- Exchange 2010 on linux
- Working with Microsoft Exchange from your Linux Desktop
- Microsoft Exchange on Linux desktop
- The initial problem, no Office365
- Webmail is always an option… right?
- Another problem, I am picky for my email client
- Found some options as email clients!
- No IMAP, no Office365, game over? Not yet!
- Bonus point: this is a multi-platform solution!
- Helder Martins
- Настройте электронную почту Microsoft Exchange в Ubuntu
- 4 ответа
- Монтаж
- Конфигурация электронной почты
- Configure Microsoft Exchange email on Ubuntu
- 4 Answers 4
- Installation
- Email Configuration
Exchange 2010 on linux
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Working with Microsoft Exchange from your Linux Desktop
Recently I had to do some research (and even magic) to be able to work on my Ubuntu Desktop with Exchange Mail Server from my current employer. I am going to share my experience with you.
Microsoft Exchange on Linux desktop
I guess many readers might feel confused, I mean, it shouldn’t be that hard if you simply use Thunderbird or any other Linux email client with your Office365 Exchange Account, right? Well, for better or for worse it was not this case for me.
Here’s my ordeal and what I did to make Microsoft Exchange work on my Linux desktop.
The initial problem, no Office365
The first problem encountered in my situation was that we don’t currently use Office365 like probably majority of current people does for hosting their Exchange accounts, we currently use an on premises Exchange server and a very old version of it.
So, this means I didn’t have the luxury of using automatic configuration that comes in majority of email clients to simply connect to Office365.
Webmail is always an option… right?
Short answer is yes, however, as I mentioned we are using Exchange 2010, so the webmail interface is not only outdated, it even won’t allow you to have a decent email signature as it has a limit of characters in webmail configuration, so I needed to use an email client if I really wanted to be able to use the email the way I needed.
Another problem, I am picky for my email client
I am a regular Google user, I have been using GMail for the past 14 years as my personal email, so I really like how it looks and works. I actually use the webmail as I don’t like to be tied to my email client or even my computer device, if something happens and I need to switch to a newer device I don’t want to have to copy things over, I just want things to be there waiting for me to use them.
This leads me not liking Thunderbird, K-9 or Evolution Mail clients. All of these are capable of being connected to Exchange servers (one way or the other) but again, they don’t meet the standard of a clean, easy and modern GUI I wanted plus they couldn’t even manage my Exchange calendar well (which was a real deal breaker for me).
Found some options as email clients!
After some other research I found there were a couple of options for email clients that I could use and that actually would work the way I expected.
These were: Hiri, which had a very modern and innovative user interface and had Exchange Server capabilities and there also was Mailspring which is a fork of an old foe (Nylas Mail) and which was my real favorite.
However, Mailspring couldn’t connect directly to an Exchange server (using Exchange’s protocol) unless you use Office365, it required IMAP (another luxury!) and the IT department at my office was reluctant to activate IMAP for “security reasons”.
Hiri is a good option but it’s not free.
No IMAP, no Office365, game over? Not yet!
I have to confess, I was really ready to give up and simply use the old webmail and learn to live with it, however, I gave a last shot on my research capabilities and I found a possible solution: what if I had a way to put a “man in the middle”? What if I was able to make the IMAP to run locally on my computer while my computer simply pull the emails via Exchange protocol? It was a long shot but, could work…
So I started looking here and there and found this DavMail, which works as a Gateway to “talk” with an Exchange server and then locally provide you whatever you need in order to use it. Basically it was like a “translator” between by computer and the Exchange and then provided me with whatever service I needed.
So basically I only had to give DavMail my Exchange Server’s URL (even OWA URL) and set whatever ports I wanted on my local computer to be the new ports where my email client could connect.
This way I was free to basically use ANY client I wanted, at least any client which was capable of using IMAP protocol would work, as long as I configure the same ports I set up as my local ports.
And that was it! I was able to use MailSpring (which is my preferred choice for email client) under my non favorable conditions.
Bonus point: this is a multi-platform solution!
What’s best is that this solution will work for any platform! So if you have the same problem while using Windows or macOS, DavMail has a version for all tastes!
Helder Martins
Systems Engineer, technology evangelist, Ubuntu user, Linux enthusiast, father and husband.
Настройте электронную почту Microsoft Exchange в Ubuntu
Я хочу настроить электронную почту Microsoft Exchange в Ubuntu так, как я использую ее в Outlook в Windows XP. Пожалуйста, помогите мне найти хорошую пошаговую статью.
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Глядя на ваш вопрос, я совершенно не уверен, нужен ли вам сам Exchange или это просто POP/IMAP, что было бы хорошо. Сказав это, серверы Exchange обычно поддерживают соединения POP и IMAP, если я не ошибаюсь. В этом случае вы можете использовать такие клиенты, как Thunderbird, Entourage и т. Д. Тем не менее, это не даст полного опыта служб Exchange. В любом случае, если вы хотите использовать службу POP/IMAP, это должно быть разрешено со стороны Exchange.
Теперь вернемся к конфигурации Exchange; Я не проверял это полностью, но Evolution хорошо сработала с моей.
Монтаж
Установка клиента довольно проста и доступна для установки в официальных репозиториях (но я все равно рекомендую добавить вашу версию Ubuntu при публикации вопроса, который поможет нам помочь лучше). Просто откройте Ubuntu Software Center и найдите Evolution, а затем нажмите «Установить», как показано ниже.
Конфигурация электронной почты
Настройка электронной почты тоже довольно проста. Вы можете пройти процесс добавления новой учетной записи почты так же, как вы делаете это на клиенте Microsoft Outlook. Тем временем я обнаружил видео-журнал о подключении Evolution (в Ubuntu 11.10) к Exchange 2010, который может помочь вам лучше понять.
PS Я не знаю ни вашу версию Ubuntu, ни версию Exchange, которую вы используете. Но вышеупомянутый процесс будет следовать в основном так же.
Configure Microsoft Exchange email on Ubuntu
I want to configure Microsoft Exchange emails on Ubuntu the way I use it in Outlook on Windows XP. Please help me to find a good step by step article.
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Ubuntu, by default, has the Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client in it. Open up Unity’s search bar, and search for «Thunderbird» (sorry if this sounds like a n00b). You can install plugins in Thunderbird to enable MS Exchange.
- Open up Thunderbird.
- Go to Tools>Addons.
- Type ExQuilla in the Search field.
- Install ExQuilla.
- Now exit and restart Thunderbird.
Now go to Tools-you will see ExQuilla in the options-and follow the steps to connect to Microsoft Exchange.
You have to consider that this is not a free tool:
Thunderbird email accounts, including contacts, connecting to Microsoft Exchange Web Services. This is a 60 day trial of a paid add-on.
Previously this required a paid license. Versions 52 and earlier still require a license, but beginning in March 2018, those licenses are distributed automatically without charge. Upcoming version 60 will not require a license.
License is only $10/yr for a single user at this point. That sounds worth giving it a 60 day trial to me.
Install and setup was dead simple. I’ve tried and failed at the Evolution method before, but this does autodetect flawlessly for my access. I expect I can expense this $10, but I’m likely to buy it even if I can’t at this point. Already looks better than OWA.
Even after expiration, you can use free session licenses by requesting one through the settings every time you start up Thunderbird (twitter.com/exquilla/status/516625541898579969)
ExQuilla is good, but it has one massive problem: every time you open your Exchange account, ExQuilla insists on re-downloading everything in every mail folder. With a large mailbox, this slows the entire system to a crawl, perhaps for several hours, even on a fast connection. I have emailed them about this but had no reply. It makes it unusable for large corporate mailboxes with thousands of messages in many folders. It also saves the password without asking and without being able to disable it, making it insecure on laptops. So nice, but not usable on big mailboxes.
By looking at your question, I’m quite unsure whether you exactly need Exchange itself or if it’s just POP/IMAP which would be fine. Having said that, Exchange servers usually support POP and IMAP connections if I’m not mistaken. In which case, you can use clients like Thunderbird, Entourage.. etc. Nevertheless, this will not give the complete experience of the Exchange services. Anyhow, If you’re to make a use of POP/IMAP service, it should be allowed from the Exchange side.
Now coming back to Exchange configuration; I’ve not tested it completely but Evolution worked well with mine.
Installation
Installing the client is pretty straightforward and available to install in official repo’s (but I would still recommend to add your Ubuntu version when posting a question which will help us to assist better). Simply open the Ubuntu Software Center and search for Evolution, then hit on install as seen below.
Email Configuration
Email configuration is pretty straightforward too. You can go through the process of adding a new mail account just like you do it on a Microsoft Outlook client. Meanwhile, I’ve found a video log on Connecting Evolution (On Ubuntu 11.10) to Exchange 2010 which may help you to further understand.
P.S. I do not know your Ubuntu version nor the Exchange version you’re using. But above said process would follow the same mostly.