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Thanks to @thesaneuser:matrix.org for providing these intstructions
Thanks to @thesaneuser:matrix.org for providing these intstructions


# Install Evolution and Evolution-ews on your distribution of choice.
* Install Evolution and Evolution-ews on your distribution of choice.
# Open Evolution and select Edit -> Accounts.
* Open Evolution and select Edit -> Accounts.
# Then, click Add -> Mail Account.
* Then, click Add -> Mail Account.
# Click next to begin.
* Click next to begin.
# For your Identity, put your full name and then your Rose-Hulman email address as your email address.
* For your Identity, put your full name and then your Rose-Hulman email address as your email address.
# Uncheck the box labelled "Look up mail server details based on the entered e-mail address", then click next.
* Uncheck the box labelled "Look up mail server details based on the entered e-mail address", then click next.
# For the configuration, put the following details: Server Type: Exchange Web Services Username: [Full Rose-Hulman email address] Host URL: <nowiki>https://outlook.office365.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx</nowiki> OAB URL: [Leave blank for now]  Authentication: OAuth2 (Office 365)
* For the configuration, put the following details:
# Check the box for "Override Office365 OAuth2 settings", then input the following  Application ID: [Leave the default]  Tenant ID: 6c373827-e5b7-45a7-ae27-b17e388fcad4
  Server Type: Exchange Web Services
# If your tenant ID doesn't work, you can get the correct one from <nowiki>https://portal.azure.com/#settings/directory</nowiki>. It is the Directory ID from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology directory.
  Username: [Full Rose-Hulman email address]
# Click next.
  Host URL: <nowiki>https://outlook.office365.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx</nowiki>
# Set your Receiving Options according to user preference. Click next.
  OAB URL: [Leave blank for now]  Authentication: OAuth2 (Office 365)
# Set the name of the account to whatever you want. Click next.
* Check the box for "Override Office365 OAuth2 settings", then input the following
# Click apply. A login box should open for your Rose-Hulman account.
  Application ID: [Leave the default]
# Login in to your Rose-Hulman account in the box. The window should close and the account will be added, but will fail to sync.
  Tenant ID: 6c373827-e5b7-45a7-ae27-b17e388fcad4
# Right click on the newly created account and select Properties. Click the Receiving Email tab. Make sure that the Host URL is still an office365 domain, and not Rose-Hulman.
* If your tenant ID doesn't work, you can get the correct one from <nowiki>https://portal.azure.com/#settings/directory</nowiki>. It is the Directory ID from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology directory.
# Click Fetch URL, the button next to the Host URL text box. The OAB URL should now be something like "<nowiki>https://outlook.office365.com/OAB/8c7bf602-f4ea-49ad-baf0-d51245a12d1c/oab.xml</nowiki>";.
* Click next.
# Click OK.
* Set your Receiving Options according to user preference. Click next.
* Set the name of the account to whatever you want. Click next.
* Click apply. A login box should open for your Rose-Hulman account.
* Login in to your Rose-Hulman account in the box. The window should close and the account will be added, but will fail to sync.
* Right click on the newly created account and select Properties. Click the Receiving Email tab. Make sure that the Host URL is still an office365 domain, and not Rose-Hulman.
* Click Fetch URL, the button next to the Host URL text box. The OAB URL should now be something like "<nowiki>https://outlook.office365.com/OAB/8c7bf602-f4ea-49ad-baf0-d51245a12d1c/oab.xml</nowiki>";.
* Click OK.

Latest revision as of 18:55, 30 March 2023

Thanks to @thesaneuser:matrix.org for providing these intstructions

  • Install Evolution and Evolution-ews on your distribution of choice.
  • Open Evolution and select Edit -> Accounts.
  • Then, click Add -> Mail Account.
  • Click next to begin.
  • For your Identity, put your full name and then your Rose-Hulman email address as your email address.
  • Uncheck the box labelled "Look up mail server details based on the entered e-mail address", then click next.
  • For the configuration, put the following details:
 Server Type: Exchange Web Services
 Username: [Full Rose-Hulman email address]
 Host URL: https://outlook.office365.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx
 OAB URL: [Leave blank for now]  Authentication: OAuth2 (Office 365)
  • Check the box for "Override Office365 OAuth2 settings", then input the following:
Application ID: [Leave the default]
Tenant ID: 6c373827-e5b7-45a7-ae27-b17e388fcad4
  • If your tenant ID doesn't work, you can get the correct one from https://portal.azure.com/#settings/directory. It is the Directory ID from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology directory.
  • Click next.
  • Set your Receiving Options according to user preference. Click next.
  • Set the name of the account to whatever you want. Click next.
  • Click apply. A login box should open for your Rose-Hulman account.
  • Login in to your Rose-Hulman account in the box. The window should close and the account will be added, but will fail to sync.
  • Right click on the newly created account and select Properties. Click the Receiving Email tab. Make sure that the Host URL is still an office365 domain, and not Rose-Hulman.
  • Click Fetch URL, the button next to the Host URL text box. The OAB URL should now be something like "https://outlook.office365.com/OAB/8c7bf602-f4ea-49ad-baf0-d51245a12d1c/oab.xml";.
  • Click OK.