Re: Exchange integration?

[Jake Colman <colman@ppllc.com>]

So all of this is only true with Exchange 2000?  We are still stuck in the
ice age with Exchange 5.5.

>>>>> "WMP" == William M Perry <wmperry@gnu.org> writes:

   WMP> Jake Colman <colman@ppllc.com> writes:
   >> Why do you say "a lot of stuff is already taken care of"?  If Exchange is
   >> configured for IMAP then, yes, you can easily use gnus and nnimap to
   >> process your email.  But that's it.  You can only access Exchange as an
   >> IMAP Server.  I, for one, sorely need the ability to handle my Outlook
   >> Calendar through gnus but, currently, cannot.  I am forced to keep
   >> Outlook running for the sole purpose of accepting message invitations and
   >> updating my calendar.
   >> 
   >> Is it true that Exchange has a published interface that allows
   >> non-Outlook clients to hook into the other server features?

   WMP> With Outlook 2k if you install the 'Outlook Web Access' (OWA) feature
   WMP> it exposes a whole bunch of stuff via WebDAV.  This is why the IE
   WMP> version of OWA is so much spiffier than on netscape - they actually
   WMP> download an ActiveX control that uses the webdav extensions while any
   WMP> other browser is stuck with the stock HTML stuff.

   WMP> The last I looked this was how the Exchgange Connector for Evolution
   WMP> and the KOrganizer plugin worked - they just talk WebDAV.  The ximian
   WMP> page still says owa is required, so I would say this is still true:

   WMP> - Before using Ximian Connector you must have
   WMP>     * Ximian Evolution 1.4 or higher
   WMP>     * An account on a Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
   WMP>     * OWA (Outlook Web Access) active on the Exchange 2000 Server

   WMP> We couldn't look at the ximian source, but the korganizer stuff should
   WMP> be usable as a reference.

   WMP> -bp
   WMP> -- 
   WMP> Ceterum censeo vi esse delendam

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