We currently use Entourage 11.2.5 with Exchange 2003SP2 on
WinServer2003SP1. Most of my Mac users (about 100) don't have any problems
with their Exchange hosted accounts. Those that do usually have issues with
storing too much mail on the server, having way too many nested folders
(you'd be amazed), or user error, nothing I would necessarily blame on
Entourage.
We hade a few users try to use Apple Mail with our Exchange system (I
work in academia, and there is a strong anti-Microsoft sentiment among some
of my Mac using faculty). In my testing, Mail's support of Exchange was fine
for simple email tasks, nothing else. Worse, all communication with our
Exchange servers was in plain text. Big no-no. We may re-evaluate with 10.5,
but chances are unlikely that we will switch.
Entourage is simply the best Exchange client out there in my opinion.
Regards,
Aaron Kay
User Services Technician
Information Technology Services
CSU Channel Islands
One University Drive
Camarillo, Ca. 93012
Office: (805) 437-3264
> From: "Steve D. Culver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]>
> Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 12:50:40 -0700
> To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]>
> Cc: "Steve D. Culver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Conversation: After Jobs' keynote, anyone thinking of switching to Mail?
> Subject: RE: After Jobs' keynote, anyone thinking of switching to Mail?
>
>
> Joshua:
>
> We have a Windows 2003 Exchange Server serving Outlook clients and Mac
> Entourage 2004 version 11.2.5 clients (all 28+ Mac users' computers on
> Tiger 10.4.7 including four of the 28 are on Macs with Core Dual Intel
> chips) and, over the last three or four years have had our problems. We
> keep the Macs current on all OS and software updates after testing them
> in our tech shop.
>
> Our OWA works fine with the Mac Safari, Firefox 1.5x and above, and
> Mozilla 1.7x and above browsers though it doesn't have the total
> features that the Windows browsers can pull through. We did go through
> some problems when the Exchange server was Windows 2000, but the upgrade
> to a newer Dell server and Windows 2003 helped a lot, also with the OWA
> feature.
>
> The problem you've experienced with your personal email account on
> Entourage connecting to an Exchange server is something just a few our
> Mac users have experienced; normally, they keep their personal email
> accounts separate.
>
> Thanks for the information.
>
>
>
> Steve
>
> ================================
> Steve D. Culver
> Mac / Win Desktop & Network Support
> University Relations, UC Davis
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joshua Yeidel
> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 12:04 PM
> To: Entourage:mac Talk
> Subject: Re: After Jobs' keynote, anyone thinking of switching to Mail?
>
> Apology accepted (by me, anyway).
>
> I have very good success and stability using Entourage 2004 with our
> Exchange server every day -- but there's a caveat:
>
> Initially, I was using Entourage for my campus email and my personal ISP
> email (both via POP). When the campus went to Exchange, I added an
> Exchange account to my Entourage setup, and began having difficulties;
> I don't remember the specifics. I ended up moving my personal POP mail
> to the Mozilla Thunderbird client, leaving only Exchange mail on
> Entourage. I haven't had a problem since.
>
> For some, this approach might be simply unacceptable; I find it less
> than perfect, but workable. In any case, I can't do without the
> Exchange calendar functions in my workplace, so I'm stuck with Entourage
> or the web-based client OWA (which is almost reasonable on Windows IE,
> but is definitely uncool on any Mac browser).
>
> -- Joshua
>
>
> On 8/8/06 10:48 AM, "pmendelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Linda,
>>
>> No rudeness intended, so please accept my apology.
>>
>> I do not make the statements I made in a vacuum.
>> I have, many times in the past, posted those issues on the list, in
>> the hopes of getting a solution, usually to no avail.
>> I would eagerly assume it's just me, or my machine, but for the fact
>> that I've seen all of these problems on 3 different machines.
>>
>> The one thing common is that my installation talks to an Exchange
>> server (over a very robust network, I might add), and I sense that
>> many on this list do not use an exchange server.
>>
>> Again, my apologies. I meant to be funny, not rude.
>>
>> Phil
>>
>>
>> On 8/8/06 10:40 AM, "Bellwether" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/8/06 11:46 AM, Margaret Hinrichsen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, but ..but ..there are those of us who have used nothing but
>>>> Entourage for years and never experienced a glitch with email or
>>>> calendar. I've tested Eudora, Mail, and Outlook Express just enough
>>>> to know that I don't want to switch from Entourage. It has never
> failed me.
>>>
>>> Add my voice to this sentiment. Yes, I have a 15-second stall at
>>> midnight, but I can deal with that. Otherwise the app is pretty
>>> flawless. It doesn't play animated .gifs from friends, true, but...
>>> at least I can get and send mail on timed schedules and every account
>
>>> doesn't have to be on the same timed schedule (as it does in Mail).
>>>
>>> Compare/contrast that to Mail.app, which refuses to pick up mail from
>
>>> my Gmail account since 7/22. I can see the mail when I log into Gmail
>
>>> through my browser, but Mail says "nope, no new mail" for that
>>> account, after picking up mail from a different Gmail account.
>>>
>>> IMHO En'rage is pretty terrific. I don't have the problems listed by
>>> Phil, and I don't much appreciate his rudely suggesting that we are
> "on"
>>> something.
>>>
>>> peace,
>>> Linda
>>>
>
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