Unreliable Exchange Server Connections

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paulhaberle

Hello. I am using MS Office 2004. I have an Exchange Server at my
location. I set up my Mac to authenticate inside the Active Directory
the Exchange Server is on (using Active Directory Plugin). I have been
using the Exchange Server with Office 2004 for almost two weeks now.

I have noticed the following problems:

1. PCs in my office use a DNS entry for the Exchange Server. I am
forced to use an IP address. This number is what IT calls the Exchange
"front end server" (...136). I cannot connect at all to the Exchange
"back end server." (...135) My Mac is using DHCP with AD DNS servers. I
am behind the company firewall.

2. If I leave Entourage 2004 connected to the Exchange Server for more
than two hours, I cannot recieve or send mail. I have to quit
Entrourage 2004 and reconnect in order to send/recieve mail again.

3. Since 2004 Entourage uses WebDav, I have tried connecting to the MS
Exchange Server by using an URL like "http://mail.exchange.domain.com".
That did not work.

Thanks.
 
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paulhaberle

Thanks for answering.

I have tried to use the DNS (http://mail.exchange.domain.com) in my
web browser to connect to OWA from the "front end server". To get it to
work in my browser I shorten it to http://mail/exchange. Sometimes it
works, other times it does not. IT uses a redirector page after I use
the DNS for the Exchange Server. The final OWA page is
http://mail/exchange.

I have tried different variations of the DNS in Entourage 2004 -- the
full address , the shortened address, all with /exchange on the end.

After reading your posts I tried again and again. I still cannot
connect to the Exchange Server from Entourage 2004 using DNS. I have to
use the "back end server" (...136) IP address in Entourage 2004.
 
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