How to Set Up Your UMassD Email on Linux with Evolution & Exchange Online

As an Linux user at UMass Dartmouth, you might find yourself frustrated by keep opening a browser tab to monitor your emails. If you are in the neef of seamless access to your UMassD Office 365 email. This guide walks you through installing and configuring GNOME Evolution with the Evolution‑EWS plugin so you can send and receive mail with your @umassd.edu account.

Prerequisites

• A valid UMassD Microsoft 365 email account.
• A Linux distribution with:
  • Evolution version 3.27.91 or later (3.44.4+ recommended)
  • The evolution‑ews plugin
• Internet connectivity.

Installing Evolution & Evolution‑EWS

Depending on your distro, run one of the following:

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update
sudo apt install evolution evolution-ews

Setting Up Your UMassD Email Account

1. Open Evolution.
2. Select File > New > Mail Account, then click Next.
3. Enter your name and UMassD email address, uncheck Look up mail server details…, then click Next.
4. Change Server Type to Exchange Web Services.
5. Enter your UMassD email address as your username.
6. Enter https://outlook.office365.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx as the Host URL.
7. Change the Authentication type to OAuth2 (Office365).
8. Click the Fetch URL button, which will ask for your password and, if successful, fill the OAB URL field.
9. Complete the rest of the steps in the account setup wizard as you see fit.

You should have the UMassD email account setup now.