Re: [Evolution] evolution-exchange-mapi-provider plugin disables itself

[Rick Bilonick <rab nauticom net>]

On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 09:54 +1000, Greg Vickers wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Rick Bilonick wrote:
> > On Thu, 2008-03-27 at 20:28 -0600, Joseph L. Casale wrote:
> > > After installing this in Fedora Core 8, I can not get the plug-in to activate. After I check it, it 
> > > disables itself as soon as I restart Evolution.
> > >
> > > Anyone seen this before?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > jlc
> >
> > Here is the well-kept secret (I could not find the original list
> > messages I received):
> >
> > export PATH=/opt/samba4:$PATH
> > export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/samba4/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH
> > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/samba4/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
>
> <snip snip>
>
> > I don't really thing anyone cares about connecting to Exchange 2007. At
> > least, that's the way it appears to me. (A couple months ago with the
> > latest patches, I was able to connect to exchange through the web
> > exchange server evolution plugin. I was even able to get to the global
> > address list - something I'd never been able to do with the plugin. Of
> > course, not 2 weeks later the IT switched me to an Exchange 2007 server
> > (and wouldn't switch me back).)
>
> I've converted the rpm files for the Exchange MAPI plugin into deb 
> format and installed them on Ubuntu 7.10 successfully.  Ubuntu 7.10 has 
> Evolution version 2.12.1, I believe the MAPI plugin requires Evolution 
> version 2.22, right?
>
> When I start Evolution from the menu (i.e. without having set the 
> environment variables), the Exchange MAPI plugin appears in the list of 
> plugins (yay!) but ticking it and restarting Evolution does not keep the 
> plugin enabled.  Setting the environment variables as above and starting 
> Evolution from that shell means that the plugin stays enabled over 
> Evolution restarts (yay!) but when I edit my account details, only the 
> older "Microsoft Exchange" method of receiving email is shown, and we 
> have an Exchange 2007 server :(
>
> So *I* care about connecting to an Exchange 2007 server, do I *have* to 
> run the MAPI plugin on Evolution 2.22?  And if not, does anyone have any 
> tips on getting the MAPI plugin working on Evolution 2.12?
>
> Thanks,

I running 2.12.3 and as long as I execute the exports, the MAPI plugin
loads and I can set up a MAPI account. When I try to connect, I cannot
get it to authenticate and I don't know whether the problem is with
Evolution or with the Exchange 2007 server. I previously posted several
times the error messages I was receiving but received ABSOLUTELY no
repsonse from anyone on houw to proceed. I would have thought the
programmers would have given be some clue as to how to get MAPI working
but it was the wrong thought.

Rick B.