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

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

> > > 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?

The identity is just a label used by Evo and along with things like Full
name: and Email address: are not used when connecting to the server and
downloading email.

Looking at various instructions for setting up mail I suspect that the
correct thing to use in your case are the following

Username:  Michael Hennebry ndsu edu
Host Url: https://red001.mail.microsoftonline.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx

If you then click on "Fetch Url" it should ask for your password and
then populate the OAB Url: box.  If it does, then it should all work.

I have noticed that occasionally during this setup process it can loose
the username setting - so if you still can't download email, go back in
to the configuration and check that the username is still there, if not,
put it in again and retry.

> > 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.
Yes, but looking at microsoftonline it doesn't actually use normal
methods of configuring Outlook (you need to install a separate client to
do the authentication for you).

P.