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 and advanced options :
Parameter | Description | Sample value |
---|---|---|
OWA url | Outlook Web Access URL to access the exchange server, i.e. the base webmail URL | http://exchangeServer/exchange/ |
Local POP port | Local POP server port to configure in POP client | 110 |
Local SMTP port | Local SMTP server port to configure in POP client | 25 |
Local Caldav HTTP port | Local Caldav server port to configure in Caldav (calendar) client | 80 |
Local LDAP port | Local LDAP server port to configure in add directory (addresse book) client | 389 |
Keep Delay | Number of days to keep messages in Exchange trash folder before actual deletion | 30 |
Sent Keep Delay | Number of days to keep sent messages in Exchange sent folder | 90 |
Calendar past events | Get events in the past not older than specified days count, leave empty for no limits | 90 |
Allow remote connections | Allow remote connections to the gateway (server mode) | false |
Bind Address | Bind only to the specified network address | false |
Server certificate hash | Manually accepted server certificate hash, contains the SHA1 hash of a manually accepted certificate (invalid or self signed) | 9F:CC:59:82:1F:C:CD:29:7C:70:F0:D8:37:B1:77:3F:48:84:AE:C4 |
Disable update check | Disable DavMail check for new version | false |
Logging levels | Default, DavMail and HttpClient logging levels, see Log4J documentation for more details | WARN |
The bottom panel can be activated to set an HTTP proxy and associated credentials if needed
DavMail can be used with any POP3/SMTP client by adjusting the following description designed for Thunderbird
Edit common name and Exchange mail address:
Choose POP as server type, located at localhost:
Populate in and out login names with Active Directory account name, i.e. domain\account
Edit account name (email address by default):
Finish:
Create a new outgoing mail configuration under account settings:
Server name is localhost, edit port according to DavMail settings. The connection must use authentication with Active Directory account and encryption is not needed.