configuration settings aren't applied correctly (Hardy)

[dlstyley]

Binary package hint: evolution-exchange

Using the configuration wizard to setup a new install of Evolution, I could get through the "Authenticate" function, but once in Evolution, I could never get it to connect to my exchange server. Using the debug output option (E2K_DEBUG=5), I was able to see that the interpretation of my config information was incorrect. Specifically, it appears that Evolution was adding my username and my mailbox name to the end of the URL to OWA, so it was sending queries here:

https://owa.server.name/exchange/USername/username

which kept failing. I never could figure out how to tweak the parameters of the account, so had to go into gconf-editor and manually fix it. Now it works fine.

System info:
Ubuntu Hardy 8.04.1

Package Info:
evolution 2.22.3.1-0ubuntu1
evolution-exchange 2.22.3-0ubuntu2

[Sokraates (sokraates)]

The same problem applies to Intrepid Ibex (fresh install, new profile, last udated 18.09.2008, ca. 12:00 CET). The solution is also the same.

[dlstyley (deaston)]

Glad to hear I'm not crazy...

Addition info and easier workaround:

I am able to use the configuration dialog if I simply leave the "Mailbox" field empty when configuring the account. This is much easier than the solution I posted above.

[Sokraates (sokraates)]

Leaving "Mailbox" empty will (AFAIK) only work from Exchange 2003 SP2 upwards.

If no mailbox is specified, the e-mail address wil be used so that Evolution searches for the following OWA-address:

https://<email address hidden>

However this feature is only available from Exchange 2003 SP2 upwards (once again: AFAIK).

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Could you try to reproduce the same with Ubuntu 8.10 or 9.04? Thanks in advance.

[Sokraates (sokraates)]

The issue is present in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for your report, that's something to send directly upstream at http://bugzilla.gnome.org by someone having access to an exchange server, for forwarding instructions please read http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME, Thanks in advance.