

Important Note: If you install davmail as an administrator and run it as part of the installation process, any configuration changes you make will be saved for the administrators account. I've had good luck using davmail with the standard java version we use at UVa that's compatible with the Integrated System.ĭuring the process of installing davmail, an icon will be created on your desktop. You'll also (of course) need to have java installed. There are two versions of this, one for use with 32-bit java and one for 64-bit java:

For Windows you'll need to fetch the davmail setup.exe file from Sourceforge.To run davmail, just type "davmail" at the command line, or click its icon on the application menu. I've had good luck using davmail with the default JRE under Ubuntu 18.04. For Ubuntu Linux you'll need to fetch the davmail deb file from Sourceforge:Īfter downloading the file, install it by typing:.This will be where the davmail icon appears while it is running. Note: If you use the XFCE desktop environment, make sure your panel has the "Notification Area" item displayed. To run davmail, find the file named "davmail" in the directory where you unpacked the zip file and type its name. I've had good luck using davmail with Oracle JDK 8 under CentOS. This directory can either be in your own home directory or a system directory. For CentOS Linux you'll need to fetch the davmail zip file from Sourceforge:Īfter downloading the zip file, create a directory to hold the extracted files, and extract them there.If you need to use Thunderbird, Pine, or another IMAP-based mail client at UVa, you'll need to install and configure davmail as described below.ĭavmail is a proxy server that runs on your computer and allows IMAP and SMTP clients like Thunderbird to connect to Office365, even if the connection requires Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) such as Duo.Īfter installing and configuring davmail as described in the following sections, see instructions at this link to configure your e-mail client:
