Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Well, heres what happened when I eventually worked out the enabling Google Sync was the key for MfE to work on Google Apps Premier:

- I deleted my IMAP email account
- Changed the calendar name in the settings for MfE to Mail for Exchange calendar
- Set contacts to delete existing contacts on the device

Then the email stalled the sync so:

- I deselected email

And the sync worked correctly with Calendar and contacts

- I reselected email

And the email account was created, but the sync failed. Interestingly, I can send email perfectly, but cannot see the inbox...so it is almost working.

Any ideas to make the inbox visible?

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Did you make sure that the sync process isn't running?
You do see all folders though just can't make any settings, right?

I never experienced such problems in setting up MfEfolders so far.

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Hi Everyone,

I have a very strange problem.

I am running the latest maemo release, running Excange 2003 with all service packs and updates.
I have my mfe account setup without SSL, using all other default settings.
I am connected via a very good 3G connection.
Syncing works fine.

I can send new e-mails ok, most of the time.
I can also reply to some e-mails, but only if they are very small, if it goes over a certain size it just sits in the outbox for ages and times out and fails after about 3 minutes. I am still experimenting to try and find the threshold at which it will fail. i also get the following error in the httperror log on the server:

The kicker is: if i connect via wireless it works perfectly, all the time

any idea if this is a known bug or something wrong with my setup?

Thanks.

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Could you let me know which version are you using? Also, if you're able to reproduce it 100%, please start it from terminal (run-standalone.sh python2.5 /opt/mfefolders/mfefolders.py) so if you get an error it will remain displayed.

I don't have access to an MS Exchange server atm, so there could be some cases (lots of folders, complex subfolder structure, etc) which I didn't test yet.

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

THAvoc I want just to say THANK YOU for the utility MFEFolders.
It is very useful though it is quite simple.
Since you seem very skilled in this area and N900 programming, do you think you could add some features to the sync ability of N900 or improve N900 Modest functionality ?
I'm referring to things like having the MFE folder nested like in the original Outlook structure (at least give the option to show in nested way or not), or add local search, better filters/sort capability to Modest ect...

Anyway thanks a lot for the contribute and compliments for the really nice avatar :-)

SkyEagle

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

:-) UPDATE

i got a "proper" certificate for our exchange server from godaddy.com & now I can get my emai on my N900! Yippie

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Welcome :-)

MfE is not open source, so atm. only Nokia can add any new feature, and I'm sorry to say but modifying Modest is way over my head. As for the tree structure for the mail folders, I looked into it for MfEfolders, but I couldn't find a tree widget on the N900, not even a single app which can do that, so any solution would be some kind of hack.

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

I notice the IP is 192.168.1.10... is that your local device IP on wifi? It doesn't seem like a likely 3G IP; if this is on 3G are you connected via VPN?

If you're mainly having trouble on 3G over non-ssl HTTP, it could be a broken transparent proxy they're forcing you through. Is there any way to use SSL with your company's exchange server?

What about setting up your own SSL proxy somewhere and using that? (ie. a server you have accessible from the 'net)

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

the local ip address is the internal address of our exchange server. my internet address is xx' d out for privacy. i setup our exchange box and it does not go through any proxies

i fail to see why ssl would be causing issues on large emails but not small

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

I meant not using SSL could cause issues. :) SSL protects the payload from transparent proxies, and if your telco has one running (quite likely) it could be damaging plaintext content (ie. caching inappropriately, changing headers, etc).

It was just a thought.

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

ok i think i get where your coming from now. has anyone found a workaround for self signed certs yet?

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

I have a self-signed certificate, it works fine....

I just installed Certificate Services on the Web Server (In my case the same server as it is SBS).

Created the certificate (plenty of steps on google for how to do that, but here is what I used http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/..._OWA_2003.html. I used the Subordinate Template.

Logged onto mydomain.com/certsrv, and requested to download a certificate, I think in DER format. I only downloaded the CA Certificate, not the whole chain.

Copy the certificate to you device

Open it and select Install. I selected it for Server and E-Mail.......If it doesnt install, then you have downloaded the wrong type of certificate, try downloading again with the other type.

It is also worth mentioning to download MfEFolders and tell your device not to sync deleted items - this caused errors on the sync, and junk folder - I was notified of new mail everytime something went into junk

Ok, not seamless and out of the box, but fairly simple once you have worked your way through it

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

That's not a self-signed cert. A self-signed cert is one that is signed by itself rather than by another certificate. You've set up your own CA and used that to sign the certificate.

The only way a self-signed certificate will work with MfE currently is if it has the CA flag set. This is not done normally though, so you'd have to specifically configure things to generate it this way.

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

oops, me bad!!!

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Guys, sorry, but it's a huge thread already and search didn't help.

- I see some folders are empty inside, but shows unread email at the top level. Is it a know issue? And is there a solution for that?

- I saw a request on bugs.maemo.ru regarding Virtual Unread folder or sorting by Unread. Is there any discussion on that? How likely it will be implemented.

Any comments are appreciated.

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

ok, is there a guide on how to do this :confused:

thanks.

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Depends what software you're using to generate the certificate.

For openssl, you'll need to specify to use the v3_ca extensions (at least, that's where the CA flag is specified in the config files on my servers), so adding "-extensions v3_ca" to the "openssl req" command will do this.

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Hi THavoc.

Thanks anyway....but..if it is not possible a tree structure, wold it be possible to have a nested folder structure (always as an option of couurse) ? I mean a sort of special folder (you have to see that it contains other folders) that when you tap it open the list of the folder of 2nd level and then you tap and go to the emails.

IAnyway...now I am a bit worried about MeeGo announcement...and I don't understand if the MFE parts (and the other ones closed source) will be release as open source in the new OS or not...I fear to have a great device that will be "killed" by MeeGO and the changement in Maemo development.

SKyEagle

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Well, after 2.5 months of (almost) flawless google calendar sync it *suddenly* just stopped working. Timeout and fail :-(

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

just updated firmware and there will be another major update soon (end Feb?).

will google sync be available in next major update???

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Hi Vitaly

You're quite silent during these last days...I hope it's because you and the other Nokia dev programmers are busy with fixes and upgrade code for Maemo :-).

I just downloaded the PR 1.1.1 but I saw the problem with outlook sync with recurring events is still there.
Are you working on this problem that is preventing many people the full use of MFE sync (at least with Exchange 2003 server)?
I know that you can give us any release date...but to just have an idea...

Another topic: we have seen MeeGO announcement from Nokia & Intel.
Many things are still unclear though...for istance: the new SO would be totally opensouce. Does this include the closed source apps like MFE or Calendar/ Phone application ?

Thanks for the reply,
Cesare

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

It's Guber99 back trolling again.

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

He is working hard on that provisioning issue:eek:

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

I am not fired. I am still the architect :) Sorry, extremely busy now. Will come back to this thread during this week.

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Glad to hear you ! :-) :)

I'm sure we'll recevie good news soon...I'm confident there will be solved some of the issue with MFE...expecially the ones regarding the famous problem with recurring events :D

Just another question to all of you: do the users that are using MFE with Exchange 2007 servers have the problems with the sync of calendar/task when there are recurring events ?
Or this is an issue only of the MFE with 2003 servers ?

Thanks for the reply,
Cesare

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Hi,

I am trying to configure my OWA via MFE in my N900. But it doesn't work, where as the same settings works in other device ( like IPHONE).

Could you please tell me is this feature not supported in N900?

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

See http://wiki.maemo.org/Mail_for_Exchange - if your server requires devices to be provisionable, then it won't work with the N900.

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

take a ticket, wait in line and pray vital allmighty so that he has the strenght to push provision support on the next firmware update :)

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Sorry, I can not get your question. OWA means "Outlook Web Access" and is differfent from mfe. You need to be able to use browser in order to use owa. Mfe has no relation to owa.

So, what problem do you have?

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

I have to admit this :-) However, no official promises as I am not the marketing guy. And don't expect it in the next update, pls. This is not simple as it affects the whole platform...

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Hope you prevail. In the meantime I am back with E71...........send me a private message when enabled....

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

:eek:

:(:(:(

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Hi Vitaly !

Are you also working on the MFE recurring events calendar sync issue ? :D

Please tell me that this bug will be fixed soon...I would like to have on the next SW update...I can't still not use N900 as my primary phone for this reason :(:(:(

That should not been so difficult like adding provisoning support...

Thanks,
Cesare

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Its time for NOKIA to stop separating N and E series. A business person wants information at his/her fingertips both on the web and email and so on. Many companies have facebooks. The days of carrying ONLY a boring blackberry around are gone, in the U.S. almost 20% of professionals carry a multimedia phone: iphone that does well with email. So time to break these barriers and put quality corporate email on N series!

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Fully agree, there should be no difference between N and E series devices, both markets pretty much require the same functionality, and almost everyone fits into both markets....it is about time the N's got the security etc of E and everything the other way around

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Have been trying to get N900 MfE to work with my Exchange 2003 server for 2 days now. No luck, always same error. This is my current configuration:
Phone firmware 3.2010.02-8
Exchange 2003 w SP2
SSL enabled with Startcom SSL certificate.
SSL certificate imported into Certificate Manager on the phone.
Phone's web browser opens OWA without problems.
I have tried syncing only e-mails, e-mails+contacts and all items. Every time same error: Error in communication with Exchange server.
I have attached the syslog from phone, with personal info removed.

Please, anyone, any ideas?

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Can you sync if you exclude the emails? Others have reported issues synching some of the folders, so it may help to use the MfEfolders application to exclude all but the essential folders.

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Did you try to set the EAS protocol manually to e.g. 2.5 as described here?

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

Yes, that I did.


The answer for my problems was MfEfolders! :)
Now a happy N900 user, thank you very much for quick help!

Re: Mail for Exchange (MfE). Blame me here, pls
 

This is well-known modest bug. Check bugs.maemo.org, pls.

Has nothing in common with MfE.