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 It is best to start by asking your company’s IT-manager for details cause they can and will be different from mine.
+ Note: The contents of any angle brackets (including the angle brackets
+ needs to be replaced with your appropriate details.
 In Davmail you need to change just a few settings, all but one on the Main TAB of the settings window.
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 =Davmail=
 ==Main Tab==
-'''Exchange Protocol:''' I needed to set it to EWS but that can be different for you, so ask your IT-manager.
+'''Exchange Protocol''': I needed to set it to EWS but that can be different for you, so ask your IT-manager.
-'''OWA (Exchange) URL:''' http(s)://mail./owa
+'''OWA (Exchange) URL''': http(s)://<mail.company URL>/owa
-'''Port numbers:''' are setup the way they should be so don’t change those. As you can see they are the normal port numbers for the different services added with 1000: POP is normally 110, now it is 1110, etc.
+'''Port numbers''': are setup the way they should be so don’t change those. As you can see they are the normal port numbers for the different services added with 1000: POP is normally 110, now it is 1110, etc.
-'''Delays:''' no need to change those cause the default settings work just fine
+'''Delays''': no need to change those cause the default settings work just fine
 ==Advanced Tab==
-'''SMTP save in sent:'''	UNCHECK
+'''SMTP save in sent''': UNCHECK
 If it is checked Davmail stores a copy of your sent mail in your sent mail folder, just as your mail program does. You end up with 2 copies of every sent mail. Just uncheck this item.
+That’s all for Davmail.
-That’s all for Davmail.
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 =Kmail=
 For Kmail you need to setup an Identity and an e-mail account.
+The new identity gets only a few filled out details.
-The new identity gets only a few filled out details.
+==General TAB==
-On the General TAB I filled out my name and my e-mail address.
+I filled out my name and my e-mail address.
 ==Advanced TAB==
-On the '''Advanced TAB''' I chose the '''Sent''' and '''Drafts''' folders on the company’s server so I can also reach them when I am at the company.
+On the '''Advanced TAB''' I chose the '''Sent''' and '''Drafts''' folders on the company’s server so I can also reach them when I am at the company. The default domain is your company’s domain, the IT manager knows it if you are unsure.
-The default domain is your company’s domain, the IT manager knows it if you are unsure.
 All other TABs are left as is.
-==Add your company's e-mail account in Kmail==
+===Add your company's e-mail account in Kmail===
 First we look at the Receiving mail
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 ===General TAB===
-'''General TAB:''' you fill out a name for the account. This can anything but I chose the name of the company so I can easily see which account it is.
+'''General TAB''': you fill out a name for the account. This can be anything but I chose the name of the company so I can easily see which account it is.
-'''IMAP server:''' ''localhost'' Davmail is your server and it is local so you address it is localhost.
+'''IMAP server''': localhost
+Davmail is your server and it is local so your server address is localhost.
-'''Username:''' does it for me. Ask IT for details.
+'''Username''': <company-domain name>\<login name> does it for me. Ask IT for details.
-'''Password:''' is your normal password for this mail account.
+'''Password''': is your normal password for this mail account.
 ===Advanced TAB===
-Chose the new identity as the one you use for this account.
+Choose the new identity as the one you use for this account.
-'''Connection Settings:'''
+'''Connection Settings''':
-I had to chose
-'''Encryption:''' None
+I had to choose
+'''Encryption''': None
+'''Port''': 1993 for IMAP and
+'''Authentication''': ''Clear text'' but these are details which can and probably will be different for your situation so ask IT.
-'''Port:''' 1993 for IMAP and
-'''authentication:''' ''Clear text'' but these are details which can and probably will be different for your situation so ask IT.
 ==Now we handle the Sending mail==
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 ===General Tab===
-'''Outgoing mail server:''' localhost
+'''Outgoing mail server''': localhost
-'''Server requires authentication:''' on
+'''Server requires authentication''': on
-'''Login:'''
+'''Login''': <company-domain name>\<login name>
-'''Password:''' ********
+'''Password''': ********
-If you like you can check the Store SMTP password.
+If you like you can check the Store SMTP password checkbox.
 ===Advanced TAB===
-'''Encryption:''' None
+'''Encryption''': None
+'''Port''': 1025 for SMTP
-'''Port:''' 1025 for SMTP
+'''Authentication''': LOGIN
-'''Authentication:''' LOGIN
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 =Summation=
 And that’s it. This works for me but as said several times before: it can and will be different for your company so ask for the details.
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 =Support=
-Following is a link to this page's forum counterpart where you
+Following is a link to this page's forum counterpart where you can post any related feedback: [https://forum.manjaro.org/t/wiki-setup-kmail-davmail-to-connect-to-an-exchange-server/19644]
-can post any related feedback: [https://forum.manjaro.org/t/wiki-setup-kmail-davmail-to-connect-to-an-exchange-server/19644]
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