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Cub69

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From: Ottawa, Canada

Registered: 2006-01-20

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Latest Evolution-exchange doesn't update Inbox list

Hi there,

I just updated to the latest released evolution-exchange package and it seems to have a problem.  It doesn't update my Inbox with new messages.

Older version works just fine -- its with the latest release.  Anyone else see this problem?

Thanks
Norm

Cerebral

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From: Waterloo, ON, CA

Registered: 2005-04-08

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Re: Latest Evolution-exchange doesn't update Inbox list

Just FYI - in the future it's better to include actual numbers, like "release 2.6.2-1" instead of just saying "the latest" - it won't be the latest forever.

Annnyway, yes, I had this problem too - I ended up building packages for personal use for evo 2.7.4 and related packages, and I just saw it happen again now, so it's not fixed in even the newer builds. 

Stick with the older one for now if it works for you.

-=edited because the bug just happened for me too.=-

Stinky

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From: The Colony, TX

Registered: 2004-05-28

Posts: 187

Re: Latest Evolution-exchange doesn't update Inbox list

Yep.  I see that also, but the problem seems to go away if I check the box that says check for new messages every XX minutes...  However, I get the message "Lost connection to the exchange backend process"  about 50 to 60 times a day and have to do evolution --force-shutdown then relaunch. 
Very annoying.

Cub69

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From: Ottawa, Canada

Registered: 2006-01-20

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Re: Latest Evolution-exchange doesn't update Inbox list

Yea, I've rolled-back my evolution-exchange from version 2.6.2-1 to 2.5.92 and I don't have any of the issues other then its a pig and very slow from the fact that the company exchange server has a large quantity of public folders.

I'm testing out Brutus to see if it speeds things up and/or makes working with Exchange a better experience.

Thx
Norm

Stinky

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From: The Colony, TX

Registered: 2004-05-28

Posts: 187

Re: Latest Evolution-exchange doesn't update Inbox list

Where did you get the older packages?  I don't have them in /var/cache/pacman/pkg.  I've been looking all over for them.

Cub69

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From: Ottawa, Canada

Registered: 2006-01-20

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Re: Latest Evolution-exchange doesn't update Inbox list

I built it by modifying the PKGBUILD to point to the older version.

Here is my pkgbuild for 2.5.92:

# $Id: PKGBUILD,v 1.10 2006/06/26 21:13:32 jgc Exp $
# Maintainer: Arjan Timmerman <arjan>
# Contributor: Jan de Groot <jgc>

pkgname=evolution-exchange
pkgver=2.5.92
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Ximian Connector Exchange plugin for Evolution"
arch=(i686 x86_64)
url="http://www.ximian.com"
depends=('evolution>=2.6.2' 'libgnomeprint' 'libgnomeui' 'evolution-data-server>=1.6.2')
makedepends=(intltool pkgconfig)
replaces=(ximian-connector)
conflicts=(ximian-connector)
license=(GPL)
options=(NOLIBTOOL)
source=(http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/evolution-exchange/2.5/evolution-exchange-${pkgver}.tar.bz2)

build() {
  [ -z "${GNOMEDIR}" ] && . /etc/profile.d/gnome.sh

  cd ${startdir}/src/${pkgname}-${pkgver}
  ./configure --prefix=/opt/gnome
  make LDFLAGS="-R /opt/gnome/lib/evolution/2.6" || return 1
  make DESTDIR=${startdir}/pkg install
  rm -rf ${startdir}/pkg/opt/gnome/share/gtk-doc
}

Stinky

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From: The Colony, TX

Registered: 2004-05-28

Posts: 187

Re: Latest Evolution-exchange doesn't update Inbox list

Thanks!
I just built it, removed the current version, and installed this one.  We'll see if it acts any better.
Tim

Cub69

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From: Ottawa, Canada

Registered: 2006-01-20

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Re: Latest Evolution-exchange doesn't update Inbox list

I just installed the upgraded packages to 2.6.3 from current (I think) and wow what a difference in speed!!  Somebody did something right!

Immediate response -- no waiting and large downloads each time I fire it up.  Try this version -- I think you will be happy.

Norm

Stinky

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From: The Colony, TX

Registered: 2004-05-28

Posts: 187

Re: Latest Evolution-exchange doesn't update Inbox list

That's the version I had that kept losing connection to backend process. 
Granted, it was much better than 2.6.2 but still...

Cub69

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From: Ottawa, Canada

Registered: 2006-01-20

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Re: Latest Evolution-exchange doesn't update Inbox list

It started out giving me a bit of grief, but I did a --force-shutdown and restarted and since then not a single drop to the exchange back-end process.  I hope I don't see it any more but if I do, I'll let you know.

Norm

Stinky

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From: The Colony, TX

Registered: 2004-05-28

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Re: Latest Evolution-exchange doesn't update Inbox list

Ok.  It's still happening to me with the older version...Only about 4 - 5 times an hour now...so I guess that's an improvment.