Thanks for the explanation. I am not going to modify the recipient policy - I have informed the users not to use aliases, but to use the name portion of the SMTP address...
Any thoughts on the first question: 1. I can see my entire Public Folder hierarchy in OWA 2000, but can not display the contents of any folders (The page cannot be found)??? > -----Original Message----- > From: Fyodorov, Andrey FTL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 10:04 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: OWA 2000 > > > That's because 2000 OWA finds mailboxes based on the recipient policy. > > The OWA's /exchange virtual directory is set up to service > the mailboxes > covered by the recipient policy (in your case it is most > likely the Default > Recipient Policy that covers all the users) > > So if your recipient policy is set to generate e-mail addresses like > [EMAIL PROTECTED], then OWA will try to locate mailboxes based on %g.%s > format (i.e. /exchange/john.smith) > > If your recipient policy is set to generate e-mail addresses with just > @domainl.com, then the e-mail addresses will be generated based on the > mailbox alias (mail nickname). So if the mailbox alias is > jsmithm then the > SMTP address will be [EMAIL PROTECTED] In that case you would use > /exchange/jsmith in OWA. > > You could probably edit your default recipient policy and add > a secondary > SMTP address generator with just @domain.com, this way every > user in your > organization will have two addresses: one based on whatever > fancy format you > use and the other one based on the mailbox alias. I think > then you will be > able to use the alias name in the OWA's URL. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Miller, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 10:46 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: OWA 2000 > > > Correct, it works for me too... That's what I had meant - > just the address > minus the domain portion, just forgot to point it out... :) I was just > surprised that the mailbox alias didn't work..... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Fyodorov, Andrey FTL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 9:40 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: OWA 2000 > > > > > > Works for me with just the left-hand side of the SMTP address > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Miller, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 10:27 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: OWA 2000 > > > > > > Will do. I was just wondering if there was a workaround.... > > Thanks for the > > confirmation.... The goofy part is that you cant specify the > > mailbox alias > > any longer - it must be one of the users SMTP addresses. I > > tried it several > > times trying the mailbox alias, and always got the IE 404 > > error - but using > > an SMTP address it goes right in.... > > > > Thanks again... > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Fyodorov, Andrey FTL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 8:38 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: OWA 2000 > > > > > > > > > Tell them to get used to that. Is it that difficult to > log onto your > > > own mailbox, then click in the URL field at the end of the > > > current URL and type > > > /joeshmoe? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Miller, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 9:12 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: OWA 2000 > > > > > > > > > > > > All, > > > > > > 2 quick questions: > > > > > > 1. I can see my entire Public Folder hierarchy in OWA > 2000, but can > > > not display the contents of any folders (The page cannot be > > > found)??? 2. In 5.5 > > > you get the initial popup dialogue where you can enter the > > > alias or SMTP > > > address of a mailbox, and then enter credentials that has > > > access to that > > > mailbox (for people who have access to more than one > > > mailbox). Now in 2000, > > > where user accounts and mailboxes are a 1 to 1 relationship, > > > you do not get > > > the initial dialogue - just the credentials popup. Is there > > > any way to open > > > up more than one mailbox using one account in OWA 2000? > The current > > > workaround is typing in the entire URL to a mailbox and then enter > > > credentials, but people are not real thrilled with that.... > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > BM > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Web Interface: > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > > ext_mode=&lang > > =english > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > 475 Park Avenue South > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=& > lang=english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=& > lang > =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=& lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. 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