I believe that was a small (and as it turns out, unsuccessful) attempt at
humor, in light of the recent thread debating affect vs. effect--hence the
quotes.
-Eli
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Sent: 9/17/2001 3:31 PM
> Subject: RE: OWA password error after NT post-SP6a SRP
>
> Flynn,
>
> Thanks - that's exactly what I was hoping to hear.
>
> BTW, it really is "effect", not "affect". "Affect" as a noun refers to
> feeling, whereas "effect" refers to consequence. Sorry to be so anal,
> but I
> have seen people on this list get flamed for less, so I just can't let
> it
> slide. :)
>
> -Kirsten
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Flynn Hansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 12:19 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: OWA password error after NT post-SP6a SRP
>
>
> Kirsten,
>
> I had the exact same issue down to the letter. After making the change
> to
> the root.asp, the password expiration message went away with no lasting
> side
> "affects."
>
> We were not prompted to change the password for IUSR_computername 15
> days
> later as the Technet blurb implied.
>
> Flynn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 2:12 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: OWA password error after NT post-SP6a SRP
>
>
> Exchange 5.5 SP4 running OWA
> Windows NT SP6a with SRP
>
> After I installed the post-SP6a SRP on our Exchange servers yesterday,
> my
> users started getting the following pop-up when logging in to OWA:
>
> "Your current password is about to expire in 0 days. To change your
> password, go to the Options page after you login."
>
> Aside from this confusing message, OWA works as normal.
>
> The following MS KB article seemed to describe the problem:
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q262/9/02.asp
>
> The first reasonable-sounding suggestion was to change the password for
> the
> IUSR_computername account and reset it where needed. I did that, but it
> had
> no effect. I also tried creating a new account with no luck. Finally,
> I
> went ahead and modified the root.asp file as this article describes, and
> that fixed the problem (wahoo!).
>
> However, there's a blurb at the end of this article that seems to imply
> that
> I will be asked to change the password for IUSR_computername in 15 days.
> This doesn't make any sense to me, as that user is set so that the
> password
> never expires.
>
> Has anyone dealt with this problem? Your insights would be much
> appreciated.
>
> -Kirsten "She Who Gets All the Wierd Problems" Petersen
>
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> Oregon State University
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>
>
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