Linux mail client on Win/Exchange network
I am going to test Linux as a desktop OS at work. Here our mail server is an MS-Exchange 5.5. on Windows NT4. But which mail client to choose - Kmail (Kontact) or Evolution? Have anyone here ran a similar setup with Exchange? Does anyone know which of the two clients is the best for IMAP? Background: I am installing SuSE 9.1. As far as I understand Ximian Connector only works with Exchange 2000/2003 and KDE (Kontact) doesn't talk Exchange´isk. I therefore expect us to be forced to access my mail via IMAP. I once read an articles telling that Kmail dosen´t support IMAP as well as Exchange (some problems with searching folder on the IMAP-server?). But is it true and what about Evolution? I is important that the mail remains on the Exchange server First of all I just need mail to work 100%. Calendar and other features can wait. I am considering Evolution because it very much looks like Outlook (which everybody here uses) and because it provides calendar etc which we might need in the long run (and maybe one day change the Exchange server to something different). But on the other hand I am a KDE user and find the Kontact project to be interesting. Also I am wondering if the combination of Evolution and KDE will cause problems (usability, technical copy/paste etc)? I'd appreciate comments and experiences. And no, pine (which I use at home) is not an option here! ;-) Janus -- Janus Sandsgaard Projektmedarbejder / Project assistant Teknologirådet / The Danish Board of Technology http://www.tekno.dk
On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 10:08, Janus Sandsgaard wrote:
I am going to test Linux as a desktop OS at work. Here our mail server is an MS-Exchange 5.5. on Windows NT4.
But which mail client to choose - Kmail (Kontact) or Evolution? Have anyone here ran a similar setup with Exchange? Does anyone know which of the two clients is the best for IMAP?
I would suggest Evolution as Ximiam connector is now open source and available for free. Used for connecting (AFAIK) to MS-Exchange. -- Ken Schneider unix user since 1989 linux user since 1994 SuSE user since 1998 (5.2)
On Wednesday 30 June 2004 16:28, Ken Schneider wrote:
I would suggest Evolution as Ximiam connector is now open source and available for free. Used for connecting (AFAIK) to MS-Exchange.
You are right, but Connector only works with Exchange 2000 and 2003. Exchange 5.5. (which we use) is not supported. :-/ Janus -- Roskilde University, Denmark. Department of Technology and Social Science. International Development Studies. ESST - Society, Science and Technology in Europe.
On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 16:08, Janus Sandsgaard wrote:
I am going to test Linux as a desktop OS at work. Here our mail server is an MS-Exchange 5.5. on Windows NT4.
But which mail client to choose - Kmail (Kontact) or Evolution? Have anyone here ran a similar setup with Exchange? Does anyone know which of the two clients is the best for IMAP?
Background: I am installing SuSE 9.1. As far as I understand Ximian Connector only works with Exchange 2000/2003 and KDE (Kontact) doesn't talk Exchange´isk. I therefore expect us to be forced to access my mail via IMAP. I once read an articles telling that Kmail dosen´t support IMAP as well as Exchange (some problems with searching folder on the IMAP-server?). But is it true and what about Evolution? I is important that the mail remains on the Exchange server
First of all I just need mail to work 100%. Calendar and other features can wait.
I am considering Evolution because it very much looks like Outlook (which everybody here uses) and because it provides calendar etc which we might need in the long run (and maybe one day change the Exchange server to something different). But on the other hand I am a KDE user and find the Kontact project to be interesting. Also I am wondering if the combination of Evolution and KDE will cause problems (usability, technical copy/paste etc)?
No Problems Running Evolution Under KDE... Jerry
I'd appreciate comments and experiences. And no, pine (which I use at home) is not an option here! ;-)
Janus
-- Janus Sandsgaard Projektmedarbejder / Project assistant Teknologirådet / The Danish Board of Technology http://www.tekno.dk
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:08:56 +0200, Janus Sandsgaard
I am going to test Linux as a desktop OS at work. Here our mail server is an MS-Exchange 5.5. on Windows NT4.
But which mail client to choose - Kmail (Kontact) or Evolution? Have anyone here ran a similar setup with Exchange? Does anyone know which of the two clients is the best for IMAP?
Why not use Evolution with the Ximain Connector. The Ximian software is built for this very purpose. :) They also just GPL'ed the Exchange Connector plugin so it's now free. Check out http://www.usr-local-bin.org for SUSE pkgs.. the should still be there. :) -- "There is no need to teach that stars can fall out of the sky and land on a flat Earth in order to defend religious faith."
On Wednesday 30 June 2004 22:07, Ben Rosenberg wrote:
Why not use Evolution with the Ximain Connector. The Ximian software is built for this very purpose. :)
Unfortunate only Exchange 2000 and 2003 are suported (and we run an old Exchange 5.5.). How well does Evolution work with Exchange over IMAP? How well does seraching in big mail folders work? Experiences? Janus -- Roskilde University, Denmark. Department of Technology and Social Science. International Development Studies. ESST - Society, Science and Technology in Europe.
I've used Evolution with a 5.5 Exchange server over IMAP. Basically you get access only to the Email portion of Exchange. I don't recall seeing any calendar nor task list functionality through Evolution. If you need those features then perhaps you can run Outlook under Crossover Office. That's what I did and it ran great under Linux! Janus Sandsgaard wrote:
On Wednesday 30 June 2004 22:07, Ben Rosenberg wrote:
Why not use Evolution with the Ximain Connector. The Ximian software is built for this very purpose. :)
Unfortunate only Exchange 2000 and 2003 are suported (and we run an old Exchange 5.5.). How well does Evolution work with Exchange over IMAP? How well does seraching in big mail folders work? Experiences?
Janus
On Thursday 01 July 2004 22:07, u235sentinel wrote:
I've used Evolution with a 5.5 Exchange server over IMAP. Basically you get access only to the Email portion of Exchange. I don't recall seeing any calendar nor task list functionality through Evolution.
Sure. IMAP only transport mail. I hope
That's what I did and it ran great under Linux!
Sounds great. How about searching in large mail folders? Janus -- Roskilde University, Denmark. Department of Technology and Social Science. International Development Studies. ESST - Society, Science and Technology in Europe.
Janus Sandsgaard wrote:
On Thursday 01 July 2004 22:07, u235sentinel wrote:
That's what I did and it ran great under Linux!
Sounds great. How about searching in large mail folders?
Janus
I guess that would depend on just how large they are. I don't recall having problems over IMAP. Some folders had around 2000 messages in them (I have alot of correspondence that I need to keep for some projects).
On Thursday 1 July 2004 04:27 pm, u235sentinel wrote: | I guess that would depend on just how large they are. I don't recall | having problems over IMAP. Some folders had around 2000 messages in | them (I have alot of correspondence that I need to keep for some | projects). Don't forget that there is always OWA via Konq or Mozilla... -- _____________________________________________ A Message From... L. Mark Stone Reliable Networks of Maine, LLC 477 Congress Street, 5th Floor Portland, ME 04101 Tel: (207) 772-5678 Web: http://www.RNoME.com
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