Re: [Evolution] Can Evolution connect to an Exchange server shared mailbox?

[Jules Colding <colding omesc com>]

On Wed, 2007-03-07 at 14:31 -0700, Robin Laing wrote:
> Jules Colding wrote:
> > On Sun, 2007-02-25 at 18:11 -0600, Peter Van Lone wrote:
> > > On 2/16/07, Tom Pride <tom pride gmail com> wrote:
> > > > However the team that I work within also needs accesses to an MS
> > > > Exchange shared mailbox. Firstly, can Evolution cannect to a shared
> > > > mailbox?  I've tried using the "Subsrcibe to other users folder"
> > > > option but this does not seem to work.  Is there a specific method for
> > > > doing this?  I can access the shared mailbox via OWA without a
> > > > problem.
> >
> > <yet another shameless nudge in the other direction>
> > Why don't you try Brutus? I've successfully run e-b while using several
> > Exchange mailboxes simultaneously. 
> > </yet another shameless nudge in the other direction>
>
>
> I see that most of the people that are having issues with Evolution and 
> Exchange (like myself) don't use Windows or are getting away from their 
> Windows systems.  Where can I get this Brutus for Linux?

You can find the FAQ entry here:

  http://www.omesc.com/modules/xoopsfaq/index.php?cat_id=6

Downloads are here:

  http://www.omesc.com/content/downloads/index.php


The FAQ will explain that while Brutus provides access to Exchange it
does so using a Windows proxy process. It therefore need a Windows box
to host the server. Any number of clients (if the server box is big
enough) can connect simultaneously to the server.

HTH,
  jules