Are you trying to do both OWA and ActiveSync?

On 9/23/08, mqcarp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Do you happen to use a front end Exchange server? We do not, and have come
> across a problem. In reading about the solution on MS site, this seems odd
> and insecure. Has anyone had to implement this fix?
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> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817379/EN-US/
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> On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Sherry Abercrombie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
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>> I have ISA in my environment, but it is not a part of the OWA/ActiveSync
>> setup.  I have a reverse proxy setup at my colo that is used for both OWA
>> and ActiveSync.
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>> On 9/22/08, mqcarp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>>> Sherry are you using ISA in your environment?
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>>> On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Michael B. Smith <
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>>>>  The below was current as of the release of Exchange Server 2003 sp2.
>>>> Not sure if the attribute has additional documented values in Exchange 
>>>> 2007.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can also make the change globally easily using PowerShell or a tool
>>>> like ADModify.Net.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The final Exchange specific tab is Exchange Features, shown in Figure
>>>> 9-9. The Mobile Services entries allow you to control, on a per-user basis,
>>>> the mobile capabilities of Exchange. If you, by default, enable mobile
>>>> services at the global level (Global Settings(R)Mobile Services(R)
>>>> Properties(R)General) then this window allows you to disable the
>>>> capabilities at the per-user level. Using the script made available in
>>>> Microsoft KB 830188 (How to grant permission to use Outlook Mobile Access 
>>>> to
>>>> specific users of Exchange Server 2003), you can globally disable all users
>>>> and then pick and choose which specific users are to be allowed access to
>>>> mobile service capabilities.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The per-user AD attribute that controls these functions is named
>>>> msExchOmaAdminWirelessEnable. If this attribute has a value of zero or
>>>> the attribute is not present, then all mobile services are enabled. If
>>>> Outlook Mobile Access (OMA) is disabled, but the other two features are
>>>> enabled, then the attribute has a value of two (2). The other two items
>>>> control specific features associated with Exchange ActiveSync (EAS).  "User
>>>> Initiated Synchronization" must be enabled for Up-to-date Notifications to
>>>> be enabled; however Up-to-date Notifications may be disabled on its own. If
>>>> only Up-to-date Notifications is disabled, then
>>>> msExchOmaAdminWirelessEnable has a value of one (1). If both User
>>>> Initiated Synchronization and Up-to-date Notifications are disabled, then
>>>> msExchOmaAdminWirelessEnable has a value of five (5). If all three
>>>> Mobile Services are disabled, then msExchOmaAdminWirelessEnable has a
>>>> value of seven (7).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you search the Internet, you will find that other values can be
>>>> specified for this attribute. However, the values described in the prior
>>>> paragraph are the only values which Microsoft has documented. You are 
>>>> better
>>>> off only using these values.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP
>>>>
>>>> My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael
>>>>
>>>> Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 22, 2008 12:55 PM
>>>> *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues
>>>> *Subject:* Re: ActiveSync Set Up Veterans
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Exchange Features tab in AD for each account is the place to enable
>>>> or disable additional Exchange features such as mobile and OWA.  All these
>>>> features are enabled by default and you will have to disable them.  When we
>>>> recently went through the process to setup OWA and ActiveSync, I had to
>>>> manually disable everyone except those that had the proper approval for
>>>> mobile and/or OWA.  Check with your HR department because there are legal
>>>> things to consider with employees checking or receiving email during
>>>> non-business hours.
>>>>
>>>> In your IIS settings for ActiveSync you can set it to require SSL and I
>>>> wouldn't recommend setting it up any other way.  No SSL means that you're
>>>> network credentials are being sent clear text.......very bad idea.
>>>>
>>>> Haven't had need to do any looking at logging for auditing at this point
>>>> so I can't address that.
>>>>
>>>> On 9/22/08, *mqcarp* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Just have a few questions if some of you are using this feature. It
>>>> seems frighteningly easy to set up on the server side and I want to ensure
>>>> that the settings are secure. Here are a few observations for you vets on
>>>> this:
>>>>
>>>> * The settings are activated for ALL users when it is enabled. Is it
>>>> possible to disable it by default and enable specific users in AD?
>>>> * Is there a log setting to enable for reviewing audit processes for
>>>> pushes and troubleshooting in Exchange?
>>>> * For iPhones, I have noticed that the config utility can require a
>>>> certificate for the server side push set up, but if you set up a device
>>>> manually, it will accept the connection without this validation. Can this 
>>>> be
>>>> set to be required to avoid connections this way?
>>>>
>>>> This is on Exch 2003.
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Sherry Abercrombie
>>>>
>>>> "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
>>>> Arthur C. Clarke
>>>>
>>>>
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>> --
>> Sherry Abercrombie
>>
>> "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
>> Arthur C. Clarke
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