Let's make iCall work with Exchange 2003!!!

I resume an old post.

Iwas anxious to see teh new Lion iCal but i still have not found a way to make it working with Exchange.

It's strange considering that iPad working well on the same task !

anyone can help?

I am having the same problem and hope there is someone with some guidance. I can sync my Exchange 2003 calendar with my iPhone, but can't get it onto my Powerbook or directly onto the Powerbook from the Exchange server. What gives, Apple?

VIttoGE wrote:

I resume an old post.

Iwas anxious to see teh new Lion iCal but i still have not found a way to make it working with Exchange.

It's strange considering that iPad working well on the same task !

davemcle wrote:

I am having the same problem and hope there is someone with some guidance. I can sync my Exchange 2003 calendar with my iPhone, but can't get it onto my Powerbook or directly onto the Powerbook from the Exchange server. What gives, Apple?

Microsoft started using Exchange Web Services protcol beginning with Exchange 2007. This is what OSX's Mail uses and why it won't work directly with Exchange 2003.

Microsoft has already ended mainstream support for Exchange 2003. So why would Apple add support for a version of software that the manufacturer doesn't support anymore? Since most companies consider Exchange a mission critial server, any company still using Exchange 2003 has seriously bigger problems on their hands and that is something that Apple can't really help them with.

i understand what Asatoran wrote, but i still don't understand why iPhone and iPad can sync with Exchange 2003 meanwhile the same sync cannot be done via iCal and Mail...

VittoGE wrote:

Asatoran wrote:

Microsoft started using Exchange Web Services protcol beginning with Exchange 2007. This is what OSX's Mail uses and why it won't work directly with Exchange 2003.

Microsoft has already ended mainstream support for Exchange 2003. So why would Apple add support for a version of software that the manufacturer doesn't support anymore? Since most companies consider Exchange a mission critial server, any company still using Exchange 2003 has seriously bigger problems on their hands and that is something that Apple can't really help them with.

i understand what Asatoran wrote, but i still don't understand why iPhone and iPad can sync with Exchange 2003 meanwhile the same sync cannot be done via iCal and Mail...

Apparently you don't understand. Microsoft changed the connection protocol in later versions of Exchange. Microsoft even came out with a special version of Entourage 2008 to work with EWS. EWS was created in part to better handle non-mobile clients accessing the Exchange server from outside the LAN. Basically EWS was to handle Mac and PC users because the previous protocol (ActiveSync) was for Windows Mobile phones and such.

There is no technical reason why Apple couldn't add connection to Exchange 2003. But to do so would be a significant expense since Mail would have to be rewritten. Again, Microsoft no longer supports Exchange 2003, so why would Apple spend the money to add support for a product that is no longer produced and not supported even by the manufacturer?

If your company absolutely insists on running an obsolete product, you can look at DavMail. It is buggy and I've been told there are still problems with the calendar sync. But it may keep your life support going for a while longer. I am in no way endorsing DavMail, as one can imply from my previous statements. Caveat emptor.

I've managed to get Mail 5 working with Exchange 2003 peachy without the use of DavMail (which is what I was using with Snow Leopard). All I did was simply copy the settings from my iPhone note: Your company should have a 'webmail server' for this to work. I selected 'Exchange IMAP' settings and copied everything including outgoing server as 'webmail.companydomain.co.uk' made sure SSL was unchecked (as my company doesn't use it...weird) And EVERYTHING, folders etc all played super nice with Mail 5.

My only issue is that when I tried this with iCal 5, it fell over.Was hoping someone could help in this case. Any takers?

I went through the same issue not too long ago, iCal doesn't seem to play as nicely with Exchange 2003 as Mail does. I ended up just resorting to DavMail and haven't had to think about it since. If you find some way to get it to work, I'd love to hear it, though.

up until friday my exchange 2003 and apple mail was working fine. The server got rebooted and my mail stopped receiving.

Now I have deleted my account and trying to get it back is a nightmare. I have tried tried making an account with exchange imap and leaving SSL unchecked but it doesn't work now. My iphone works annoyingly so its something on my mac, wondering if there is a library file that needs to be deleted?

DanDeyong wrote:

up until friday my exchange 2003 and apple mail was working fine. The server got rebooted and my mail stopped receiving.

Now I have deleted my account and trying to get it back is a nightmare. I have tried tried making an account with exchange imap and leaving SSL unchecked but it doesn't work now. My iphone works annoyingly so its something on my mac, wondering if there is a library file that needs to be deleted?

Note that this thread was for iCal and Exchange connectivity, not Mail.

Mail does not support connectivity to Exchange 2003. iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad can connect to Exchange 2003 because they use the older Activesync protocol, rather than the Exchange Web Services (EWS) protocol that is only available in Exchange 2007 and 2010.

There are products like Davmail that act as a proxy between Mail and Exchange. So if you're using Davmail or similar, then you need to use the support services of Davmail (or whatever you're using) as Exchange 2003 is an unsupported configuration for Apple Mail.

And if you do post for this issue again, best to start a new thread of your own rather than post to a months old thread.