Re: Password Change Option on OWA

From: Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP] (ben_winzenz_at_NOSPAMdotmessageonedotcom)
Date: 03/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:10:03 -0600

It isn't available by default beause SSL is required by default in order to
be able to change passwords. Since SSL cannot be enabled until you have
installed a certificate, it makes sense to not have the ability to change
passwords via OWA on by default, right? 

-- 
Ben Winzenz
Exchange MVP
"Paul Bergson" <pbergson_nospam@allete.com> wrote in message 
news:%23G8VO6uLFHA.3016@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Is there any reason I shouldn't change the option to allow users to change
> their password from OWA?  Microsoft must have had a reason to not make it
> available by default.
>
> -- 
>
> Paul Bergson
>
>

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