Hi you can use OWA with HTTPS protocol to allow for web access anywhere including behind a firewall (except if theat company has blocked either protocol, which is rare). Just need to enable by setting up certificate services (windows can do it for free) or purchase a certificate from verisign or other. Once that is doen set protocol for https and provide address to employees. That is about the easiest way to do it as you are dealing with too many different networks. Paul Taylor MCSE, CNA, CCNA, A+, Net+, A+ 1296 Wiltshire Lane Mississauga, Ontario L5C 4C5 paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tel: (905) 272-4437 Fax: (905) 272-0581 http://www.taylordomain.ca -----Original Message----- From: Mark Fugatt [mailto:mark@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 6:47 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: How to replicate OST without VPN http://www.MSExchange.org/ Why not use OWA or wait for Exchange 2003 and deploy Windows 2003 with Exchange 2003 and then use RPC over HTTP. The other option is to use Outlook Express and configure it to connect to the Exchange server via HTTP (WebDAV), but this would not give you all the features of Outlook (MAPI) or OWA such as Calendar etc Mark Fugatt MCT, MCSE, Microsoft Exchange MVP Pentech Office Solutions Inc Rochester, NY Tel: 585 586 3890 Fax: 585 249 0316 www.4mcts.com ---------- Original Message ----------- > > From: Bill [mailto:portabillemail@xxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 3:19 PM > > To: [ExchangeList] > > Subject: [exchangelist] How to replicate OST without VPN > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > Hello, > > I can't find an answer anywhere. We are a company of roving consultants > > and many NEVER come to the office. Our problem is trying to get email > > when we are behind customer's firewalls. Their firewalls won't allow VPN > > access out so the only thing left is OWA and PSTs with POP. Both are bad. > > > > I'm thinking that the only reliable way to accomodate this is some kind of > > HTTPS connection. That might be some kind of HTTPS VPN, a special > > transport, or ??? > > > > Has anyone ever resolved this situation or have any thought? > > > > We are on Exchange 2000. > > > > TIA > > > > Bill > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com > > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org > > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > > Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ > > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: > > johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-exchangelist- > > 1440469J@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List > as: mark@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave- > exchangelist-802537Y@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ------- End of Original Message ------- ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')