Connect to an Exchange server without using Outlook

If you don’t want to use Microsoft Outlook and your Exchange server does not support IMAP, there are a couple of options:

• DavMAil Exchange Gateway
  DavMail is an exchange gateway allowing users to use any mail/calendar client (e.g. Thunderbird with Lightning or Apple iCal) with an Exchange server through Outlook Web Access.

  It works on Windows, Linux and MacOS X.

Setup Mozilla Thunderbird to work with Microsoft Exchange Server

1. Setup a new account under Tools/Account Settings/Add Account…
Select “E-mail Account” and add your details.
Use IMAP and input your incoming exchange server (Try port 993 and SSL encryption).

2. Subscribe to all required folders by right clicking on the account name and choosing ‘Subscribe…’.

3. Change the trash folder’s name to ‘Deleted Items’:
Follow the instructions in the Mozilla Zine.