Re: [Evolution] Evolution stopped fetching e-mails after Linux update

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 10:09 +0100, Milan Crha wrote:
> On Sun, 2017-02-26 at 10:31 +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > evolution-mapi has been replaced by evolution-ews for Exchange accounts
>
>       Hi,
> just to clarify on these bits: the Exchange Web Services (EWS) protocol
> is provided by Exchange server since version 2007. Anything before uses
> MAPI. The MAPI protocol had been disabled by default since Exchange 2013.
> While it's preferred to use EWS (also because it behaves quicker than
> evolution-mapi), then the evolution-mapi can be still used and is in
> its maintenance mode just for pre-2007 servers and for users whom need
> it in pre-2013 for whatever reason (can be certain server setup or
> anything like that).

Thanks Milan. Anything I say about Exchange should be taken with a
pinch of salt since I don't use it (and in fact have never used it in
more than 40 years in IT :-)

poc