Dear Jérôme Active Sync works well if you have a limited (not millions) number of users, it just requires more server ressources (we have a Cloud based environment for thousand of mailboxes)
For Outlook, our users use the free Outlook Caldav Synchronizer There’s an active sync package on SOGo as this is not mandatory and a lot of deployment just use CALDav/Cardav with Thunderbird, MailMac, iPhone or Android, it’s just more efficient than ActiveSync Hope it helps Philippe > Le 28 déc. 2023 à 02:44, Jérôme Melis (j.me...@pasteur.la) <users@sogo.nu> a > écrit : > > Dear Bruno, > > thank you very much for your insights. > > I would rather like to avoid outlook as I know by experience how much of a > nightmare it can be. > > But if I don't find a solution quickly, I'm afraid the direction will order a > migration to MS exchange with all the headaches that implies. > > I've looked at openchange a bit and it seems it does all the work, so I'm not > sure why there's a sogo package named activesync nor why I would need sogo in > the first place if all it does is to delegate the feature I'm looking for to > a 3rd party groupware. > > That new requirements I have sound hopeless and that truly scares me but > well... I've got to do my job so I'll keep digging for a solution. > > Have a great day. > -- > <4dEBgJ7o9TrGqXlY.png> <http://www.pasteur.la/> > Jérôme Melis > CTO > Samsenthai Rd, Vientiane, Lao PDR > <IiVbv8htBIR1ZeLc.png> +856 21 285 321 > On 27/12/2023 15:38, Bruno CAPELETO (bruno.capel...@abcreseau.com > <mailto:bruno.capel...@abcreseau.com>) wrote: >> Dear Jérôme, >> >> I have been using SOGo for years, including ActiveSync. >> >> My experience with the ActiveSync protocol is not good ; it always brake >> down especially with iPhone devices. >> Whether it comes from SOGo, from iPhone, or whatever is never clear. >> >> To me - as a non-specialist - this protocol is bullshit. >> >> Regarding the users of Outlook : we have been spending more than 15 years >> trying to get this shit work. >> It simply does not. And the issue is not SOGo, or ActiveSync, or whatever. >> It even does not work with MS365 : there is always from time to time a big >> crash. >> >> I know users loves it - when it works. That is the issue. But there is no >> way to get something stable over time with Outlook. >> >> >> To get more in technical details, you have to set up ActiveSync according to >> the guide. >> It is not installed when you install SOGo. >> >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Bruno Capeleto >> >> >> >> Le 26/12/2023 à 06:13, Jérôme Melis (j.me...@pasteur.la >> <mailto:j.me...@pasteur.la>) a écrit : >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm interested in the SOGo groupware solution but I need to understand it >>> better before deciding if our institute will switch to this solution. >>> >>> So far we are using a postfix/dovecot mail server, roundcube is our >>> webmail. >>> We also have a calendar solution which is synchronizing via caldav. >>> >>> The problem with our current solution is it's not covering all our user >>> needs. >>> Some people are using outlook on a mac (or iphone) where there isn't >>> support for plugins, which means the caldav is unsupported too. >>> >>> I see SOGo can use ActiveSync to solve this. >>> But I'm not familiar with ActiveSync. >>> And when checking the official documentation, I only see "Outlook Connector >>> Configuration Guide" while v3 of SOGo was offering a "Native Microsoft >>> Outlook Configuration Guide". >>> >>> I did made a temporary test with the nightly build and I could successfully >>> connect to our self-hosted sogo server which is using postfix's database >>> for auth. >>> But from there I'm not sure what to do the next. >>> When pointing outlook to that host, it gives me the error: "Log onto >>> Exchange ActiveSync mail server (EAS): The server cannot be found." >>> I suppose I'm missing some understanding of the overall architecture for >>> this to work. >>> >>> I'm confused, is this activesync feature still available? >>> Is it possible to plug outlook via activesync directly to the sogo server >>> (which will retreive user data from postfix database) or do I have to >>> install a fake ldap/openchange server and duplicate my user database? >>> >>> Thanks for your help. >>> -- >>> Jérôme >>
