I was providing lots of newsgroup support when Mi8 first went into business. In general, the folks from Mi8 seem relatively nice, but I wouldn't look to them necessarily for cutting edge Client configuration knowledge. I'm sure they are probably much better at it now than they were then but still...
Can you use a HOSTS file to achieve the desired objective? Certainly. Is it the best solution to the problem? Not necessarily. > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrey Fyodorov [mailto:afyodorov@;innerhost.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 10:17 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook > > > Check with Mi8 or Intermedia. They use HOSTS file too (not > LMhosts) I think Mi8 has a special little VB app that they > give to their customers - it runs and modifies the HOSTS file > to include the name and IP address of their back-end Exchange servers. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:roger.seielstad@;inovis.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 10:41 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook > > > Seeing as Outlook does a wonderful job of using DNS as its > first line of name resolution, I'd suggest a DNS entry. > > I'd be willing to wager that other hosting companies don't > use LMHosts for their clients. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > Atlanta, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andrey Fyodorov [mailto:afyodorov@;innerhost.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 10:12 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook > > > > > > Would you like me to give you an example? > > > > we are a hosting company. Customers connect to our Exchange > > servers from all over the world, from a variety of client OSes. > > Their machines are not members of our domain. They can't > > possibly use our WINS. > > > > What would you do to allow their PCs to resolve the short > > name of our Exchange server? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:roger.seielstad@;inovis.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 4:31 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook > > > > > > No there aren't. There are times in which its easier than > doing it a > > different way, but that doesn't mean there are times in which they > > must be used. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Andrey Fyodorov [mailto:afyodorov@;innerhost.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 2:17 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook > > > > > > > > > there are some situations when one must use HOSTS file. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ely, Don [mailto:dely@;TripathImaging.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 12:07 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook > > > > > > > > > Neither, use WINS and DNS, works every time... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: RBHATIA [mailto:RBHATIA@;AIIM.ORG] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 9:18 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook > > > > > > > > > Is it the LMHOSTS file or the HOSTS file ? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tener, Richard [mailto:RTener@;midship.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 9:24 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: VPN breaks Outlook > > > > > > > > > yes you should use the lmhost file on the client pc to map to > > > your exchange > > > server thats what we use here at my office and it works good. > > > If you need > > > more help dont hesitate to email me. > > > > > > rich > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: JPC [mailto:jpciocon@;hotmail.com] > > > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 8:10 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: VPN breaks Outlook > > > > > > > > > Hi, folks: > > > > > > Mixed mode, currently migrating users from 5.5 to E2k. > > > Remote users have > > > Outlook 2002 on W2k Professional laptops and Alcatel > PERMIT/Client. > > > > > > These users connect via dial-up, they can access their > mailboxes and > > > send/receive no problem. When they use LinkSys router > and DSL, they > > > can access our network, the internet and other network resources > > > EXCEPT for > > > their mailboxes on the E2k server. Synchronization failure > > > messages are > > > related to "network problems preventing access to the > > > Exchange server" or > > > the RPC message box "retrieving data from Exchange server". These > > > eventually fail and nothing is exchanged between the client > > > and their server > > > mailbox. > > > > > > Has anyone seen this? If so, what tips would you suggest? > > > > > > Thanks very much. > > > -Juancho > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > > 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:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > > 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:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > > 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:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > > 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:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > > 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:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > 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:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > 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:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > 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:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > 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:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
