Cannot send mail with large message body

[Kaare Baastrup]

The bug is fixed in a newer version of evolution-mapi

see below:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=682449

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: evolution-mapi 3.5.92-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.19-generic 3.5.3
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep 18 16:14:50 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120911)
SourcePackage: evolution-mapi
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Kaare Baastrup (kaare-baastrup)]

The reported error was "Could not send message: WriteStream: MAPI error MAPI_E_CALL_FAILED (0x80004005) occurred".

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[richud (richud.com)]

I get this error trying to send anything from my Exchange MAPI connection, evolution 3.6.0 in Quantal (updated to latest updates 18th Oct)

The reported error was "Could not send message: WriteStream: MAPI error MAPI_E_CALL_FAILED (0x80004005) occurred".

Have wiped evolution completely /all settings and resetup - same problem.

[Kris (middle-open)]

Same here. After upgrading Ubuntu from 12.04 to 12.10 I lost possibility to send emails.
Todays upgrade packages evolution-data-server-dbg, evolution-data-server-common and evolution-data-server to version 3.6.0-0ubuntu3 didn't help, I assume its a problem with evolution-mapi package.

[Kris (middle-open)]

Its even worse when I tried to sent email without html formatting, the error message was:

The reported error was "Could not send message.".

:(

[Guillermo Perez (galpec-i)]

Hello to everyone!, I have the same bug here but I maged (at least) to send the TEXT mesaages...

I have found that is a matter of size:

Sent mail TEXT MODE:

No allowed CC:

Subject: 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

Mail Body max accepted size [1010]:
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

[BartS (bart-steanes)]

The bug description says "The bug is fixed in a newer version of evolution-mapi". This is incorrect.

A link is given (https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=682449 , where the claim that the issue is fixed is made, only to be refuted further down in the comments if you keep reading).

As such, this bug is not fixed, there does not currently appear to be a work around, and the evolution team appear to be waving their hands and saying It's not us, because they use OpenChange to connect to exchange and the bug is apparently in OpenChange.

For me, at least, given that all my business emails have a signature that includes the corporate logo, it is no longer possible for me to send email at all (and frankly the vast majority of email these days is bigger than 1010 bytes or whatever the practical send limit is).

Does anyone have a pragmatic solution that will get Evolution 3.6 working?

[Kaare Baastrup (kaare-baastrup)]

Hi BartS.

Sorry you are right, that bug isn't fixed in a newer version, i can see that.

Right now I'm using exchange webmail, as the evolution-ews plugin has problems sending as well. :-(

Regarding webmail, chrome only support the webmail lite, so use firefox.

I really hope this bug or the evolution-ews is fixed soon.

evolution-ews bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution-ews/+bug/1056942

[Alessandro (bruso)]

Hi All,

I've the same problem, now I'm working with a little workarond, I'm writing my email in "Plain Text" format, I hope this problem will be solved asap

Ale

[BartS (bart-steanes)]

Better still, on reading the gnome bug harder, it appears that the problem may be in Samba (somehow).

[juri (eng-juri)]

The reported error was "Could not send message: WriteStream: MAPI error MAPI_E_CALL_FAILED (0x80004005) occurred".

The same problem here after upgrade to 12.10.

[juri (eng-juri)]

Package: evolution-mapi
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Installed-Size: 1841
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.6.0-0ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libcamel-1.2-40 (>= 3.5.91), libebackend-1.2-5 (>= 3.5.91), libebook-1.2-14 (>= 3.5.91), libecal-1.2-15 (>= 3.5.91), libedata-book-1.2-15 (>= 3.5.91), libedata-cal-1.2-18 (>= 3.5.91), libedataserver-1.2-17 (>= 3.5.91), libedataserverui-3.0-4 (>= 3.5.91), libevolution (>= 3.6), libevolution (<< 3.7), libexchangemapi-1.0-0 (>= 3.5.90), libexchangemapi-1.0-0 (<< 3.7), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.32.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libical0 (>= 0.42), libmapi0, libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libtalloc2 (>= 2.0.4~git20101213), evolution (>= 3.6), evolution (<< 3.8)
Enhances: evolution
Description: Exchange support for the Evolution groupware suite
 The Evolution MAPI provider adds support for Microsoft Exchange,
 including Exchange 2007, to the Evolution groupware suite, using the
 proprietary MAPI protocol.
 .
 Unlike the Exchange connector (in the evolution-exchange package), it
 does not use Outlook Web Access and requires direct access to the
 Exchange server.
Homepage: http://www.go-evolution.org/MAPIProvider
Original-Maintainer: Debian Evolution Maintainers <email address hidden>

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When trying to send message in HTML format is gives this error:
The reported error was "Could not send message: WriteStream: MAPI error MAPI_E_CALL_FAILED (0x80004005) occurred".

Only short messages in plain text could be sent.

[BartS (bart-steanes)]

It appears that the evolution team have a preliminary patch for this bug here https://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=227351.

(As part of bug https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=682449).

What is the process for getting this released as an Ubuntu patch?

[juri (eng-juri)]

Find patched version so you need just to update package.