Physics is physics, but we continually try to cheat the laws anyway. Sometimes we lose and sometimes we rewrite our understanding of the laws. Sometimes we just find a new way to do old things better. There are many areas that can cause this issue. The desktop antivirus, the server antivirus (or combination) can slow it down considerably depending on how you have it set. The server may not be setup for fast retrieval (i.e. i/o subsystem is not optimized for this type of work). The client may not be optimally set for the transport (it may be trying something different first and then getting on with the connection). The network connection may not be as good to your network as the one to AOL. It's possible your VPN overhead is taking more bandwidth than a connection to AOL and coupled with the other delays in the path, may make it much more unbearable. Could be the internet connection from the cellular carrier to your system isn't as good. Could be any or a combination of the above that's giving you these results. There used to be systems that would compress the files for you for just these types of situations. C2C systems was the company that comes to mind. Al -----Original Message----- From: Don McCall [mailto:DMcCall@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 6:37 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Is there a way to speed up document downloads with Outlook 2002 http://www.MSExchange.org/ I assume you are using OUTLOOK WEB ACCESS and not some VPN solution... OWA is not the fastest but it works well... However you will be limited to the speed of your physical link... Hit the Boss for more bandwidth!!! Nows your chance!!! However be careful not to over sell... The rate may be limited by his cellular connection... What is the current link rated at? how many users/services are you running on it? We were running 500+ users (HTTP) on a 128K link as well as two mailservers OWA etc etc it made a great difference when we went to a 2 MB link... now the limitation is the external links... Physics is physics!!! Have a good day! Regards DOn -----Original Message----- From: Knutsen, Vicki [mailto:vickik@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, 8 July 2004 6:15 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: Is there a way to speed up document downloads with Outlook 2002 My boss is trying to download over a cellular internet connection and it goes so slow when he tries to save something in Outlook - but he connects to AOL and it is downloaded in 3 minutes - is there something I should know about the Exchange server that could help to speed up downloads or is this a case of bandwidth - AOL can provide lots of speed and I am limited to what my connection has. Vicki Knutsen Information Systems Administrator Northwest District LCMS - www.nowlcms.org 1-888-693-5267 ext 129 Prov 16:9 9 In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. (NIV) This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender. Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of Baptist Community Services. 2 ------------------------------------------------------ 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: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com 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: al.mulnick@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist