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Thunderbird and Exchange - Posted at 13/11/2007 6:40pm by chiller2
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While digging around the web recently, I found myself reading about a rather promising open source project called OpenChange. At the heart of the project is a library called libmapi that allows other programs to talk MAPI to Exchange servers. Although only at version 0.6 looks very promising, and there's a plugin for Evolution to use it.
It's certainly something the Mozilla Foundation's newly formed MailCo should consider lending support to, as embedding full MAPI functionality in Thunderbird, or at least providing a Thunderbird to Exchange plug-in would eliminate a major roadblock to roll out in business environments.
One can say all this easily enough, but doing it will require a fair amount of energy and coordination between the Thunderbird, Calendar and OpenChange devs, and given the page of Thunderbird development, there's plenty of time for Redmond to throw a spanner in the works.
However, if what is being suggested in certain circles is true, the fly in the ointment might not be Microsoft but Google. While the Mozilla Foundation is now flush with cash, a large chunk of it comes from the search giant. Yet while Firefox is cherished, poor Thunderbird never gets the love it deserves in terms of cash injection to boost the project, which might lead one to think it was being snubbed in favour of GMail.
There's strength in numbers. Even if you're not a developer yourself, if you'd like to see Thunderbird to Exchange support, use said mail client to send the developers a message!
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