Does anyone know how to configure Outlook to use the web to get email?

[bigfoot]

I have 30 users with laptops. They hate outlookweb. They all have Outlook
loaded. Is there anyway to make outlook work over the web like it works on
our LAN? Any URL's would be greatly appreciated too!

Thanks

Gary

 

[Zelandakh]

Is your exchange server live on the Net or internal only?

 

[bigfoot]

It's live on the net. If you mean do we host our own email, then Yes.

 

[Zelandakh]

No, I mean do you have Exchange with a NIC that has a real IP address? What about a firewall?

You would need your Exchange server to allow netbios and DNS calls into it and a lot of open ports. Then not only can all your laptops get straight in, you also would get a load of hackers.

Recommend you implement VPN.

 

[bigfoot]

Is VPN the best solution? Is it hard for the users? My people had to be trained that the little X means close the window.

Can I script Outlook to get on, get mail/send mail and get off?

Sorry about all the questions, but I'm a programmer trying to do an admim. job.

 

[Zelandakh]

Never tried any of this, but using VPN you should be able to transparently allow your users access across the Internet safely.

 

[dkediger]

With VPN - it had better be a pretty big pipe if you're looking at accessing Exchange natively through Outlook.

 

[bigfoot]

What do you mean by that?

Why can't outlook work this way?

I use Outlook express to get my email off SNIP.net, my isp; Now how are they doing it?

 

[skyler]

"Big pipe". Because MAPI over the web is a hog.

To me, it sounds like you'd like to set up Outlook to "download" mail from an Exchange server, i.e POP3.

If so, this is very easy to implement.
Exchange Administrator ->
ORG -> SITE -> Configuration -> Servers -> ServerName -> Protocols -> POP3

If your server is behind a firewall, ensure that the IP address of the mail server has ports 110 and 25 open (sounds like 80 is allready open for OWA).

Of course, you know the story about the negatives of POP3?

Hope that helps

Sky "Nuclear war can ruin your whole compile."
-- Karl Lehenbauer

 

[dkediger]

Yep - Big Pipe - at least greater than ISDN.

Although you can set up to receive mail into a local PST file rather than accessing it from the server, but this negates some of the advantages of having the server in the first place - centralized storage, management, and backup of messages.

 

[bigfoot]

We're now using Outlook Webmail, but that has problems including attachment issues. Word docs and Excel docs will not open in win98 B.

 

[HebieBug]

Just a quick thought. Why not try your users with laptops dial in through RAS and collect email.
That way you don't have to open your firewall up.

 

[DTrix]

Or just setup Securemote to vpn in to get mail... Its quick and easy, and most of all, secure.

-D

 

[bigfoot]

We now use RAS as well as the NET. They'd have to connect, then tell outlook to d/l the mail right?

I'm real new to VPN, but is it like RAS? Do you have to RAS first?

 

[bigfoot]

What are the problems with POP3?