How do I make outlook connect ther the internet.

[bigfoot]

We have mailboxes here at work for all the sales people on the road. How do I get them to connect ther their isp and get their mail here at the building. (Not their isp mailbox).

Thanks The door to life is never locked, but few have the knowledge to open it.

 

[bigfoot]

That should have been:
How do I make outlook connect thru the internet.
The door to life is never locked, but few have the knowledge to open it.

 

[nlm9802]

can you set up a RAS server?
this would probably be a better method.
pooling 4-x modems depending on the size of your company.
then under their account check allow dial-in. Then when they dial in to the server they will have full access (granted slow) to the network as if they were there.

via the internet: hmmmm, this is not secure, if you have any confidential information it is not recommended. I am not really certain how to go about doing it, since i have never tried. but i imagine if you set up your exchange server to act as a POP3 server? It would not be able to be behind a firewall then.. or you would have to open a port to use. then have the users connect to
mailservername.domainname.com/org/mil/etc
where they would again receive a login prompt.

or you could try OWA(Outlook Web Access), but it is a pain in the arse. I believe your best bet would be a seperate RAS server, it would be the most costly option, but it would be the most secure and least maintenance.

good luck

 

[bigfoot]

Thanks for the help. We already have RAS set up, so I guess they will have to use it.

Thanks again
Gary The door to life is never locked, but few have the knowledge to open it.

 

[intheknow]

You can use a local service provider and set up a VPN (Virtual private network), basically a private voice/data network that makes use of the public (shared) WAN infrastructure, rather than a dedicated private facility. The whole client setup side takes approx 30 minutes including testing. I managed to strike a deal with my local ISP within 1 day and they setup the connection from there end the same day and supplied me with the relevant usernames and passwords.
Costs for the call are unbelievably cheap and this goes for accessing your email etc from wherever you are in the world, one of the main reasons for adopting a VPN approach.
The level of security provided by a VPN is high using advanced encryption and authentication protocols that protect data from unauthorised access.
Should your users require greater security for document transfers and emails then they could always use an approved PGP protection. I managed to route all traffic through the company's Firewall. The only problem, which was minimal, that I ever encountered was that connection speed can vary at different times of the day depending how many users were actually accessing the ISP at the time. Of course. I was only using a standard 56k internal modem in my remote users laptops and workstations, you can always opt for a faster type of connection, ie ISDN frame relay ,ATM etc
hope this helps you in your first steps.