Re: [Evolution] Error while Scanning folders in "Exchange server red001.mail.microsoftonline.com"

[Michael Hennebry <hennebry web cs ndsu nodak edu>]

On Sat, 25 Jun 2011, Pete Biggs wrote:

> > I haven't been able to make it work.
> > Copying from the account editor:
> > Identity
> > Name: Michael Hennebry ndsu edu
> > Full Name: MJH
> > Email Address: Michael Hennebry ndsu edu
> > Receiving Email
> > Server Type: Exchange Web Services
> > Username: Michael.Hennebry
>
> As I said a few hours ago - the "Username" needs to be the email address
> that delivers mail directly to the exchange server - it must not be an
> alias (like your @ndsu.edu address is).  When you click on "Fetch URL"
> it should populate both the Host URL an OAB URL fields with the correct
> values.  If it doesn't, then your username or password is wrong.

Debugging with GUIs does bad things to my brain.
I have trouble remembering what I've done before,
so I do a lot of wheel-spinning.
Sometimes it leaves ruts.

There is Email address under Identity and
Username under Receiving Email.
Are these supposed to be the same?

> > Host Url: https://red001.mail.microsoftonline.com/owa/
> > OAB: Url: ndsu.edu
>
> Those are probably not correct.  The Host URL is usually something like
> https://host.name/ews/exchange.asmx and the OAB URL is
> https://host.name/oab/<string of numbers>/oab.xml
>
> However, do you know if microsoftonline.com supports EWS?  Can you
> connect to it using Outlook on Windows?  Or do you have to always use
> the OWA client?

Outlook is the recommended client.

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