Outlook Web Access (OWA) 1

[pelcakm]

Our I.T. department is currently in the process of researching a means of checking company email outside the bounds of the corporate network, i.e. web access. Right now we are considering two main ideas, Microsoft Outlook Web/Mobile Access and Citrix Web Interface. The key factor in determining which solution to choose comes down to risk assessment. From the information I have found, both seem like fairly solid and secure systems. Those that have experience with OWA, what concerns, fixes, configuration issues, have you had to address in implementing OWA?

 

[pelcakm]

I should add, that we currently operate on Exchange Server 2003 and Citrix Presentation Server 4.0.

 

[SeanAIX430]

Haven't used Citrix, but OWA is nice and simple, and as long as you get ssl, https setup should be secure enough.

 

[58sniper]

Those that have experience with OWA, what concerns, fixes, configuration issues, have you had to address in implementing OWA?

Install a trusted third party SSL certificate.

First, follow

Implementing the Change Password feature with Outlook Web Access

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297121

Then, install the

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Outlook Web Access Web Administration

http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/9/a/79a3c251-2ca1-44e3-865b-44488f97ad55/readme.htm

and configure your desired features.

While you're at it, take a look at

Outlook Mobile Access (OMA) in Exchange Server 2003

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/OMA_Exchange_Server_2003.html

And take a look at

Securing Outlook Web Access using SSL

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/MF004.html

Pat Richard, MCSE MCSA:Messaging CNA
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Want to know how email works? Read for yourself -

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt