Evolution-Exchange won't work

I think that bugs #17098, #169067, and #17987 are all basically the same. At the last upgrade to the exchange packages, evolution broke when connecting to
an exchange server. Also, I noticed the evolution-exchange package has not been upgraded to 2.4.1 along with the other evolution packages. If we have bugs
that show up with exchange when evolution was upgraded from 2.4.0 to 2.4.1, it stands to reason that perhaps there is a 2.4.1 version of evolution-exchange
that might need upgrading ?

Yes there is a version of evolution-exchange.
I am trying to compile it right now to see if it works

still doesn't work this is the error i get in the console

** (evolution:11972): WARNING **: Unexpected kerberos error -1765328164

** (evolution:11972): WARNING **: Unexpected kerberos error -1765328164

(evolution:11972): evolution-mail-CRITICAL **: em_folder_tree_model_remove_uri:
assertion `uri != NULL' failed

(evolution:11972): evolution-exchange-storage-CRITICAL **:
exchange_account_get_context: assertion `EXCHANGE_IS_ACCOUNT (account)' failed

I found the source for evolution-exchange-2.4.1 over on ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/gnome/sources. I then activated the unbuntu deb-src entry in /etc/apt/sources.
list and built v2.4.0 of evolution-exchange usint apt-get -b source evolution-exchange. This required several package installations to full-fill all
dependency requirements. then I compiled v2.4.1 from source using the non-debian way (./configure; make; etc.). However, I am stuck here because I do not
know how to enter the Unbuntu patches and create the .deb. If you can point me to a howto or show otherwise, I could try it from this end to verify the
problem you have found.

As a temporary work around until the evolution-exchange problems at v2.4.1 get corrected, I have reverted all the dependent packages back to v2.4.0 and held
them using dselect. As such, I get the following console message if I try to upgrade my system:
apt-get -d -u dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  evolution evolution-data-server evolution-data-server-dev evolution-dev evolution-webcal gnome-panel gnome-panel-data libcamel1.2-6
  libcamel1.2-dev libebook1.2-5 libebook1.2-dev libecal1.2-3 libecal1.2-dev libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-book1.2-dev libedata-cal1.2-1
  libedata-cal1.2-dev libedataserver1.2-4 libedataserver1.2-dev libedataserverui1.2-6 libedataserverui1.2-dev libegroupwise1.2-8
  libegroupwise1.2-dev libexchange-storage1.2-0 libexchange-storage1.2-dev
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 25 not upgraded.

Note that the evolution-exchange package remains un-held so that when it is ready to upgrade, I will receive a notice. In the meantime, I can use evolution
as an exchange mail reader.

The recent upgrade of evolution-exchange to v2.4.1 (consistent with evolution 2.4.1 now) seems to correct the e-mail portion of the exchange server link.
However, both the calendar and contacts seem to remain broken.

Latest update still doesn't work. Keeps asking me for a password

(In reply to comment #3)
> still doesn't work this is the error i get in the console
>
> ** (evolution:11972): WARNING **: Unexpected kerberos error -1765328164
>
> ** (evolution:11972): WARNING **: Unexpected kerberos error -1765328164
>
> (evolution:11972): evolution-mail-CRITICAL **: em_folder_tree_model_remove_uri:
> assertion `uri != NULL' failed
>
> (evolution:11972): evolution-exchange-storage-CRITICAL **:
> exchange_account_get_context: assertion `EXCHANGE_IS_ACCOUNT (account)' failed
>
>

I can confirm that this still happens with the breezy release (apt-get
dist-upgraded box from hoary).
pkg list:

ii evolution 2.4.1-0ubuntu7
              The groupware suite
ii evolution-data-server 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
              evolution database backend server
ii evolution-data-server-dev 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
              Development files for evolution-data-server
ii evolution-dev 2.4.1-0ubuntu7
              Development library files for Evolution
ii evolution-exchange 2.4.1-1
              Exchange plugin for the Evolution groupware
ii evolution-plugins 2.4.1-0ubuntu7
              All bundled plugins for Evolution 2.2
ii evolution-webcal 2.4.1-0ubuntu1
              webcal: URL handler for GNOME and Evolution
ii libcamel1.2-6 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
              Generic messaging library for evolution data
ii libcamel1.2-dev 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
              Generic messaging library for evolution data
ii libebook1.2-5 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
              Client library for evolution address books
ii libebook1.2-dev 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
              Client library for evolution address books (
ii libecal1.2-3 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
              Client library for evolution calendars
ii libecal1.2-dev 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
              Client library for evolution calendars (deve
ii libedata-book1.2-2 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
              Backend library for evolution address books
ii libedata-book1.2-dev 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
              Backend library for evolution address books
ii libedata-cal1.2-1 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
              Backend library for evolution calendars
ii libedata-cal1.2-dev 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
              Backend library for evolution calendars (dev
ii libedataserver1.2-4 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
              Utility library for evolution data servers
ii libedataserver1.2-dev 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
              Utility library for evolution data servers (
ii l...

I also was in the same situation as the reporter. I've found a workaround in
the forums
(http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=76039&highlight=evolution+exchange).
Basically, it is: change the Global Catalog server name to an invalid value,
restart evolution, get an error when accessing the contacts and calendar, change
it back to its valid value, and restart evolution again. So far, the workaround
seems to have fixed things for me.

Even if this workaround does work for everyone, it doesn't change the fact there
is still a bug here, of course.

Is this still an issue in Dapper?

Thank you for your report and comments. It is much appreciated :)

Anyone tried with Dapper?

no reply, bug closed, feel free to reopen if you still have the issue with dapper