[There's a reason that Yoda is the unofficial mascot of SBS.  Size indeed matters not.] So should I tell him the info for Outlook over HTTP is right under his RWW? - THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS DIVA
Thu, Jan 27 2005 1:07 bradley

So should I tell him the info for Outlook over HTTP is right under his RWW?

So I'm looking at RSS feeds and notice a person who is having a hard time configuring Outlook over Http on his SBS 2003.

pssst... should I tell him that his information was right under his nose...or I should say.. right under his RWW? If he logs into Remote Web Workplace [your domain/remote]

See that icon in that RWW login screen? It's the exact customized howto to set up Outlook over HTTP on a SBS box.  If you don't want that info, there is also the detailed info at the Magical M&M's site.


Using Outlook via the Internet

If you are using Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003, you can connect to the computer running Windows® Small Business Server through the Internet using the feature called RPC over HTTP. This means you can remotely access your server e-mail account from the Internet when you are working outside your organization's firewall. You do not need security-related hardware or software (such as smart cards or security tokens), and you do not have to establish a virtual private network (VPN) connection to the server.

Comparing RPC over HTTP and Outlook Web Access

When using RPC over HTTP to access your mailbox, you get the full functionality of Outlook 2003. For example, you can work offline, use Microsoft Office Word 2003 as your e-mail editor, and easily organize your mailbox.

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# re: So should I tell him the info for Outlook over HTTP is right under his RWW?

Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:58 AM by bradley

Unfortunately, that page isn't accessible on my box. When I go to <my domain>/remote, I do get a login screen, but no combination of any user and password (including administrator) on the system will work to log in. While I'm sure the documentation is there somewhere, and I can get to it through Explorer, and it was right under my nose, my nose, unfortunately, was encased in a Microsoft-supplied impenetrable box that wouldn't allow access. Luckily I don't have a head cold.

As to <a href="http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?PageContentID=23&amp;tabid=160">this link</a>, the general informatin is there, but again it requires logging into the page in question. And if, for whatever reason, you cannot do that, it doesn't help. It also talks about exporting server certificates. The KB article I <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833401">linked to</a> in my entry gives you a much simpler option for that as well as detailed steps on configuring Outlook, in case - for whatever reason - the remote information isn't available.

Still, thanks for the information!

# re: So should I tell him the info for Outlook over HTTP is right under his RWW?

Thursday, January 27, 2005 1:11 PM by bradley

I am having the a similiar issue. Admin right people can log in, but std users cannot. Where would you set these rights.

# re: So should I tell him the info for Outlook over HTTP is right under his RWW?

Tuesday, February 01, 2005 12:33 PM by bradley

add remote users to the remote web workplace user group.