[opensuse] [OT] MAPI and Linux e-mail clients
Our organization has gone fully over to the dark side. E-mail is now only available via MAPI. They have no interest in installing IMAP/POP/SMTP in their Exchange server. (Note the us/them tone...) End of discussion. Sigh. On Linux, I can use the web interface to outlook in a browser. But that is about it. I have yet to find a MAPI client solution for a Linux e-mail client. At least not that I can run on openSUSE 11.2 or 11.4. (The MAPI support for evolution on OBS is strangely in a different repo with different dependencies than evolution, making installation very obtrusive to the rest of GNOME. Why the evolution MAPI plugin is not in the evolution repo so this is minimized is a mystery.) Has anyone found a working MAPI client for openSUSE? The searches I have done indicate that this is not ready for prime time. Perhaps because the protocol is poorly documented. Some sites offer as solutions the installation of additional software on the Exchange server. I would imagine that in most places this will not happen. A MAPI client for Linux is needed. Any pointers or suggestions on dealing with MAPI from openSUSE are welcome. I am hoping I have missed something. Yours sincerely, Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 roger.oberholtzer@ramboll.se ________________________________________ Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden www.rambollrst.se -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
Our organization has gone fully over to the dark side. E-mail is now only available via MAPI. They have no interest in installing IMAP/POP/SMTP in their Exchange server. (Note the us/them tone...) End of discussion. Sigh.
On Linux, I can use the web interface to outlook in a browser. But that is about it. I have yet to find a MAPI client solution for a Linux e-mail client. At least not that I can run on openSUSE 11.2 or 11.4. (The MAPI support for evolution on OBS is strangely in a different repo with different dependencies than evolution, making installation very obtrusive to the rest of GNOME. Why the evolution MAPI plugin is not in the evolution repo so this is minimized is a mystery.)
Has anyone found a working MAPI client for openSUSE? The searches I have done indicate that this is not ready for prime time. Perhaps because the protocol is poorly documented. Some sites offer as solutions the installation of additional software on the Exchange server. I would imagine that in most places this will not happen. A MAPI client for Linux is needed.
Any pointers or suggestions on dealing with MAPI from openSUSE are welcome. I am hoping I have missed something.
I don't think you have missed anything. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (14.1°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Per Jessen <per@opensuse.org> wrote:
Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
Our organization has gone fully over to the dark side. E-mail is now only available via MAPI. They have no interest in installing IMAP/POP/SMTP in their Exchange server. (Note the us/them tone...) End of discussion. Sigh.
On Linux, I can use the web interface to outlook in a browser. But that is about it. I have yet to find a MAPI client solution for a Linux e-mail client. At least not that I can run on openSUSE 11.2 or 11.4. (The MAPI support for evolution on OBS is strangely in a different repo with different dependencies than evolution, making installation very obtrusive to the rest of GNOME. Why the evolution MAPI plugin is not in the evolution repo so this is minimized is a mystery.)
Has anyone found a working MAPI client for openSUSE? The searches I have done indicate that this is not ready for prime time. Perhaps because the protocol is poorly documented. Some sites offer as solutions the installation of additional software on the Exchange server. I would imagine that in most places this will not happen. A MAPI client for Linux is needed.
Any pointers or suggestions on dealing with MAPI from openSUSE are welcome. I am hoping I have missed something.
I don't think you have missed anything.
Have you researched EAS as an alternate protocol? I think that's how Android's talk to Exchange Servers. Eas - exchange active sync Greg -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 9/28/11 1:11 AM, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
Our organization has gone fully over to the dark side. E-mail is now only available via MAPI. They have no interest in installing IMAP/POP/SMTP in their Exchange server. (Note the us/them tone...) End of discussion. Sigh.
On Linux, I can use the web interface to outlook in a browser. But that is about it. I have yet to find a MAPI client solution for a Linux e-mail client. At least not that I can run on openSUSE 11.2 or 11.4. (The MAPI support for evolution on OBS is strangely in a different repo with different dependencies than evolution, making installation very obtrusive to the rest of GNOME. Why the evolution MAPI plugin is not in the evolution repo so this is minimized is a mystery.)
Has anyone found a working MAPI client for openSUSE? The searches I have done indicate that this is not ready for prime time. Perhaps because the protocol is poorly documented. Some sites offer as solutions the installation of additional software on the Exchange server. I would imagine that in most places this will not happen. A MAPI client for Linux is needed.
Any pointers or suggestions on dealing with MAPI from openSUSE are welcome. I am hoping I have missed something.
Yours sincerely,
Roger Oberholtzer
OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST
Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 roger.oberholtzer@ramboll.se ________________________________________
Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden www.rambollrst.se
I think Zimbra Desktop will do what you want. I've used it a bit on my Mac. Connects to MS Exchange. Worked pretty well for me. Jim F -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 2011-09-28 at 22:11 -0500, Jim Flanagan wrote:
I think Zimbra Desktop will do what you want. I've used it a bit on my Mac. Connects to MS Exchange. Worked pretty well for me.
I think the Zimbra client only works if the server has some Zimbra thing installed. I do not think it works against an out-of-the-box Exchange. Yours sincerely, Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 roger.oberholtzer@ramboll.se ________________________________________ Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden www.rambollrst.se -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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