There are? Really? Where? MAPI is entirely a closed-source Microsoft standard, and is tied extensively to the Windows platform and API's. Those libraries do not exist on a linux platform which is why the code was never ported.
This is why so many people who use a linux desktop (including myself) have to use a third party connector (used to be the Ximian Connector now via Novell and then into open source) and the Evolution client to get it to work. If there is something new out there in the software landscape that does the same thing, I would be very interested in reading about it. Remedy-wise, it's always just been easier to use a different protocol for mail, such as POP3 or IMAP, since they are at least a standard and clients and utilities are plentiful. On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:28:32 -0400, Ramey, Anne <anne.ra...@nc.gov> wrote: >Actually, there are MAPI clients you can get for linux OS. > >Anne Ramey >*********************************** >E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties only by an authorized State Official. > >From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Grooms, Frederick W >Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 9:29 AM >To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG >Subject: Re: mapi on linux > >** >MAPI is a Microsoft protocol and as such only works on a Microsoft platform > >From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Ramey, Anne >Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 8:03 AM >To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG >Subject: Re: mapi on linux > >** >We are currently using IMAP (secure) to talk to the exchange server. The mail guys just asked if we could switch to mapi. They, apparently, would prefer it that way. I have no problem telling them it won't work. > >Anne Ramey > >From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of William Rentfrow >Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 4:11 PM >To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG >Subject: Re: mapi on linux > >** >When using the email engine on *nix I've always had to use POP3. Typically this involves using SSL so the transaction is encrypted (POP3 is very insecure without it). > >MS Exchange accounts can be set to allow for POP3 access. In larger companies it is often required to set one server aside as the "Special" pop3 server and firewall it off/lock it down so only the server(s) that need to access it can get to it. > >William Rentfrow >Principal Consultant, StrataCom Inc. >wrentf...@stratacominc.com<mailto:wrentf...@stratacominc.com> >Corporate Website, www.stratacominc.com<http://www.stratacominc.com/> >Blog, www.williamrentfrow.com<http://www.williamrentfrow.com/> >715-410-8156 C > > >________________________________ >From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Walters, Mark >Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 9:45 AM >To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG >Subject: Re: mapi on linux >** >I don't believe you can use the email engine with MAPI on Linux. The MAPI implementation requires a JNI library to call MAPI functions that is provided as a dll (eg armapi71.dll). This is only supplied with a Windows email engine, there is no Unix/Linux equivalent. > >Mark > > >From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Ramey, Anne >Sent: 15 June 2010 14:47 >To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG >Subject: mapi on linux > >** >Is anyone running ARS/email engine on linux and checking mail using MAPI? What linux MAPI client are you using to do so? > >Thanks, > >Anne Ramey > > > >_attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ > >__________________________________________________________________________ _____ >UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org >attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
