Re: Thunderbird and MS Exchange Server 2003

Shankar Unni wrote:
> There's no MAPI interface from within T'bird. You have to use either 
> IMAP, or POP3.  You may want to try POP3 with messages left on the 
> server (assuming they've enabled POP3).
> 
> It would be "real nice" if the MAPI component from Evolution (which has 
> apparently been open-sourced by Novell) were to find its way into T'bird..
> 
> (I would just work on your admins to see if they'll enable IMAP4; tell 
> them that they "broke" the mail server when they moved it :-), and 
> explain that they need to turn on IMAP4 "like the old one" :-) :-). IT 
> guys are so reactive..)

Is it possible via the extension mechanismn to add a new server type to 
T'bird? If yes maybee I can think about writing one...

regards
   Martin