From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 27 01:36:51 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9953B16A402 for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:36:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bri@sonicboom.org) Received: from entwistle.sonicboom.org (entwistle.sonicboom.org [66.93.34.170]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5962F13C442 for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:36:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bri@sonicboom.org) Received: from [192.168.0.100] (p3.sonicboom.org [66.93.34.235]) by entwistle.sonicboom.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l1R102R9086110 for ; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:00:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bri@sonicboom.org) Message-ID: <45E38293.6000403@sonicboom.org> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:00:03 -0800 From: Brian User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@freebsd.org References: <45E25D3A.7070308@chrismaness.com> <20070226124421.X89345@chylonia.3miasto.net> <45E2E578.4080201@ibctech.ca> <45E2F933.5040707@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <45E2F933.5040707@u.washington.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: Outlook With FreeBSD IMAP X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:36:51 -0000 Garrett Cooper wrote: > Steve Bertrand wrote: >>> anyway - outlook doesn't work well anytime, especially with imap. >>> simply don't use it, thunderbird for windows works good with imap. >> >> This is not as feasible as stated. Changing 500 users from Outlook to >> something they have likely never seen is always a nightmare, even if >> the subtleties are small. >> >> Try explaining that to upper management..."uh, we are getting rid of >> your Outlook, as well as everyone elses because our server won't work >> with it. It should only take an hour per user to transfer everything >> over to the new software, and most users will experience data loss >> because not all parts are transferable." In short, it would cost less >> to install Exchange than it would to migrate, train and re-create >> data for that many users. >> >> To the OP...have you checked the log files on the server to check for >> errors? I have numerous Outlook and OE users who use IMAP over SSL, >> and SMTP Auth on port 587 (again with SSL). We do not use SPA. We use >> courier-imap and qmail, and have vpopmail managing the multiple domains. >> >> Almost all of our domains have to use their full email address as >> username. I have seen before however, that sometimes Outlook will try >> to append their domain to the username (eg: user@domain.com\MSdomain >> or something similar) so the problem may rest there. >> >> Depending on what IMAP server you use, the log file may be >> /var/log/maillog. It should give you an idea of where to start looking. >> >> Steve > > I honestly do think that MS Outlook complies as well as other IMAP > clients, just like MS and their IE browser >_>... > > For example, the University of Washington has the following for their > email client page: > http://www.washington.edu/computing/email/programs.html#configuring , > and if you note the location of outlook (the bottom) along with the > information "we don't support this", then maybe you get a hunch about > how usable Outlook is with IMAP. > > The UW uses uw-imap (whatever the latest version is) because they > develop that mailserver. > > I'd look at the directions a bit though, see what's going on, but yes > authentication does work with SSL/TLS, and it works well from what I > can understand. Otherwise other depts (like the one I was working for > at the UW) would complain about not being to use Outlook, unless it > was Exchange related. > > -Garrett > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I use the UW thing with OE it works fine, better than TBird actually. Just specify ssl, put mail in as the folder, I'm good. Brian Brian