Did you mean "Resource Fork"? Did you copy a HOSTS file from a PC to the Mac?
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of April Fleming > Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 12:55 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Mac outlook client with exchange server > > Finally resolved....in case anyone else is interested > > The problem was the hosts file, however it was something I > have never heard > of... > > Apparently OS 9 classic requires certain data called a > "source forge (sp?)" > to be embedded into the hosts file. This data is only > embedded if the file > is created or modified within OS 9 as OS 10 and PCs do not > embed this data. > > We created a new host file in simple text program in os 9 > classic with the > new exchange server info and Outlook 2001 could finally see > the new server. > > Thanks everyone again for your input, thought I might finally send a > solution to this list :) > > April > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Couch, > Nate > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 8:28 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Mac outlook client with exchange server > > > One would think so, but I never modified the Classic environment TCPIP > settings and my Outlook 2001 worked great. > > Nate > > -----Original Message----- > From: April Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 2:24 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Mac outlook client with exchange server > > > One other question, you mentioned that OS X does not use a > hosts file, but > Outlook 2001 run in Classic, so wouldn't it still use the Hosts file? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Couch, > Nate > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:50 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Mac outlook client with exchange server > > > April, > > With Mac OS X you do not see a connection to the network. > The user simply > logs on to the Mac itself and then "logs in" to other services such as > Windows Shares and, in this case, Outlook. > > You can ping the MS Exchange server by bringing up a Terminal > session. To > do this: > > 1) Double click on the Hard drive icon > 2) Double click on the Applications folder > 3) dc on the Utilities folder > 4) dc on Terminal. > > From Terminal you can ping the exchange server, or at least > should be able > to. Think of it as the Mac's DOS prompt. > > If you can ping the server from there then that is half the battle. > > When Outlook is launched the OS 9 is launched as well. If the current > profile is not working then what I wold do is the following: > > 1) Launch System Preferences and verify the DNS settings for > your site (it > sounds like you have already done this. OS X actually does > not need a hosts > file. > > 2) One thing you can also do is put the IP address of the > Exchange server > the user is assigned to into the MS Exchange Server field and > then run the > Profile Tester routine. > > 3) As for the stay connected or not I tend to leave it as > stay connected > when it is launched. Also make sure the protocol that > Outlook is using is > the TCPIP instead of the Appletalk. > > This should give you enough to play with for a bit. Let me > know how things > go. > > Nate > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: April Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 9:10 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Mac outlook client with exchange server > > Thanks for the reply > > 1. Don't know how to ping from MAC, however I can connect to > the server > using GO -> Connect To server, so it appears as though the > problem is in > Outlook itself > > 2. OS X with Classic 9 installed, it goes into classic when > Outlook is > started. I have tried creating a new profile and set it so > that it is NOT > always connected to the network so that it will try and > connect, when you > first log on to the MAC I do not believe that it is connected to the > network. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Couch, > Nate > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:11 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Mac outlook client with exchange server > > > April, > > I have done this and, in fact, do this at work. I currently use a Mac > Powerbook on our corporate network and have connected to both > Exchange 5.5 > and Exchange 2003 servers using Outlook 2001 and Entourage 2004. > > A couple of questions. > > 1) You say that DNS is okay. Can you ping the Exchange > server from the Mac? > > 2) What version of the Mac OS is being used? > > I will wait to hear from you before asking more questions. > > Nate Couch > EDS Messaging > > -----Original Message----- > From: April Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 8:11 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Mac outlook client with exchange server > > Do any of you have the distinct pleasure of supporting MACs on your PC > network? If so, can you point me to some resources? > > I have 5 macs on my mixed 2000/NT network. After moving the > mailbox for one > MAC user, her Outlook 2001 client could not locate the new > exchange 5.5 > server. We updated her host files since she is in a remote > location and > that has sometimes been necessary but that did not work. > Everyone on a PC > at that same remote location was able to see the new exchange > server once we > updated their host files. So the problem seems to be with > the MAC, and her > DNS settings were correct. > > I decided to try and troubleshoot the problem on a MAC > locally, and on this > MAC I cannot see either of the exchange servers. Again, DNS > settings check > out, hosts files updated. > > I am sure this problem has to do with a lack of my understanding of > networking MACs into a PC network, I have thus far succeeded > at creating > apple talk shares for file sharing and that is pretty much it. > > I certainly wouldn't expect anyone to try and teach me the > ways of mac/pc > networking, but if anyone can point me in the direction of > resources that > were helpful to them, while administering exchange server and > supporting mac > clients, that would be great! > > Thank you. > > April > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > 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