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Ximian Connector 1.0 Available

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the milestone dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "Ximian Connector is out! Regardless if you don't like open source and Microsoft playing together this will let me ditch my Win2k box at work! Here is the press release. Of note, MS Exchange 2000 has a nice HTTP interface to it as well, works wonderfully in Galeon." kittenslietome adds a link to the license under which it's released as well: Connector is not Free software, but rather software Ximian hopes will pay for further Free software development.

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  1. Re:Can't ditch my Win2k box just yet. by Cally · · Score: 1, Redundant

    NTLM is total shit though, I wouldn't authenticate the milkman using it, let alone someone on my network... it's the reason why l0phtcrack goes through SAM account databases like a knife through butter.

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  2. It's no hack. It's the real thing. by xkahn · · Score: 0, Redundant
    The Ximian Connector talks to Exchange 2000 via web-dav. Interestingly, Microsoft decided to group the options for web-dav and OWA together. You have to turn OWA on in order to get web-dav.

    Calendar, Mail, Tasks, and Contacts are all accessed through Exchange 2000's web-dav interface. The Global Address List is accessed through LDAP. This is the reason that the requirements are:

    • Ximian Evolution 1.0.3 or higher
    • An account on a Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
    • OWA support activated
    I'm certainly biased, but the Connector feels smooth, integrated, and quick. And it certainly behaves itself very well. Here's a screenshot.
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