Inline ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 5:56 PM Subject: RE: Need advice from the Gurus (mobile users question)
> Hello, > > I am replying specifically to this post - when you say Firewall > vendor, are you making the assumption that our firewall is a > hardware based solution? No. It can be s/w. > I simply ask, because we are using Microsoft ISA Server for our > solution - and was curious if there is an add-on for that product. I don't know. In my opinion ISA is not a true f/w > I will check the website for more details - but would still like > to know other people's opinions of doing it this way - and > particularly with ISA Server. I'm using http://www.intel.com/network/idc/products/vpn_gateway.htm and happy. > Thanks, > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Peter Szabo > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 4:25 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: Need advice from the Gurus (mobile users question) > > > Check with your firewall vendor if they have a vpn add-on. Most do. > > /Peter > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 5:18 PM > Subject: RE: Need advice from the Gurus (mobile users question) > > > > Greetings All, > > > > If this is getting OT, I am sure you will let me know real fast. > > > > Regarding this VPN stuff - I understand completely, the concepts > > behind it - now I need to implement it. This doesn't necessarily > > need to be hardware related does it? > > > > Can't I simply install some software on the Clients and the Server > > that allows them to login to the server, and begin an encrypted > > session? This is getting a little beyond my expertise. > > > > What kind of products are you all using to accomplish this > > complicated task? I remember in the past when PPTP came out > > from Microsoft, but have not heard much about it lately. > > > > Thanks again everyone, you are all lifesavers! > > > > Mike > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael > > Anderson > > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:12 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Need advice from the Gurus (mobile users question) > > > > > > AWESOME! - > > > > That's precisely the answer I was looking for. > > > > This list is awesome :) > > > > Mike > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Joe Pochedley > > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 12:59 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Need advice from the Gurus (mobile users question) > > > > > > We have 60+ salesmen and engineers who connect via 56K modem dial up while > > on the road to access their email with Outlook/Exchange through a VPN... > > Everything works well, though a bit slowly at times, but not so slow as to > > be unusable or unbearable. > > > > You can do away with IMAP completely if you like... Outlook allows you to > > create an Offline Folder file, which is a local copy of the information > > stored on the Exchange server... With the offline folder file, users can > > continue to work with Outlook and maintain full functionality whether > > they're connected or not and will automatically synchronize (send, receive > > mail, update calendar, contacts, tasks, etc) whenever they are > connected... > > > > Look in the help files for Outlook for help setting up Offline Access... > > There's also plenty of info at Microsoft and other sites that explain how > to > > set this up and use it (it's pretty simple).... > > > > Joe Pochedley > > "I like deadlines," > > cartoonist Scott Adams once said. > > "I especially like the whooshing > > sound they make as they fly by." > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:26 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Need advice from the Gurus (mobile users question) > > > > > > Okay - > > > > I like the VPN route - and use Outlook 2000 as it was intended. > > > > BUT, what kind of Network Overhead is involved - when connecting remotely > > over a potentially slow connection? Will it take forever for folders to > > come up, especially if they are unusually large? > > > > Also, if the client cannot connect for some reason (which has been > happening > > A LOT lately - due to massive service problems), what is the best solution > > to still have your old e-mail inside of Outlook? I was thinking this > would > > be where IMAP really comes into it's own - because you can still keep your > > mail local, and on the server too - and when the connection comes back up, > > you just resynchronize everything - and you are good to go. > > > > Thanks for your continued responses, > > > > Mike > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Martin Blackstone > > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 10:46 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Need advice from the Gurus (mobile users question) > > > > > > Get rid of POP > > IMAP could work > > OWA is great > > > > Best: Get a VPN and use the regular Exch/OL combo. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 8:30 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Need advice from the Gurus (mobile users question) > > > > > > Hello, > > > > Our present scenario is the following: Corporate users, that have a PC on > > their desk. These users, *may* travel to another location in which they > > will use a PC sitting on someone else's desk. And about half of these > > employees will have a laptop - in which they work from home, and travel on > > the road. Either way, they need to have access to all new mail that comes > > in, in addition to all their old mail, so they can always have the ability > > to refer to any old messages. > > > > In all of these cases, they need access to their e-mail. Before we > > installed our Exchange Server, we were using POP3 access exclusively and > as > > we all know, POP3 clients typically pull their mail from the server, when > > retrieving their messages. Yes, you CAN set things up to leave their mail > > on the server, but things get funny once in a while, and their mail > clients > > lose track of what messages they have already retrieved from the server, > > versus which ones they already have on their hard drive. (so sometimes, > they > > have like a 1,000 new messages, when in reality they only have a few new > > ones) I am sick of dealing with that problem - because it happens way too > > often. > > > > Also, some people accidentally leave their machines on when they go home > at > > night. All just to go home and find out that they have no new messages - > > because their office PC steals all their e-mail. > > > > We just migrated our users from Ipswitch's IMail server, to our new > Exchange > > Box - and the above reasons are why we decided to do this. I am very > > impressed with Exchange Server - although it is quite complex, I believe > > it's the answer to all our problems. > > > > NOW this is where I need your help. I was thinking about doing the > > following: > > > > Get rid of POP3 altogether, and use IMAP from now on. This way, the > laptop > > users can still take all their mail with them when they travel and still > > have their old mail they can refer to if they are unable to get online to > > connect to the server. > > > > I believe IMAP allows you to synchronize your local mail with the mail on > > the server correct? Also, for corporate users with their own laptop OR > > those that only have access to a public terminal - I was thinking that > they > > could use OWA to handle all of their e-mail issues. And the fact that all > > mail remains on the server at all times, no matter which method the > > employees use to get their e-mail, the mail will always be there for them. > > > > So bottom line is - IMAP and OWA correct? Are there any other suggestions > > that anybody can offer to help tackle this problem? > > > > Thanks in advance - and sorry for the long post, > > > > Mike > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
