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one that could tell you the source IP address listed in the header of the read receipt.

If the person reading your email is doing so with Outlook Web Access (OWA), then it is much harder to track. All communications can be tracked, but you will need to capture the traffic with a network monitoring tool (e.g., NetMon... More...

Sep 22, 2008
Every time users opens Internet Explorer (IE) to access Outlook Web Access (OWA), a security alert pops up and asks them to select "yes" or "no." They are able to log on to OWA after they select "yes." I believe this may be caused by the... More...
Sep 12, 2008
sessions, the clients that were not connecting seem to connect successfully. Errors are also received when trying to connect to Outlook Web Access (OWA) while other sessions are active. Similarly, when some of the active sessions are disconnected, OWA works perfectly.

It appears that a maximum... More...

Aug 8, 2008
I enter my out-of-office (OOF) message in Microsoft Outlook and it updates correctly in Outlook Web Access (OWA). However, when I go to change my OOF message in Outlook, OWA never gets updated with the revised OOF message; it sends an out-dated OOF message. Do you know... More...
Aug 5, 2008
for email. The format is quite wordy and includes a picture. I think we have it pared down for regular use, but are finding that in Outlook Web Access 2003 (OWA 2003) there is almost no room for anything more than a name and some text.

We found references to a registry setting called "maximum signature length... More...

Jun 27, 2008
having issues when email is sent to our new Motorola personal digital assistants (PDAs). We are running Exchange Server 2003 and using Outlook Web Access (OWA). Our service provider, Telus, set up the PDAs for us.

The problem is that incoming email goes directly to the PDAs without leaving a copy on the users... More...

Jun 27, 2008
I'm currently managing an Exchange Server network in which several employees are using Outlook Web Access (OWA). In OWA, they can view and create email in Exchange public folders, but they cannot reply or forward to the same public folder email. Why is this, and do you... More...
Jun 27, 2008
One server is configured as a front-end server and two are configured as back-end servers. The front-end server is responsible for Outlook Web Access (OWA), IMAP, POP and RPC over HTTP (RoH). Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is also installed on the front-end server. I'm planning to introduce another front-end server... More...
Jan 8, 2008
I updated my PC to Internet Explorer 7 (IE7), but now I can't send email in Outlook Web Access (OWA). I can read email and view the calendar just fine. But when I click Send, there is a pause and then I get an error message that says the program needs to close... More...
Dec 11, 2007
One of our users cannot log in to Outlook Web Access (OWA). The user gets the OWA login screen three times and then he receives the message "Error: Access denied." He is using the correct password to log in.

This user... More...

Dec 6, 2007
with two Windows NT 4.0 backup domain controllers (BDCs) at remote sites. All other remote sites authenticate at the corporate office. Outlook Web Access (OWA) is running on a front-end Windows 2000/Exchange 2000 server. Exchange 2000 is running on a back-end Windows 2000 server and is also running on a member... More...
Oct 9, 2007
Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) 2000 server with Internet Information Services (IIS) and an Exchange 2000 server. Recently, my Outlook Web Access (OWA) stopped working. I have checked all the settings on my Exchange server and reset OWA through the ISA Management Console with no luck. I can access OWA... More...
Oct 3, 2007
We are trying to determine how frequently Outlook Web Access (OWA) is accessed. We would also like to verify how many users have logged in, their user ID, mailbox name, access start time and access end time. Is there a tool... More...
Oct 2, 2007
My company is implementing Outlook Web Access (OWA) for our mobile users. I am new to the IT industry and have never configured OWA. We have a D-Link DFL-800 firewall and Exchange Server 2003. Can you please... More...
Sep 27, 2007
Some of my Outlook Web Access (OWA) users can't open attachments while in the Web browser, but can save them on their system. These attachments are not in level 1 or level 2 file... More...
Sep 27, 2007
I have one Exchange server and one Microsoft ISA server. Outlook Web Access (OWA) is published through the ISA server. When anybody tries to access OWA, it prompts for username and password, and then you can log on. However, after... More...
Sep 18, 2007

Status: 5.1.1
Remote-MTA: dns; relay-2.mail.demon.net (194.217.242.209)
Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 550 relay not permitted

Users connected via Outlook Web Access (OWA) also get disconnected.

Our ISP has set three MX records, one pointing to our IP address (which forwards to our Exchange server) and the other two pointing... More...

Aug 14, 2007
Directory. However, as an administrator, you can start Microsoft Outlook with another user's profile or log into their account through Outlook Web Access (OWA) using the system administrator password. From there, you can create an out-of-office message for their account.
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The following VBScript... More...

Aug 9, 2007
We are migrating from hosted email to an in-house Exchange server. I know you can't archive email through Outlook Web Access (OWA), but is there a way to pair the Exchange server with Microsoft Outlook 2003 on the client end to enable email archiving? Can you create a .PST file on the... More...
Aug 2, 2007
regular users do not see it in the address book.

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The best way to set up a BlackBerry when you have Windows SBS (assuming OWA is set up and working) is to use BlackBerry Internet Service. This service communicates with Exchange via OWA's interface and handles incoming and... More...

Jul 31, 2007
the Security field in Active Directory Users and Computers). I am unable to log in as the user at this time, and the user is out of the office.

Outlook Web Access (OWA) does not have a security line. The only way that I have found is to configure a second user to have rights to this account, give this new user enough rights... More...

Jul 3, 2007
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