Connecting to Exchange (Was: New to group)

And where do you work??? ha ha.. I need a job!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Barendt" <ericb@cybertrails.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: Connecting to Exchange (Was: New to group)


> I have no idea... anybody? I work at a place where the development work
gets gpl'ed and the admins don't believe in MS :)
>
> Eric
>
> On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 11:33:14AM -0700, Nathan England wrote:
> > I put Red Hat 7.1 on my system at work just for that, and it just sat
and
> > spun... It can't speak exchange..
> > Unless I'm doing something wrong..?
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Eric Barendt" <ericb@cybertrails.com>
> > To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 11:22 AM
> > Subject: Re: Connecting to Exchange (Was: New to group)
> >
> >
> > > Has anybody tried Evolution? I don't work in a place where Exchange
is
> > used, so I can't test that functionality, but I think it's supposed to
work
> > just like Outlook.
> > >
> > > Eric
> > >
> > > On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 09:48:31AM -0700, Nathan England wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The exchange admin had once apon a time allowed me to use pop. Then
he
> > > > turned that off and told me to use IMAP.. Once he figured how to
turn
> > that
> > > > off he did. Which is why I'm running windows on this laptop..
> > > > I tried your suggestion anyway, but it won't work if pop is turned
off.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone else have any ideas? Or know any clients that work?
> > > >
> > > > nathan
> > > >
> > > > > In your Linux POP mail client:
> > > > > Set your outgoing SMTP server to mail.somecompany.com, port 25.
> > > > > Set your incoming mail server to... (this is where it varies
from
> > > > > person to person)...
> > > > > In Outlook, click on Tools --> Services --> Properties and write
down
> > > > > the name of your Exchange server. Mine is "blahblah". Next, tack
on
> > > > > .somecompany.com which, in my case, results in
> > "blahblah.somecompany.com".
> > > > > Set the port to 110 (the standard POP port). To get your login
name,
> > > > > click the new message button, click "To...", and search for your
name.
> > > > > Click the "Properties" button and write down the number in the
"Alias"
> > > > > field. The login name that you will use is...
> > > > > <NT Domain>\<NT Login>\<Alias #>
> > > > > So for me, I tell my mail client software that my login is:
> > > > > somedomain\matt\1234567
> > > > > Your POP mail password is your NT password.
> > > > > ~Matt
> > > >
> > > >
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