2003 Exchange OWA Setup

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One of the most compelling reasons to upgrade to Exchange 2003 is the new version of Outlook Web Access (OWA). Previous versions of OWA provided a basic Web based interface that allowed you to read and send messages, access some parts of your calendar and your contacts, and provide all this via a firewall-friendly HTTP and HTTP interface. While previous versions of OWA got their job done, they weren’t much fun to work with, and their limitations always made one beg to get back to "big Outlook" (the full Outlook 2000/2002) client. The Exchange OWA client is an entirely new beast! Not only does it sport enhanced functionality over its OWA predecessors, its looks almost exactly the same that the full Outlook 2003 client.

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Exchange 2003 OWA Features

Some of these new features include:

Sending and receiving Secure MIME (S/MIME) messages

A new task entry window that looks and feels like the full Outlook client tasks form

Built-in spell checker!

Ability to resolve names using the Contacts folder instead of the Global Address List

Mark a message read or unread

Add a sig line to messages

Add a recipient to your Contacts folder

Create server-based rules from OWA

We’ll go over OWA and the details of its configuration and management in the future. This article is about getting you connected to the OWA Web site via ISA Server 2000 OWA Web Server Publishing. ISA Server 2000 Web Publishing Rules allow you to securely publish the Exchange 2003 OWA site and get your road warriors connected to their Exchange 2003 message store.

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Publishing Exchange 2003 OWA

Publishing the Exchange 2003 OWA site is relatively easy using ISA Server 2000 Web Publishing Rules. However, there are a lot of steps involved and it’s important that you understand the reasons why you perform these steps. It will be your understanding of why you perform these procedures that will aid you in troubleshooting problems you experience with OWA setup and configuration.

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