Kolab Activesync: unable to configure Outlook 2016 using Exchange

[Adi Pircalabu]

On 26-09-2018 19:51, Aleksander Machniak wrote:
> On 26.09.2018 11:34, Mihai Badici wrote:
>> I think you ( me for sure) tested with outlook2013. Seems there is no
>> such thing as "configure outlook manually" in 2016 ( there is a 
>> checkbox
>> but seems to be useless)
>> 
>> So we will need to upgrade the autodiscover somehow....
> 
> Indeed I didn't try Outlook 2016. It looks that a registry change may 
> be
> needed
> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3189194/how-to-disable-simplified-account-creation-in-outlook-2016
> 
> I'd be happy to learn how to make auto-configuration working. Last time
> I searched I didn't find a solution.

I'm afraid we should all forget about auto-configuration in Outofluck 
2016, it's broken. micro$$ft are doing a fantastic job breaking their 
own products and not following their own protocols.
Went and patched /usr/share/kolab-autoconf/lib/AutodiscoverMicrosoft.php 
to force mobilesync response if the HTTP user agent matches 
"/(Microsoft.Office\/|Outlook.)16.0/" which got me past the first stage, 
yay! (NOTE: I've selected "Exchange" account type). In the next window 
Outlook asks for password and I duly oblige. Unfortunately it keeps 
coming up with "Your account and password is incorrect", however I'm not 
seeing any more HTTP requests into kolab. Using Wireshark it turns out 
our beloved outlook 2016 is trying to authenticate the kolab user via 
https against 23.101.222.246, which is, of course, some micro$$1t IP 
address.
Thanks for looking into it.

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Adi Pircalabu