>]

On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 16:40 +0800, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 09:05 -0600, Veerapuram Varadhan wrote:
>
> > > Good god .. no wonder the connector is unuseable. I had high hopes for
> > > a linux desktop, in part based on the expectation of having a fully
> > > compatible groupware client for exchange.
> > Revere engineered products/projects do lack 100% compatibility and
>
> To the majority of us, for us that really want to at least get our
> emails off the server, having this work is essential, esp when they've
> closed off the POP/IMAP ports.
>
> I for one, am only interested in gettting the mails. Calendering and
> others can wait.
>
> Veerapuram is a novell employee and he's tasked to get evo-exchange
> working and we, at least can just support him. (Unless of course, we can
> send him patches!)
Thanks for the support, Heng.  I will work on it and atleast make it
fetch mails/calendars/contacts, if not the extended features in Exchange
2007.

> BTW, openchange looks great.. 
>
> Brutus is another one which looks great on paper (but I have 1 nit-pick
> which has prevented me from evaluating it - it needs a windows box to be
> installed to - the server portion anyway to do the MAPI translation)

Brutus and Openchange are two other options, apart from the default
evolution-exchange connector, to access a MS Exchange mailbox.  And,
both are in active development are good enough for everyone to try it.
Above all, its the power of F/OSS - "choice" - one is not bound to a
particular product/software.  

If the question is about Evolution embracing Brutus/Openchange/implement
support for MS Exchange Web Service protocol (the new interface that
would replace the current webDAV interface), I would say it is too early
to comment now and let them evolve - in terms of
stability/performance/feature support/user base. ;-)

Thanks,


V. Varadhan

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