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Scenario: you want to use KDEPIM Kontact 4.13.x - with cloudbased Office365.com (it might work with LAN-based exchange, untested)
Scenario: you want to use KDEPIM [[Special:myLanguage/Kontact|Kontact]] 4.13.x - with cloudbased Office365.com (it might work with LAN-based exchange, untested)


This is only tested with 4.13.x KDE but might work with earlier versions.
This is only tested with 4.13.x KDE but might work with earlier versions.


1. Get mail working. This is fairly easy as Office365 supports both pop3 and IMAP4. Instructions for settings can be found here:
<ol>
http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/office-online-help/use-pop-or-imap-to-connect-to-office-365-for-business-or-microsoft-xchange-accounts-HA102834584.aspx#_Toc383168119
<li><p>Get mail working. This is fairly easy as Office365 supports both pop3 and IMAP4. Instructions for settings can be found [http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/office-online-help/use-pop-or-imap-to-connect-to-office-365-for-business-or-microsoft-xchange-accounts-HA102834584.aspx#_Toc383168119 here].</p>
You can also chose to access mail via DavMail, see below for installation instructions. This is said to handle Outlook invitations sent via Exchange better (not tested by the author of this article). In such case when you install DavMail tick setting for IMAP and set up your KMail account accordingly


2. Get your Office365 calendar and contacts in Kontact. For this use DavMail as intermediary "go-between". So first of all install DavMail, for Debian/(x)Ubuntu users here is a deb package, for others a shell installer:
<p>You can also choose to access mail via DavMail, see below for installation instructions. This is said to handle Outlook invitations sent via Exchange better (not tested by the author of this article). In such case when you install DavMail tick setting for IMAP and set up your [Special:myLanguage/KMail|KMail]] account accordingly.</p>
http://davmail.sourceforge.net/download.html
</li>


Once that is done start DavMail and configure it. In KDE a "systray" should pop up for basic settings. "Untick" the mail settings but leave Caldav and LDAP settings. The other setting you need is OWA URL that for Office365 is https://outlook.office365.com/owa
<li><p>Get your Office365 calendar and contacts in '''Kontact''. For this use DavMail as intermediary "go-between". So first of all [http://davmail.sourceforge.net/download.html install DavMail], for Debian/(x)Ubuntu users here is a deb package, for others a shell installer.</p>


all other settings are done in Kontact/KDEPIM
<p>Once that is done start DavMail and configure it. In KDE a "systray" should pop up for basic settings. "Untick" the mail settings but leave Caldav and LDAP settings. The other setting you need is OWA URL that for Office365 is https://outlook.office365.com/owa</p>


3. To get Calendar working (shared calendars are not tested, feel free to experiment):
<p>All other settings are done in Kontact/KDEPIM.</p>
System Settings =Personal Information => Add=> DAV groupware resource => DAVical => user and password - put \yourid@yourdomain.comorgnet and your password, choose Davical server. For server name and path put
</li>
anything, you will edit later in any case. Click "Finish"


On next menu set a name for your resource and click "Edit" on the fictional resource. Leave "CalDav" as protocol but change remote url to
<li><p>To get Calendar working (shared calendars are not tested, feel free to experiment):
http://localhost:1080/users/yourname@yo ... /calendar/
<menuchoice>System Settings -> Personal Information -> Add -> DAV groupware resource -> DAVical</menuchoice>. Put yourid@yourdomain.comorgnet and your password, choose Davical server. For server name and path put
and credentials to
anything, you will edit later in any case. Click <menuchoice>Finish</menuchoice>.</p>
\yourname@yourdomain.comorg and your password
then click "Fetch" and your Calendar should show up. Set a preferred refesh rate and in Kontacts do not forget to now tick this
Calendar to activate it


4. To get your Contacts working:
<p>On next menu set a name for your resource and click <menuchoice>Edit</menuchoice> on the fictional resource. Leave "CalDav" as protocol but change remote url to {{Input|1=<nowiki>http://localhost:1080/users/yourname@yo ... /calendar/</nowiki>}} and credentials to {{Input|1=yourname@yourdomain.comorg}} and your password,
System Settings =Personal Information => Add=> DAV groupware resource => DAVical => user and password - put \yourid@yourdomain.comorgnet and your password, choose Davical server. For server name and path put
then click <menuchoice>Fetch</menuchoice> and your Calendar should show up. Set a preferred refesh rate and in '''Kontact''' do not forget to now tick this Calendar to activate it.</p>
anything, you will edit later in any case. Click "Finish"
</li>


On next menu set a name for your resource and click "Edit" on the fictional resource. Choose "CardDav" as protocol but change remote url to
<li>
http://localhost:1080/users/yourname@yo ... /contacts/
<p>To get your Contacts working: <menuchoice>System Settings -> Personal Information -> Add -> DAV groupware resource -> DAVical</menuchoice>. Put {{Input|1=yourid@yourdomain.comorgnet}} and your password, choose Davical server. For server name and path put anything, you will edit later in any case. Click <menuchoice>Finish</menuchoice>.</p>
and credentials to
\yourname@yourdomain.comorg and your password
then click "Fetch" and your Contacts should show up. Set a preferred refesh rate and in Kontacts do not forget to now tick this
Address Book to activate it


5. Finally to access "public address books". They can be found as LDAP via Kontact/Kaddressbook
<p>On next menu set a name for your resource and click <menuchoice>Edit</menuchoice> on the fictional resource. Choose '''CardDav''' as protocol but change remote url to {{Input|1=<nowiki>http://localhost:1080/users/yourname@yo ... /contacts/</nowiki>}}
in KAddressbook,-> Settings -> configure KAddressbook
and credentials to {{Input|1=yourname@yourdomain.comorg}} and your password, then click <menuchoice>Fetch</menuchoice> and your Contacts should show up. Set a preferred refresh rate and in '''Kontact''' do not forget to now tick this Address Book to activate it.</p>
Then select on the left column LDAP Server Settings and click "add host"
</li>


Set this up as "host:localhost", "port:1389", "DN=ou.people", "authentication:simple"
<li><p>Finally to access "public address books". They can be found as LDAP via Kontact/Kaddressbook
"Bind DN" as "\yourid@yourdomain.comorgnet" and password well you should know
in KAddressbook <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure KAddressbook</menuchoice>. Then select on the left column '''LDAP Server Settings''' and click <menuchoice>Add host</menuchoice>.</p>


next time you compose a new mail you can now use "Select" button and then "search directory service"
<p>Set this up as "host:localhost", "port:1389", "DN=ou.people", "authentication:simple" "Bind DN" as "yourid@yourdomain.comorgnet" and password well you should know next time you compose a new mail you can now use <menuchoice>Select</menuchoice> button and then <menuchoice>Search directory service</menuchoice>.</p>
</li>
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Revision as of 08:00, 4 August 2014

Scenario: you want to use KDEPIM Kontact 4.13.x - with cloudbased Office365.com (it might work with LAN-based exchange, untested)

This is only tested with 4.13.x KDE but might work with earlier versions.

  1. Get mail working. This is fairly easy as Office365 supports both pop3 and IMAP4. Instructions for settings can be found here.

    You can also choose to access mail via DavMail, see below for installation instructions. This is said to handle Outlook invitations sent via Exchange better (not tested by the author of this article). In such case when you install DavMail tick setting for IMAP and set up your [Special:myLanguage/KMail|KMail]] account accordingly.

  2. Get your Office365 calendar and contacts in 'Kontact. For this use DavMail as intermediary "go-between". So first of all install DavMail, for Debian/(x)Ubuntu users here is a deb package, for others a shell installer.

    Once that is done start DavMail and configure it. In KDE a "systray" should pop up for basic settings. "Untick" the mail settings but leave Caldav and LDAP settings. The other setting you need is OWA URL that for Office365 is https://outlook.office365.com/owa

    All other settings are done in Kontact/KDEPIM.

  3. To get Calendar working (shared calendars are not tested, feel free to experiment): System Settings -> Personal Information -> Add -> DAV groupware resource -> DAVical. Put yourid@yourdomain.comorgnet and your password, choose Davical server. For server name and path put anything, you will edit later in any case. Click Finish.

    On next menu set a name for your resource and click Edit on the fictional resource. Leave "CalDav" as protocol but change remote url to 

    http://localhost:1080/users/yourname@yo ... /calendar/
    and credentials to 
    yourname@yourdomain.comorg
    and your password, then click Fetch and your Calendar should show up. Set a preferred refesh rate and in Kontact do not forget to now tick this Calendar to activate it.

  4. To get your Contacts working: System Settings -> Personal Information -> Add -> DAV groupware resource -> DAVical. Put 

    yourid@yourdomain.comorgnet
    and your password, choose Davical server. For server name and path put anything, you will edit later in any case. Click Finish.

    On next menu set a name for your resource and click Edit on the fictional resource. Choose CardDav as protocol but change remote url to 

    http://localhost:1080/users/yourname@yo ... /contacts/
    and credentials to 
    yourname@yourdomain.comorg
    and your password, then click Fetch and your Contacts should show up. Set a preferred refresh rate and in Kontact do not forget to now tick this Address Book to activate it.

  5. Finally to access "public address books". They can be found as LDAP via Kontact/Kaddressbook in KAddressbook Settings -> Configure KAddressbook. Then select on the left column LDAP Server Settings and click Add host.

    Set this up as "host:localhost", "port:1389", "DN=ou.people", "authentication:simple" "Bind DN" as "yourid@yourdomain.comorgnet" and password well you should know next time you compose a new mail you can now use Select button and then Search directory service.

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