[horde] Testing Horde ActiveSync

[Michael J Rubinsky]

Quoting Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org>:

> Quoting Mark Dods <madods at optusnet.com.au>:
>
>> On 28/11/2011 4:01 PM, Michael J Rubinsky wrote:
>>>
>>> Quoting Mark Dods <madods at optusnet.com.au>:
>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I want to test ActiveSync on a trial Horde server I've set up.
>>>>
>>>> I've found the Wiki page at:
>>>>
>>>> http://wiki.horde.org/ActiveSync
>>>>
>>>> and I've put the lines:
>>>>
>>>> Alias /Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync /var/www/horde/rpc.php
>>>> RewriteEngine On
>>>> RewriteRule ^/Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync /horde/rpc.php [PT,L,QSA]
>>>>
>>>> in my Apache config file.
>>>>
>>>> I've downloaded AccessMyLAN's ActiveSync test util from
>>>>
>>>> https://store.accessmylan.com/main/diagnostic-tools
>>>>
>>>> But when I try to use it, I get a screen that says:
>>>>
>>>> ActiveSync:
>>>>   Checking for application ................. FAIL
>>>>
>>>> Result:
>>>>   Failed to detect ActiveSync [HTTP Status: 500]
>>>>
>>>> The apache log confirms the 500 error:
>>>>
>>>> 10.10.10.118 - xxxxxx [28/Nov/2011:15:10:24 +1100] "GET  
>>>> /Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync HTTP/1.1" 500 772 "-" "AMLAgent/1.0"
>>>>
>>>> I'm using IMAP authentication, and can log into the web interface OK.
>>>>
>>>> If I point the browser to /Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync on the  
>>>> horde server I get:
>>>>
>>>> "Trying to access the ActiveSync endpoint from a browser. Not Supported."
>>>>
>>>> So I believe the alias is working.
>>>
>>> Correct.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is the AccessMyLAN's ActiveSync test util a valid test?
>>>
>>> No idea. I have never used it. I assume that it is testing some  
>>> feature of a newer EAS version than we support, or is testing a  
>>> feature such as auto discovery that we also do not support.
>>>
>>>> Is there some other test I should be doing?
>>>
>>> How about testing on a real device or emulator?
>>>
>>
>> Thanks Michael. Yes, I need to just try with a real device,
>>
>> But did you have an emulator in mind? I can only find one for OSX  
>> and a Microsoft one that will only run on XP up to SP2.
>>
>
>
> You could use the Android emulator distributed with the Android SDK.

...though last time I used it, only contacts were supported. The  
calendar app was not on the emulator.

-- 
mike

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