Mark,
Before you get bent out of shape over exchange, you should know
that Google does offer a viable option for contact + calendar
management.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/08/28/35NNgoogerprise_1.html
best of luck,
jmz
On 10/26/07, Mark Phillips <
mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote:
> I recently started using Evolution (2.10.3) (Debian Lenny) with the
> evolution-exchange package to access my email on a 2003 MS Exchange
> Server. Before, I used Evolution and Kontact to access my POP email.
>
> Since I started using evolution-exchange, I have found that evolution
> crashes about 3-5 times per day (minimum, sometimes more), and locks up
> for 1-10 minutes quite frequently. BugBuddy has been faithfully
> submitting bug reports, and I think I finally have all debugging symbols
> installed. I should say that my Exchange Server is not on my local LAN,
> but is provided by a hosting company, MailStreet. I use cox.net to
> access the Internet.
>
> Does anyone on this list use a similar setup? Are you having a similar
> experience? Is the evolution-exchange setup not yet ready for primetime,
> or do I need to start complaining to Mailstreet about a
> slow/intermittent connection? I don't think I am experiencing
> intermittent cox.net outages, since whenever evolution slows
> down/crashes/locks up I can use a browser to access my Mailstreet
> account with no delays.
>
> The only reason I switched to Mailstreet is to use my Blackberry to
> access my email/PIM on the road. Mailstreet also hosts BES (Blackberry
> Enterprise Servers), so I can get push email and have it synchronized
> with my evolution in-box. I am contemplating running my own imap server
> with funambol (open source BES replacement) to see if I can get a more
> reliable email service. But that setup has issues as well.
>
> Thanks for any insights you can provide!
>
> Mark
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