RE: OWA Client Access

From: Lee Li [MSFT] (v-leeli_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/25/05 

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 07:05:22 GMT

Hi Customer,

Thanks for your update.

I truly understand your concern. However, I am afraid the behavior is by
design and there isn¡¯t efficient way to workaround your request. Let me
have a further explanation about the way Outlook Web Access authenticate
users.

When user logon the Outlook Web Access http:// name>/exchange, the
system will automatically match the user account as the Windows Logon name,
Exchange then uses the user name and password information to look up the
full URL to the user¡¯s mailbox in the Microsoft Active Directory?
directory service. Finally, Exchange routes the user to the correct
mailbox.

There indeed is a way to redirect default OWA Exchange Web Page from
http:// name>/exchange to http:// name>/exchange/general;
however, the setting is configured in Internet Information Service (IIS)
console and is designed for all the users instead of only specific user
like: User1 User2 User3 User4. It means if your domain have fifth user
User5, when he login OWA, it will also access http://
name>/exchange/general automatically. The detailed steps are as the
following.

1. Open IIS Manager in Exchange Server.
2. Expand Default Web Site, right click Exchange Virtual Directory, click
Properties.
3. In Virtual Directory tab, check ¡°A Directory located in this
computer¡±, input http:// name>/exchange/general in Local Path.
4. Close the console and restart the IIS Service.

Hope this helps. I highly appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
Thanks!

Lee Li
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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