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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. | |||
* 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: <nowiki>https://outlook.office365.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx</nowiki> | |||
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 <nowiki>https://portal.azure.com/#settings/directory</nowiki>. 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 "<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.