DavMail POP/IMAP/SMTP/Caldav/Carddav/LDAP Exchange Gateway - Getting started Mickael Guessant

In order to change DavMail settings, double click on the tray icon or right click on it and choose Settings...

The following table describes the main options :

Parameter Description Sample value
OWA url Outlook Web Access URL to access the exchange server, i.e. the base webmail URL
The path depends on Exchange version and configuration, with or without a reverse proxy. DavMail must be able to find the authentication form at the provided URL.
Usual paths for different Exchange versions:
  • Exchange 2003: https://mail.company.com/exchange/
  • Exchange 2007 Webdav mode: https://mail.company.com/owa/
  • Exchange 2007 EWS mode: https://mail.company.com/owa/
  • Exchange 2010 EWS mode: https://mail.company.com/owa/
  • Exchange 2010 EWS mode with unsupported authentication form e.g. Windows Live login: https://mail.company.com/ews/exchange.asmx
 https://exchangeServer/owa/
Local POP port Local POP server port to configure in POP client 110
Local IMAP port Local IMAP server port to configure in IMAP client 143
Local SMTP port Local SMTP server port to configure in SMTP client 25
Local Caldav/Carddav HTTP port Local Caldav/Carddav server port to configure in Caldav (calendar) or Carddav (address book) client 80
Local LDAP port Local LDAP server port to configure in directory (address book) client 389

Uncheck a port to disable matching service.

Activate panel under Proxy tab to set an HTTP proxy and associated credentials if needed

If you need to adjust other advanced settings, check Advanced settings

Proceed to Thunderbird mail setup or OSX iCal setup