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authorAaron Weber <aaron@ximian.com>2002-02-07 02:27:29 +0800
committerAaron Weber <aaron@src.gnome.org>2002-02-07 02:27:29 +0800
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added C/figures/schedule.png,exchange-identity.png exchange-receive.png,
2002-02-06 Aaron Weber <aaron@ximian.com> * C/Makefile.am: added C/figures/schedule.png,exchange-identity.png exchange-receive.png, exchange-receive-options.png * C/usage-exchange.sgml: expanded note about active directory server. added screenshot for Free/Busy feature. Doubled the size of the config instructions. * C/figures/exchange-*: New file, screenshot for free/busy feature. svn path=/trunk/; revision=15579
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diff --git a/help/C/Makefile.am b/help/C/Makefile.am
index bf4773b8a3..b9092f9fd4 100644
--- a/help/C/Makefile.am
+++ b/help/C/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ figs = \
figures/print-preview.png \
figures/replymsg.png \
figures/vfolder-createrule-fig.png \
- figures/schedule.png
+ figures/schedule.png \
+ figures/exchange-identity.png \
+ figures/exchange-receive.png \
+ figures/exchange-receive-options.png
+
docname = evolution
lang = C
diff --git a/help/C/figures/exchange-identity.png b/help/C/figures/exchange-identity.png
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diff --git a/help/C/usage-exchange.sgml b/help/C/usage-exchange.sgml
index 7e169f4bd9..2a46d6adc5 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-exchange.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-exchange.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
- <chapter id="usage-exchange">
+ <chapter id="usage-exchange">
<title>The Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange</title>
<para>
The Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange allows Ximian
@@ -313,111 +313,293 @@ There are, however, some features which are not available:
</menuchoice>
from any mail view.
</para>
- <para>
- If you would like to create a new account for your Exchange
- server, click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button in the
- accounts list. The account creation assistant will guide you
- through the process, which is described in <xref
- linkend="usage-mainwindow-starting">.
- </para>
+ <sect3 id="config-exchange-new-account">
+ <title>Creating a New Exchange Account</title>
+
- <para>
- If you have an existing email account, and want to convert it
- to use for Exchange, select the account you want to convert
- and click the <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> button. You'll want
- to change settings in the following tabs of the account
- dialog:
- </para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Identity</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If your email address will change because you are moving
- to a new server, then change it in this tab. Otherwise,
- move to the next tab.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Receiving Mail</term>
+ <para>
+ If you would like to create a new account for your Exchange
+ server, click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button in the
+ accounts list. The account creation assistant will guide you
+ through the process, which is also described in <xref
+ linkend="usage-mainwindow-starting">. If you're not sure
+ about any of the information you need, just ask your system
+ administrator.
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Identity</term>
<listitem>
- <para>
- Select <guilabel>Microsoft Exchange</guilabel> as your
- server type. Enter your name of your server next to
- <guilabel>Host</guilabel>, and the user name for your
- account next to <guilabel>Username</guilabel>. If your
- server supports SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption, it
- you can check the <guilabel>Use SSL</guilabel> box to
- take advantage of more secure data transfers.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Receiving Options</term>
+ <para>Enter your name and email address. If you wish,
+ you may add your organization and the location of your
+ signature file. Only your name and email address are
+ required.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Receiving Mail</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Here, tab, you'll find some additional settings:
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Checking for New Mail</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select whether you would like to check for
- mail automatically, and if so, how often.
+ In this step, you'll enter information about the way
+ you check mail:
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ First, select <guilabel>Microsoft
+ Exchange</guilabel> as your server type.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Enter the name of your Exchange email
+ server, and the username with which you log in
+ (normally, this is the part of your email address
+ before the @).
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you wish, select the box labelled
+ <guilabel>Use secure connection
+ (SSL)</guilabel>, to take advantage of a more
+ secure connection method. If your server
+ supports it, it is generally recommended to use
+ SSL.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Some servers support multiple authentication
+ methods. If your system administrator has asked
+ that you use one in particular, select it now.
+ Otherwise, just use
+ <guilabel>Password</guilabel>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you would like
+ <application>Evolution</application> to
+ remember your password, check the box labelled
+ <guilabel>Remember this password</guilabel>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Receiving Mail, Step Two</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>There are a few additional options in this step:
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Checking for New Mail: If you would like to
+ check for new mail automatically, click the
+ checkbox and enter an interval in minutes.
</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Exchange Server</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If your Exchange server requires you to use a
- different mailbox name from the name you use to
- log in, select the second check-box and enter
- the mailbox name. Check with your system
- administrator to be sure.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Exchange Server: If your exchange server stores
+ your folders under a different name from your
+ login username, select the checkbox and enter
+ the name your server uses for your mail storage.
</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Active Directory</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If you would like to use the Global Address
- List (GAL) maintained on your Exchange server,
- click the tab labelled <guilabel>Receiving
- Options</guilabel> and check the box labelled
- <guilabel>Create a Global Address List
- folder</guilabel>. The GAL is maintained by
- your system administrator and you cannot add,
- change, or remove items from it using Ximian
- Evolution. However, you can use it to invite
- people to meetings and to look up addresses and
- other information. In many organizations, the
- GAL is stored on a different server from email.
- If this is the case, you should also specify
- the directory server name here.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Active Directory: If you would like to use the
+ Global Address List (GAL) maintained on
+ your Exchange server, check the box
+ labelled <guilabel>Create a Global Address
+ List folder</guilabel>. The GAL is
+ maintained by your system administrator and
+ you cannot add, change, or remove items
+ from it using Ximian Evolution. However,
+ you can use it to invite people to meetings
+ and to look up addresses and other
+ information. In many organizations, the GAL
+ is stored on a different server from email.
+ If this is the case, you should also
+ specify the directory server name here. To
+ avoid strain on the server, the maximum
+ number of responses to any Active Directory
+ query has been set to 500. If you would
+ like to change that, you may do so here as
+ well.
</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Sending Mail</term>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Sending Mail</term>
<listitem>
- <para>
- If you will use your Exchange server to send as well as
- receive mail, select <guilabel>Microsoft
- Exchange</guilabel> as your server type, and enter the
- server name as the <guilabel>Host</guilabel>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- <para>
+ <para>Select <guilabel>Microsoft Exchange</guilabel> as
+ your email sending method. There is nothing else to do
+ in this step.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Account Management</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enter a name that you will use to remember this
+ account. "Exchange Account" is a good suggestion. Note
+ that you cannot have two accounts with the same name.
+ If you'd like to make this your default account for
+ sending email, check the <guilabel>Make this my default
+ account</guilabel> box.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <para>
+ You're done. Click <guibutton>Finish</guibutton> and
+ <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, then quit
+ <application>Evolution</application> and start it again. Now
+ you're ready to get to work on the Exchange server.
+ </para>
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>Creating an Exchange Account, Step One: Identity</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Creating an Exchange Account, Step One: Identity</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject><imageobject>
+ <imagedata format="png" fileref="figures/exchange-identity" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
+ </imageobject></mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>Creating an Exchange Account, Step Two: Receiving Mail</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Creating an Exchange Account, Step Two: Receiving Mail</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject><imageobject>
+ <imagedata format="png" fileref="figures/exchange-receive" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
+ </imageobject></mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>Creating an Exchange Account, Step Three: Mail Options</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Creating an Exchange Account, Step Three: Mail Options</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject><imageobject>
+ <imagedata format="png" fileref="figures/exchange-receive-options" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
+ </imageobject></mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="config-exchange-existing-account">
+ <title>Changing an Existing Account to Work with Exchange</title>
+ <para>
+ If you have an existing email account, and want to convert it
+ to use for Exchange, select the account you want to convert
+ and click the <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> button. You'll want
+ to change settings in the following tabs of the account
+ dialog:
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Identity</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If your email address will change because you are moving
+ to a new server, then change it in this tab. Otherwise,
+ move to the next tab.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Receiving Mail</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select <guilabel>Microsoft Exchange</guilabel> as your
+ server type. Enter your name of your server next to
+ <guilabel>Host</guilabel>, and the user name for your
+ account next to <guilabel>Username</guilabel>. If your
+ server supports SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption, it
+ you can check the <guilabel>Use SSL</guilabel> box to
+ take advantage of more secure data transfers.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Receiving Options</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Here, tab, you'll find some additional settings:
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Checking for New Mail</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select whether you would like to check for
+ mail automatically, and if so, how often.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Exchange Server</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If your Exchange server requires you to use a
+ different mailbox name from the name you use to
+ log in, select the second check-box and enter
+ the mailbox name. Check with your system
+ administrator to be sure.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Active Directory</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you would like to use the Global Address
+ List (GAL) maintained on your Exchange server,
+ click the tab labelled <guilabel>Receiving
+ Options</guilabel> and check the box labelled
+ <guilabel>Create a Global Address List
+ folder</guilabel>. The GAL is maintained by
+ your system administrator and you cannot add,
+ change, or remove items from it using Ximian
+ Evolution. However, you can use it to invite
+ people to meetings and to look up addresses and
+ other information. In many organizations, the
+ GAL is stored on a different server from email.
+ If this is the case, you should also specify
+ the directory server name here.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Sending Mail</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you will use your Exchange server to send as well as
+ receive mail, select <guilabel>Microsoft
+ Exchange</guilabel> as your server type, and enter the
+ server name as the <guilabel>Host</guilabel>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <para>
+
Once you have made those changes, click the
<guibutton>OK</guibutton> button.
</para>
@@ -427,7 +609,7 @@ There are, however, some features which are not available:
configuration are not active until you have restarted the
application.
</para>
-
+ </sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>