Exchange mail + contacts + calendar Thunderbird

Introduction:

Configure Thunderbird as a Exchange client using DavMail.

Steps:

Common:
- Install DavMail (http://davmail.sourceforge.net/)
    - DavMail is a gateway mailClient <-> MS Exchange
    - Configure it with:
        * Main tab -> OWA (Exchange) URL: https://YOUR_WEBMAIL_URL/
        * Advanced tab -> Default windows domain: YOUR_DOMAIN

Mail:
- Configure a new email account in thunderbird with:
    - Protocol: IMAP
    - Server: localhost
    - Port: 1143
    - User: YOUR USER WITHOUT DOMAIN
    - Pass: YOUR PASS
    - SMTP server: localhost
    - SMTP port: 1025

Contacts:
- Go to your Thunderbird Address Book
    - File -> New -> LDAP Directory...
        - General Tab:
            * Name: EXCHANGE
            * Hostname: localhost
            * Base DN: ou=people
            * Port number: 1389
            * Bind DN: YOUR USER WITHOUT DOMAIN
        - Advanced Tab:
            * Search filter: (objectclass=*)

Calendar:
- Install Lightning Extension (from tools -> Add-ons menu)
- Go to Calendar Tab (Events and Tasks -> Calendar)
- Right button on left column (down of the last calendar) -> New Calendar
    - Select On the Network
        * Format: CalDav
        * Location: http://localhost:1080/users/MAIL_ACCOUNT/calendar
    - Next
        * Calendar Name: EXCHANGE
    - Next
        * User: YOUR USER WITHOUT DOMAIN
        * Pass: YOUT PASSWORD

Conclusions:

With this configuration, you can use all capabilities of a MS Exchange server in Linux an OSX systems.

REFERENCES:

http://davmail.sourceforge.net/
http://davmail.sourceforge.net/thunderbirdcalendarsetup.html