Re: Exchange 2003 OWA issue w/embedded URLs

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From: Rich Matheisen [MVP] (richnews_at_rmcons.com.NOSPAM.COM)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 23:45:52 -0500

"Patrick W." <mangos56@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Good thought! I just tested and it's happening with both http: and
>https:
>
>If you're seeing it as well perhaps it's by design, or rather, just a
>weird oddity. I actually don't think it's by design because if I login
>the first time to OWA with domain\username rather than just username, I
>can click the embedded links until the cows come home and they all
>work. It's only when I login with only username at the initial
>authentication that I have the problem.

The reason that's happening is that the browser never knew the domain
part of the login -- it's provided by the default domain property on
the /Exchange virtual directory (IIS). If another virtual directory
needs the credentials (or https switches to http, or just switches to
something else), the browser can only respond to a challenge with what
it knows -- and that won't include the domain. 

-- 
Rich Matheisen
MCSE+I, Exchange MVP
MS Exchange FAQ at http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm

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