#DAVMAIL WITHOUT GATEWAY MAC OS X#

Visit DavMail Gateway's official site - for detailed setup instructions, latest versions for downloading, etc. No more clunky Outlook Web Access for me. I have tested the latest version of DavMail Gateway with Thunderbird 3 on my home computers running Windows XP and Ubuntu 9.10 to access my employer's Microsoft Exchange 2007 server at work and I am pleased to say that DavMail Gateway works like a charm, allowing the Thunderbird installed on my Windows XP and Ubuntu 9.10 systems to access my employer's Exchange 2007 server without any problems. Here is a visual schematic of how DavMail Gateway works:

#DAVMAIL WITHOUT GATEWAY MAC OS X#

It is written in Java and officially tested on Windows, Ubuntu and Mac OS X platforms.

Thunderbird with Lightning or Apple iCal) with any Microsoft Exchange server.ĭavMail Gateway's mechanism is deceptively simple yet elegant: it uses Outlook Web Access to retrieve your e-mail, calendar and contacts from your employer's Exchange server and then retransmit them to your local client using open standard compliant protocols (e.g., LDAP, SMTP, IMAP, Caldav, POP).ĭavMail Gateway is compatible with Microsoft Exchange 2007 and earlier. What do you do?ĭavMail Gateway is an open-source POP/IMAP/SMTP/Caldav/LDAP exchange gateway that enables users to use any mail/calendar client (e.g. With IMAP disabled by your employer, you are forced to use the clunky web-based Outlook Web Access. Microsoft Exchange uses proprietary MAPI protocols, which are incompatible with the open protocols that Thunderbird and other clients use. Your employer refuses to enable IMAP access, citing security risks. You want to access your e-mails, calendar and contacts on your own computer using a client such as Mozilla Thunderbird. Your employer uses Microsoft Exchange and allows you to access your e-mail, calendar and contacts via Outlook installed on employer-issued computers.

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