[THIN] Re: OT: Exchange thru internet

  • From: "Tim Bishop" <Tim.Bishop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 22:56:19 +1000

You could perhaps try ISA server and use it's exchange RPC proxying feature 
alongside OST folders.  I've gotten it working happily at a few places. It then 
doesn't depend on client outlook version.
 
It's a very big NO NO to have 135 open to the world.  I would examine your 
exchange server and any other windows servers in the DMZ with a fine toothcomb.
 
Tim
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Evan Mann [mailto:emann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, 28 August 2003 10:43 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Exchange thru internet
 
MAPI over HTTP with E2K3 and Office 2003 would most likely be a lot LESS 
bandwidth intensive than even a published Citrix session.  You're simply 
sending XML queriers (from what I understand) back and forth as necessary.  No 
screen refreshes required.

I'll also tell you why you want full "exchange thru the internet":
 
Global Address List (viewing, not just LDAP queriers)
Server side Public Folders
Server side Calendars
Server side Contacts
 
Just to name a few things that you don't have the ability to use with POP or 
IMAP.  Only available through a published Outlook for Citrix, or MAPI over HTTP 
(new feature).
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Ryan Lambert
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 8:16 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Exchange thru internet
I would simply publish the application through Citrix. That way you get 
everything, and on a decent connection a lot less speed degredation.
 
What is the reason you want "Exchange over the Internet", anyway? I mean, you 
can set up POP/SMTP with ports 110/25 open and that will be fine. But Exchange 
featured mail is going to be a drag for you to support, in my opinion.
 
-Ryan
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Evan Mann [mailto:emann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:58 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Exchange thru internet
 
not that this is relevant to Citrix, but Exchange 2003 with Outlook 11 (2003) 
offers MAPI over HTTP.  I'm going to do some testing with it tomorrow in fact.  
Need to find out if you can SSL encrypt it and if so, how.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
John Knightly
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 6:30 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Exchange thru internet
outlook over the internet...are you smoking crack?
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeanne Shotton [mailto:jeanne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 3:06 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Exchange thru internet
amen
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of M
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 5:04 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Exchange thru internet
Dare i mention the words Citrix Secure Gateway ? i did think this was a Citrix 
forum :¬)
----- Original Message ----- 

From: Michael Boggan <mailto:MBoggan@xxxxxxxxxxx>  
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' 
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:53 PM
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Exchange thru internet
 
yeah i changed the DS and IS ports to 5000 and 5001 respectively and had all 
this working using RPC on the 135 working.  but had to close 135 when blaster 
came out.  if you find a way to change the 135 to somethign else, i'd really 
like to. i have many users wanting the outlook over the internet to work again. 
 
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Henry Sieff [mailto:hsieff@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 4:07 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Exchange thru internet
You can change the endpoint itself (the link I sent describes that process). 
The endpoint mapper is a different ball of wax. If you did actually do that, 
then I am absolutely all ears, since this is a perennially recurring topic on 
several security mailing lists I am on, and the general consensus has always 
been: don't allow exchange access direct from the internet because of all the 
nasties out there.
 
Anyways, let me know what you find.
-----Original Message-----
From: Magnus [mailto:magnus@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 3:29 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Exchange thru internet
If I recall correctly we did change the RPC endpoint for it.  I will have to 
double check my notes though (I could be wrong)
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Henry Sieff
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 3:20 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Exchange thru internet
Nope. You can change the ports exchange uses, but not the RPC endpoint mapper 
port on 135.
 
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;155831 details how to 
change the ports exchange uses, but there is no way to change the RPC endpoint 
mapper service port number. Keep in mind that the client still has to identify 
which ports the exchange service is listening on, and that requires a service 
which uses a port that the client knows about ahead of time, in this case, RPC 
on 135.
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Magnus [mailto:magnus@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 11:02 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Exchange thru internet
Actualy you change change the port to a static port(by default it will 
dynamically assign the port once it gets connected) even the TCP 135 port.  
There are a couple of MS KB's on it (sorry I dont have the numbers)  I ended up 
calling ms and I had it set up in about 20 minutes
 
Magnus
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Henry Sieff
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 11:49 AM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Exchange thru internet
To use the full exchange server client, you must open up the RPC endpoint 
mapper port (135). You can set which port exchange actually ends up using, but 
135 is used to initiate the process whereby the client learns that port number.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Boggan [mailto:MBoggan@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:41 AM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] OT: Exchange thru internet
I want to be able to hit my exchange thru the internet but to do it it says 
that the RPC port 135 has to be opened.  Well I don't want to do that for 
obvious reasons.  Is there a way to change which port the RPC uses for 
exchange?  
_________________________________

Michael Boggan
Network Engineer/Citrix Admin
Virtual Desktop Inc.
Dallas, Texas
Ph: (972) 960-6400
Fax: (972) 960-6445
email: mboggan@xxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.virtualdesktopinc.com <http://www.virtualdesktopinc.com/> 
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