Configure Evolution for 0ffice365

Account and MFA ready?

Before connecting to Evolution to Office365, you need to have your MFA token/app configured.

If you use an app or SMS, then you can set it up directly at Microsoft. Note that when you select the app and use "Use verification code", then you can also use 3rd party OTP apps.

For all the options check out the internal knowledge base article

Software Installed?

The package evolution-ews needs to be installed before starting.

Configure Your Mail Account

If you first open Evolution you get automatically to the "Mail Configuration Assistant", else you select in the "Edit" menu "Accounts", and then klick the "+Add" dropdown and select Mail Account. Then you should get

Here go on with "Next",

and with "Next" again

and finally fill in your Name (as it should be shown in outgoing emails) and your email address. Also tell Evolution to not try to figure out the server itself. After continuing:

Now change the "Server Type" to Exchange Web Service, enter as username again your email address and put https://outlook.office365.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx as "Host URL". The "OAB URL" is https://outlook.office365.com/OAB/e24cb15c-bdec-429a-ba66-9832440ba55e/oab.xml.

On the "Authentication" part select OAuth2 (Office365) and override the Office365 OAuth2 settings with

Tenant: 50f89ee2-f910-47c5-9913-a6ea08928f11
Applicatin ID: 751cf8be-ca07-484b-9308-fac4b9d85eff

and then go on. There is nothing more to change: