Can't get Evolution 2.30 to connect to an Exchange Global Address List

[Ken Gramm]

I'm just curious if anyone else has had an issues with Evolution 2.30
(from the openSUSE 11.3 release) connecting with to a MS Exchange 2003
GAL. Because I've gone round and round with this one and I can't get it
to work.

Evolution itself will connect and display the email messages. I can
even see the regular contacts stored on the Exchange server. But every
time I try to open the GAL, I get this error message:

Unable to open address book
This address book cannot be opened. This either means
that an incorrect URI was entered, or the server is
unreachable.
Detailed error message: Other error

I've checked and my entry in the GAL field is correct. And I have an
11.2 box that has no problems connecting, so I know that the server is
available.

I've tried connecting with:
- a fresh install (evolution-exchange 2.30.1-2.12)
- a fully patched install (which has no Evolution updates)
- using the Gnome 2.30 repository (evolution-exchange 2.30.3-1.1)

None of them work. They all give the same error message.

In desperation, I tried Ubuntu 10.10 (which runs Evolution 2.30.3); and
it is able to connect to the GAL.

For the record, I'm using the 32 bit version of openSUSE 11.3.

Thanks

Ken

[Ken Gramm]

Post by Ken Gramm
I'm just curious if anyone else has had an issues with Evolution 2.30
(from the openSUSE 11.3 release) connecting with to a MS Exchange 2003
GAL. Because I've gone round and round with this one and I can't get it
to work.
Evolution itself will connect and display the email messages. I can
even see the regular contacts stored on the Exchange server. But every
Unable to open address book
This address book cannot be opened. This either means
that an incorrect URI was entered, or the server is
unreachable.
Detailed error message: Other error
I've checked and my entry in the GAL field is correct. And I have an
11.2 box that has no problems connecting, so I know that the server is
available.
- a fresh install (evolution-exchange 2.30.1-2.12)
- a fully patched install (which has no Evolution updates)
- using the Gnome 2.30 repository (evolution-exchange 2.30.3-1.1)
None of them work. They all give the same error message.
In desperation, I tried Ubuntu 10.10 (which runs Evolution 2.30.3); and
it is able to connect to the GAL.
For the record, I'm using the 32 bit version of openSUSE 11.3.
Thanks
Ken

Oh, and I just tried the Gnome 2.32 repository. It doesn't work either.

Personally, I don't know how they consider that repository stable. It
caused all kinds of issues...

[Ken Gramm]

Post by Ken Gramm

Post by Ken Gramm
I'm just curious if anyone else has had an issues with Evolution 2.30
(from the openSUSE 11.3 release) connecting with to a MS Exchange 2003
GAL. Because I've gone round and round with this one and I can't get it
to work.
Evolution itself will connect and display the email messages. I can
even see the regular contacts stored on the Exchange server. But every
Unable to open address book
This address book cannot be opened. This either means
that an incorrect URI was entered, or the server is
unreachable.
Detailed error message: Other error
I've checked and my entry in the GAL field is correct. And I have an
11.2 box that has no problems connecting, so I know that the server is
available.
- a fresh install (evolution-exchange 2.30.1-2.12)
- a fully patched install (which has no Evolution updates)
- using the Gnome 2.30 repository (evolution-exchange 2.30.3-1.1)
None of them work. They all give the same error message.
In desperation, I tried Ubuntu 10.10 (which runs Evolution 2.30.3); and
it is able to connect to the GAL.
For the record, I'm using the 32 bit version of openSUSE 11.3.
Thanks
Ken

Oh, and I just tried the Gnome 2.32 repository. It doesn't work either.
Personally, I don't know how they consider that repository stable. It
caused all kinds of issues...

Let me also add that Fedora 13 is running Evolution 2.30.3 and they are
also able to connect to the Exchange GAL.

[Ken Gramm]

Post by Ken Gramm
Evolution itself will connect and display the email messages. I can
even see the regular contacts stored on the Exchange server. But every
Unable to open address book
This address book cannot be opened. This either means
that an incorrect URI was entered, or the server is
unreachable.
Detailed error message: Other error

what is configured in your exchange-email-account in the second
configuration-tab (i think it has to be named "receiving mails" in
english)?
the user name und OWA URL is the interesting part.
and what is configured in the 3rd tab, "receiving-options"?
--
Rainer Klier
Research & Development
xyzmo SIGNificant Group | Austria | USA | Germany
A-4052 Ansfelden, Haiderstraße 23

Hello Rainer, thanks for the reply.

Receiving Email (Second Tab)
- Server Type = MS Exchange
- Username = <Windows username>
- OWA URL = http://<FQDN of Exchange server>/exchange

Receiving Options (Third Tab)
- Check every 10 minutes = checked
- Check all folders = checked
- GC server name = <FQDN of AD server (in this case it is my FSMO)>
- Limit GAL response to 500 = checked
- Authentication Type = Secure or Plaintext
- password Expiry Warning = 7


I've also discovered that openSUSE 11.4 (which is running Gnome 2.32)
also will not connect to the GAL and displays the same error.

K