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Exchange Server 2003 and the Device Emulator 1.0 with MSFP: Date - Jun 27, 2006; Author - Marc Grote; In this article I will show you how to simulate a Smartphone or another mobile device with MSFP (Microsoft Security Feature Pack) with the help of the Device Emulator 1.0 with MSFP to test and simulate the new Direct Push and Security features of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2.
Exchange 2003 Mobile Messaging Part 4 – Accessing the Corporate GAL from your Mobile Device Using GAL Lookup: Date - May 18, 2006; Author - Henrik Walther; In this article we’ll take a closer look at the GAL lookup feature.
Exchange 2003 Mobile Messaging Part 3 – Installing, Administering, and Using the Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync Web Administration tool: Date - May 02, 2006; Author - Henrik Walther; In this article we’ll go through how to install and configure the Exchange Server ActiveSync Web Administration tool, as well as how to use the tool to initiate remote wipes, check transaction log entries, etc.
Exchange 2003 Mobile Messaging Part 2 - Uncovering the Device Security Policies: Date - Apr 20, 2006; Author - Henrik Walther; In this article we’ll uncover the new device security policies available in Exchange 2003 SP2.
Exchange 2003 Mobile Messaging Part 1 - A look at the Microsoft DirectPush technology: Date - Mar 30, 2006; Author - Henrik Walther; One of the most interesting features available in Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2 is without doubt the new DirectPush technology (aka AUTD v2), which improves the mobile messaging experience for your end-users by providing close to real over the air (OTA) push technology. In this article, which is the first in a 5 part article series on mobile messaging using Exchange 2003 with SP2 applied and mobile devices running Windows Mobile 5.0 with the Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP) installed, we’ll take a closer look at the new DirectPush technology.
Provisioning Outlook Web Access 2003: Date - Feb 07, 2006; Author - Rodney Buike; Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Exchange 2003 is now even more customizable than ever before. Provisioning OWA will allow you to remove certain features for security and performance reasons, or if you are providing hosted Exchange mailboxes, resell certain features as value added features.
Configuring ISA to Redirect OWA Users to the Correct Directories and Protocols (Part 2): Date - Jul 28, 2005; Author - Thomas Shinder; Part 1 of this two-part series on how to redirect OWA users to the right site and protocol discussed the issues involved with creating redirects for users who enter incorrect URLs or incorrect protocols when accessing the OWA Web site. We also went over the initial configuration steps you can use to perform the redirects. In this, part 2 and final part of the series, we’ll go over the configuration steps from beginning to end and explain the rationale behind the steps. By the time you finish the procedure, users will be able to enter incorrect paths and incorrect protocols and still be redirected to the correct OWA Web site. The end result is fewer Help Desk calls.
Configuring ISA to Redirect OWA Users to the Correct Directories and Protocols (Part 1): Date - Jul 12, 2005; Author - Thomas Shinder; A frequent request I see on the ISAServer.org Web boards and mailing lists is for information on how to help hapless uses who can’t remember to enter the correct path or protocol to reach the Exchange Server’s OWA site. While it might seem like a simple issue to enter the path https://owa.domain.com/exchange into the Web browser Address bar and press ENTER, long experience tells us that this isn’t the case.
Outlook Web Access 2003 Forms-based Authentication and the default domain dilemma - Part 2: Date - Jan 11, 2005; Author - Henrik Walther; In my first article I showed you how you could edit the Logon.asp page in order to login simply by using username instead of username@domain.com (UPN) and domain\username. I’ve got some excellent feedback from different Exchange admins already using similar methods and my idea with this article was to provide you with a few of the improved code snippets I’ve received.
OWA 2003 Caveats when Deploying Windows XP SP2 in Your Organization: Date - Dec 21, 2004; Author - Henrik Walther; In this article I will show you some of the caveats you run into when deploying Windows XP SP2 in an organization where your users rely on the Outlook Web Access (OWA) 2003 client, and because many of the security enhancements included in Windows XP SP2 have been made to Internet Explorer (IE) there are plenty.
Explaining Exchange 2003 Http Access (Part 2): Date - Dec 09, 2004; Author - Paul Baldwin; Outlook Web Access, Outlook Mobile Access and Exchange ActiveSync all use HTTP methods to access Exchange 2003. This article describes the mechanisms behind these features and explains why the features can sometimes be so awkward to configure.
Using OWA 2003 as the Default Mail Client in Your Organization: Date - Nov 30, 2004; Author - Henrik Walther; Because Outlook Web Access (OWA) 2003 has become so feature-rich (in premium mode) and provides a user interface that closely matches Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 (also known as the Outlook MAPI client), provides far better performance and security than was the case with earlier versions, it’s getting more and more popular to use OWA 2003 as the default client among users within the organization (especially when speaking retail stores, schools and factory floors etc.)
Explaining Exchange 2003 Http Access (Part 1): Date - Nov 25, 2004; Author - Paul Baldwin; Outlook Web Access, Outlook Mobile Access and Exchange ActiveSync are all methods of accessing Exchange 2003 using HTTP, but making them all work together can be a bit of a nightmare. The problems multiply when users have email addresses selected from more than one email domain. This article explains the mechanisms behind these HTTP features so that you may avoid some of the common pitfalls.
Configuring Mobile Devices to connect to Exchange Server 2003: Date - Oct 05, 2004; Author - Markus Klein; With Exchange Server 2003 you have the possibility to use mobile devices to connect to your Exchange Server 2003 environment. Generally there are two ways to connect: through Outlook Mobile Access and, Exchange Active Server Sync. Within this article we will have a closer look at the configuration and the implementation of Exchange Active Server Sync and especially what has to be done to configure your device properly to make it work.
Enabling Freedocs access through Outlook Web Access (OWA) 2003: Date - Sep 07, 2004; Author - Henrik Walther; In this article I will explain what Freedocs are all about as well as explain how you can benefit from enabling access to FreeDocs through OWA 2003. In Exchange 2000 (and prior versions) access to FreeDocs via OWA was enabled by default, but as many other things this was changed in Exchange 2003 (as part of Microsoft’s secure by default initiative.)
Configuring Exchange 2003 HTTP Remote Access: Date - Sep 02, 2004; Author - Paul Baldwin; This guide presents a configuration for ensuring the Exchange 2003 HTTP remote access features (Outlook Web Access, Outlook Mobile Access and Exchange ActiveSync) work together harmoniously both in single-server Exchange deployments and more complex frontend-backend deployments. This guide also illustrates how the use of ‘Integrated’ authentication can provide internal Outlook Web Access users with ‘transparent’ logons.
Outlook Web Access 2003 Forms-based Authentication and the default domain dilemma: Date - Aug 10, 2004; Author - Henrik Walther; Okay so you have enabled Forms-based Authentication (FBA) and your users can now logon to Outlook Web Access (OWA) 2003 either by typing domain\username or username@domain.com. But ever since you enabled FBA your users have found it annoying they can’t type username anymore, the other day even the CEO told you his opinion about it, and he definitely wasn’t satisfied so you better come up with a solution.
Securing Exchange Server 2003 & Outlook Web Access: Chapter 5 on MSExchange.org!: Date - Jun 10, 2004; Author - Henrik Walther; Get a glimpse into Henrik Walther's recently published book - Securing Exchange Server 2003 & Outlook Web Access! This essential book serves as a comprehensive checklist to all of the security-related configuration consoles in Exchange. Best of all, it's written in a "get to the point" style that clearly explains exactly what you need to know about installing, managing, and troubleshooting. This chapter focuses strictly on OWA security OWA authentication, enabling SSL on OWA, restricting user access, allowing password changes through OWA, and redirecting HTTP to HTTPS.
Managing Mobile Access with Exchange Server 2003: Date - May 25, 2004; Author - Markus Klein; With Exchange Server 2003 we have some integrated mobile access features with the Microsoft messaging solution. In this article we firstly discuss the chances and risks of providing mobile access in Exchange and then describe the best practises configuring these ones.
Exchange 2003 Outlook Web Access Themes: Date - Feb 28, 2004; Author - Lee Derbyshire; Ever since its first appearance, many Exchange Admins have attempted to customize the Outlook Web Access user interface. In Exchange 2003, the concept of 'themes' makes things a little easier. This article explains some of the theory.
Configuring the Outlook 2003 RPC over HTTP Client: Date - Jan 05, 2004; Author - Thomas Shinder; The RPC over HTTP protocol allows your full Outlook 2003 MAPI clients to connect to Exchange 2003 Servers using HTTP/HTTPS. This solves the problem remote Outlook 2003 users have when located behind restrictive firewalls. The trick is to figure out how to properly configure the Outlook 2003 client to use this protocol. If you have remote users who need to access Exchange 2003 via Outlook 2003, then check out this article and see how to configure Outlook 2003 to use RPC over HTTP.
Implementing Outlook Web Access with Exchange Server 2003: Date - Dec 23, 2003; Author - Markus Klein; Following the implementation of Exchange Server in a company it is often desirable connect to users mailboxes using Web Access. Especially with the new release of Exchange Server it is quite interesting to use OWA because you have nearly all the functionality as Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. Within this article we provide a detailed step-by-step guide for implementing Outlook Web Access. Priority will be given to security issues at every stage of the implementation.
Outlook Mobile Access (OMA) in Exchange Server 2003: Date - Dec 10, 2003; Author - Marc Grote; Marc Grote presents his first article for MSExchange.org and we are pleased to welcome him on board. Exchange 2003 provides a new cool Feature called Outlook Mobile Access (OMA). OMA allows users to access Exchange data by using mobile devices. Exchange 2003 provides two services for mobile users: Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and Microsoft Outlook Mobile Access. This article is based on Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition (Build 3790), Exchange 2003 Enterprise RTM and the Mobile Browser Simulator / Gateway from Nokia.
Providing Secure Remote Access for the Full Outlook MAPI Client using the Exchange RPC Filter: Date - Sep 26, 2003; Author - Thomas Shinder; You can allow remote Outlook 2000/2002/2003 clients to connect to your Exchange Server and take advantage of the full functionality provided by the Outlook MAPI client. Unlike Outlook Web Access, full Outlook MAPI client functionality allows remote users to take advantage of the entire set of mail and groupware features provided by Exchange Server. But you must do this securely. Check out this article to find out how.
Using Outlook 2003 to connect to Exchange 2003 using RPC over HTTPS: Date - Sep 23, 2003; Author - Amit Zinman; Using Windows 2003/XP's new RPC over HTTP feature, Outlook 2003 clients can now connect to Exchange 2003 by encapsulating regular RPC/MAPI communications in HTTPS communications.
Publishing Exchange 2003 Outlook Web Access (OWA) with ISA Server 2000 - Table of Contents: Date - Jul 17, 2003; Author - Thomas Shinder; I recently finished a five part series on how to publish the Exchange 2003 Outlook Web Access Web site using ISA Server 2000. The inspiration behind this series was the realization that ISA Server 2000 provides an absolutely unique ability to protect my OWA 2003 Web sites in a way that no other firewall in its class can do. Check out this series *before* you publish that OWA 2003 site!
Publishing Exchange 2003 Outlook Web Access (OWA) with ISA Server 2000 Part 2: Understanding SSL Bridging and Installing an Enterprise CA: Date - Jul 09, 2003; Author - Thomas Shinder; In the first part of this series on how to publish the Exchange 2003 OWA site using ISA Server 2000, we went over some of the advantages the Exchange 2003 OWA site has over previous versions and a high level overview of the steps required to make the internal Exchange 2003 OWA available to external network users via ISA Server 2000 Web Publishing Rules. In this article we'll look at how the ISA Server firewall uses SSL bridging to provide a unique level of protection for your Exchange 2003 OWA site
Publishing Exchange 2003 Outlook Web Access (OWA) with ISA Server 2000: Date - Jul 08, 2003; Author - Thomas Shinder; ISA Server 2000 is the firewall of choice when publishing Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003 services. If you are running, or plan to run, Exchange 2000 or 2003 services and want to make those services available to external network users, then it behooves you replace any existing firewall setup you current have in place and use an ISA Server 2000-based firewall offering. Check out this series on OWA 2003 publishing to get off to a good start.