Sharepoint: Problem with sending shared attachments

[evigfrukt]

We have a Sharepoint 2003 running on a 2003 server. In the shared documents "page" is a file "test.xls". This is what I do:

I choose "edit document in Excel (on my computer with office 2003)

In excel i choose "fil->send to-> email recepiant (as att)

Outlook opens a email window with the file as a attachment. There is a button there "attachment options"
and there I can choose "Shared attachments"
There is a field there called "create document shared workspace" I fill out the path \\sharepointserver\nameoffile(path from opening file in IE)

I am only trying to send the mail to myself so I know that I shoud have the approitiate permissions to the document.

When I push the send button I get the following message:

"shared attachments are not available from this locatio. You may not have permission to access the location, it may not be a trusted site, or it may be unavailable."

Anyone? what am I doing wrong?

 

[timkowal]

I'm getting the same error, but I might have a little insight for you. is your sharepoint site accessible via the web? If so, trying accessing it by its http:// path name.

also, you may need to define a new site in which to put your workspace.

That is how i got it to "sort of" work. That is, on my sharepoint server i have outlook 2003 installed. i setup my email account there (same settings as on my client), and it worked successfully! so even though my account has the admin access to the sharepoint site, there must be some other login problem. Probably on IIS. will report back with more hopefully.