Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
Several readers of this blog have requested an article on the subject of "Outlook Anywhere for certain users only". The requirement is always quite similar: Only selected users should be allowed to connect to the Exchange Server from the Internet via Outlook Anywhere, all other users should not have this option. In other words, users should ... Read more
In article 2, I had already written my opinion on RPCoverHTTP (Outlook Anywhere) in conjunction with Sophos XG and two public DNS names. Here again briefly to repeat: The background is that most of the protection mechanisms of the web server protection for Outlook Anywhere must be switched off. This then also applies to the remaining web services such as OWA ... Read more
Today we are looking at the client side and what options there are for analyzing the RPCoverHTTPS connection. One of the best and easiest places to start is the Remote Connectivity Analyzer from Microsoft. The RCA provides an initial quick overview of whether Outlook Anywhere is working or where there are problems. Unfortunately, the RCA does not like self-created certificates, not even ... Read more
As already announced in Part 1, we will now look at the Outlook Anywhere connection (RPCoverHTTPS) itself and why the certificates play a crucial role. As we saw in the first part, the Outlook profile was updated and the Outlook Anywhere settings were transferred to the client: My test computer is now no longer connected to the local ... Read more
I often receive questions about problems with Outlook Anywhere (RPCoverHTTPS) by email or here in the blog. However, the reasons why Outlook Anywhere does not want to work or does not work as expected can be very different. That's why I'm now providing a somewhat deeper insight into the configuration and error analysis of Outlook Anywhere. I have ... Read more
