[OGo-Discuss] Evolution 2.8 Calendar and Exchange issues.

[Edward Baer]

Sorry,

This is where the link on the documentation took me.

I mis-understood.  I did not realized that there was a server version of
Evolution.

Thanks for your help anyway.

ewb

On Sun, 2007-05-06 at 08:45 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> > Thanks for the reply.
> > Possibly a mis-understanding?
> 
> Yes, I think so.
> 
> > I am converting from a workstation using Windows 2000 and Outlook 2003
> > to a workstation using CentOS 5.0 and Evolution 2.8.
> > My problems are related to getting Evolution Mail, Calendar, and
> > Contacts to talk to the 2003 Exchange server reliably.
> 
> This is a list for discussion about OpenGroupware;  the
> OpenGroupware.Org groupware server - http://www.opengroupware.org
> OpenGroupware is a competitor/replacement for M$-Exchange/M$-Sharepoint.
> 
> Since you are not using OpenGroupware.... this list isn't going to be
> very helpful.  Perhaps you should try  some of the resources
> specifically for the Novell Evolution -
> http://www.go-evolution.org/Main_Page
> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
> 
> > It seems like I can get visible Messages, and Appointments, and no
> > Contacts.  But,changes made to the Email messages, like moving them to
> > different folders are lost when Evolution is exited.  Same is true for
> > new or modified Appointments.
> > The only setting I could find was to synchronize folders locally, which
> > in turn copied all of the email to my local hard drive.  Then the
> > changes made in Evolution are retained, (at least locally), but I don't
> > want the data copied locally.  I want it to operate like Exchange or
> > IMAP, where all of the data is stored and retained on the server.
> > Also, in the previous version of Evolution 2.6 (I think), I was able to
> > get the Calendar function to accept changes, but the notifications never
> > seemed to work.
> > Is there a forum or well documented area for how to properly set these
> > up, and how to debug when it does not work?  For instance a better
> > explanation and examples of what an OWA URL, or Global Catalog server
> > name.
> > Anyway, the main problem is that it keeps hanging for an extended length
> > of time while trying synchronize the folders.  If the password is
> > memorized, it looks like the program is not coming up at all.
> 
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