[isapros] Re: RDP v6.0 Client Certificate configuration

  • From: "Thor (Hammer of God)" <thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <isapros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:44:54 -0700

I would like to think that Jim blogged that partly, if not entirely,
because of my incessant whining regarding the matter. :)

t

> -----Original Message-----
> From: isapros-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isapros-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gerald G. Young
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 8:13 AM
> To: isapros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [isapros] Re: RDP v6.0 Client Certificate configuration
> 
> Kewl... yeah... testing internally can be problematic because internal
> clients usually will have RPC connectivity to the Exchange boxes.
> 
> For those who are not aware, the Registry settings are below.
> 
> Path
> Outlook 2003
>  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\RPC
> Outlook 2007
>  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\RPC
> 
> Name  DisableRpcTcpFallback
> Type  DWORD
> Value 1
> 
> This setting normally doesn't exist so will need to be created.
> 
> Also... I just stumbled across the following, dated 8/13/07:
> 
> http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/archive/2007/08/13/testing-rpc-over-
> htt
> p-through-isa-server-2006-part-2-test-tools-and-strategies.aspx
> 
> Did Jim point you to this blog? :)
> 
> Jerry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: isapros-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isapros-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Thor (Hammer of God)
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 10:58 AM
> To: isapros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [isapros] Re: RDP v6.0 Client Certificate configuration
> 
> Yes, but only after Jim let me know that... Now that I know the
> behavior
> of Outlook, it's cool, it is just that at the time I was testing
> RPC/HTTP internally, and it was working but only because OL was
> reverting back to TCP even though I never asked it to.  Not knowing
its
> behavior, it lead me to troubleshoot something other than the RPCProxy
> ;0-
> 
> t
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: isapros-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isapros-
> > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gerald G. Young
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 7:00 AM
> > To: isapros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [isapros] Re: RDP v6.0 Client Certificate configuration
> >
> > Tim,
> >
> > Are you aware of the Registry entry(ies) that can be used to prevent
> > falling back to TCP if HTTP does not work?
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: isapros-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isapros-
> > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Thor (Hammer of God)
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:58 AM
> > To: isapros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [isapros] Re: RDP v6.0 Client Certificate configuration
> >
> > > Here's the bottom line, Poindexter:  I'm lucky enough to work with
> > some
> > > really smart people (I reluctantly include you in that list ;) And
> > when
> > > it takes us all several goes at something to test and we all end
up
> > > scratching our heads saying "hmmm, that's not the way that's
> supposed
> > > to work" then there's something to that. So drop it!! :-p
> > >
> > > [Jim] - Finally; I've moved up to "reluctantly smart"! :-p  Yep -
I
> > was
> > > scratching my head right alongside you until I realized that I'd
> let
> > > myself be drawn into your interpretation of some (surprisingly
> clear
> > > for MS) UI text.  When I went back and actually read it, the
> meaning
> > > was clear (if only in retrospect).  I'll grant you that it doesn't
> > pop
> > > up a four-paragraph warning with a pissed off paperclip warning
the
> > > user that "If I can't reach Exchange using HTTP, I'll fall back to
> > TCP;
> > > are you ok with that?, followed by "Are you sure?", then "are you
> > > really, really sure?"...
> >
> > It's amazing you've stayed married this long...  Are you actually
> > trying
> > to use the "I'm not taking about what happens if do you do or don't
> > check the checkbox, but only what the checkbox text says" as support
> > for
> > your argument?  I understand the "use TCP if HTTP fails" logic
> (though
> > they still could have worded it better.  I'm saying that even when
> you
> > *don't* check that, it *does it* anyway.  You know, after all this,
I
> > think I will indeed follow your advice and talk to my kids about it.
> > Even the 6 year old listens ;)))))
> >
> > t
> >
> >
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