andytreetops wrote:
Hi Robot55, this is the same issue for me. Is it possible to have the ipad/iphone mail app on a mac/macair?
Not keen on spending money on entourage etc.
cheers
Andy
Simple answer: no.
iPhones and iPads uses a completely different operating system (OS. iOS version OSX.) So iPhone apps can't run on Mac, just like Windows apps can't run on Mac because they are different operationg systems. You'd need some sort of emulator, which AFAIK doesn't exist in the way I believe you would want it.
To answer Robot55's question, the reason why OSX's Mail does not work with Exchange 2003 is because Exchange 2003 uses the older ActiveSync protocol, which was designed primarily for mobile devices. (i.e.: Windows Mobile phones.) Microsoft changed the connection protocol in Exchange 2007 to Exchange Web Services (EWS) to better handle "full" clients like Outlook (and OSX Mail.)
The primary way to connect Exchange 2003 is to get the Exchange Administrator use allow IMAP or POP3 access. This will allow for email, but not for calendar.
There is a add on called Davmail. There were initial reports of bugs and such so I do not know how reliable it will be for you. I am not associated with the developer and am not endorsing the product. I mention it because it appears to be the only product addressing Exchange 2003.
As stated earlier, Exchange 2003 is old and the last service pack for it was released in 2005, I believe. I advise my clients that they should evalutate the long term stability of any provider still using Exchange 2003 and not announcing plans to update Exchange. (i.e.: why have they NOT updated Exchange? Are they going to wait until the last minute when they find out the hard way that even iPhones won't connect anymore?)
You may not want to spend money on Entourage (a discontinued product anyway.) But your Exchange administrator appears to have the same sentiment: don't spend money to upgrade Exchange. So now you're both stuck. 😟