Re: How to detect Outlook (RPC over HTTP / OWA) sessions ?

Hi Xavier,

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>From: "Xavier" <xminet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>References: <uWZY8tS#FHA.740@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: Re: How to detect Outlook (RPC over HTTP / OWA) sessions ?
>Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 00:09:01 +0100
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>Yes, this allows me to detect if a user recently intiated an Outlook
>session.
>
>Thanks.
>
>""Nathan Liu [MSFT]"" <v-natliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:yhZqFdk%23FHA.3764@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi Xavier,
>>
>> Thank you for your kind update. Did my reply resolve your question?
>>
>> I appreciate your time and cooperation. Please do not hesitate to let me
>> know if you have any further concerns, I am looking forward to hearing
>> from
>> you.
>>
>> Additionally, I'm glad to provide the following information for your
>> reference:
>>
>> Exchange Server 2003 SP2 Overview
>> http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/downloads/2003/sp2/overview.mspx
>>
>> Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2: Frequently Asked Questions
>> http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/downloads/2003/sp2/faq.mspx
>>
>> Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Release Notes
>>
http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/b/5/fb5c54af-fe5c-48e9-be97-f9e8207
>> 325ab/Ex_2003_SP2_RelNotes.htm
>>
>> How to use the RPC Ping utility to troubleshoot connectivity issues with
>> the Exchange over the Internet feature in Outlook 2003
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831051
>>
>> 827330 How to troubleshoot client RPC over HTTP connection issues in
>> Office
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=827330
>>
>> 833401 How to configure RPC over HTTP on a single server in Exchange
>> Server
>> 2003
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=833401
>>
>> If you have installed the Exchange 2003 SP2, the OWA logon screen it now
>> requests "Domain\username:" format. To resolve it, Please kindly help me
>> double-check if you still able to log on to OWA by using just user name
>> (without the domain name).
>>
>> I. If you still able to log on to OWA by using just user name (without
>> the
>> domain name). On the OWA logon screen it now requests "Domain\username:"
>> where I think it used to request just the username. In fact you do not
>> have
>> to enter the domain, it works fine without doing so, but is there a way
to
>> correct the logon screen?
>>
>> We can change "Domain name\user name:" on the logon screen to "User
name:"
>> by following these steps:
>>
>> 1. Open logon.asp in C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\exchweb\bin\auth\usa with
>> Notepad.
>>
>> 2. Find the following line:
>>
>> CONST L_UserName_Text = "Domain\user name:"
>>
>> 3. Change "Domain\user name:" to "User name:".
>>
>> 4. Save the logon.asp.
>>
>> II. If you cannot log on to OWA by using just user name (without the
>> domain name), we can perform the following changes in IIS:
>>
>> 1. Open the properties of the Exchange Virtual Directory (under the
>> default web site).
>>
>> 2. Go to the Directory Security Tab
>>
>> 3. Click EDIT in Authentication and access control
>>
>> 4. Change the Default domain to match the NETBIOS Domain name of the
>> organization.
>>
>> 5. Ok the changes.
>>
>> 6. Restart the default web site.
>>
>> Now, you should be able to access OWA using Forms Based Authentication by
>> just typing in the Username.
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Nathan Liu (MSFT)
>> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
>>
>> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>> ======================================================
>> This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
>> regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the
corresponding
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>>
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>> Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread. Although we
>> provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post
>> different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In
>> doing
>> so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.
>>
>> For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly. Please
>> check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
>>
>> Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
>> ======================================================
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>>
>>
>> --------------------
>>>From: "Xavier" <xminet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>References: <uWZY8tS#FHA.740@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> <bFCneDY#FHA.1236@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Subject: Re: How to detect Outlook (RPC over HTTP / OWA) sessions ?
>>>Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 08:00:08 +0100
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>>>Thanks !
>>>
>>>""Nathan Liu [MSFT]"" <v-natliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>news:bFCneDY%23FHA.1236@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Hello Xavier,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for posting in the SBS newsgroup. I'm glad to working with
>>>> you
>>>> again.
>>>>
>>>> My sincerest apologies for the delay in responding, please note the
>>>> partner
>>
>>>> managed newsgroups are staffed weekdays by Microsoft Support
>>>> professionals.
>>>> Our goal is to provide a one business day response to all posts.
>>>>
>>>> For time critical issues (not business down), we encourage you to
>>>> contact
>>>> CSS directly for more immediate assistance:
>>>> International Support (non-US/Canada):
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx
>>>>
>>>> US and Canada:
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;OfferProPhone
>>>>
>>>> To continue working with me in the newsgroups, please see the
following:
>>>>
>>>> According to your description, I understand that you would like to
>>>> detect
>>>> the current Outlook (RPC over HTTP / OWA) sessions, when you try to
>>>> restart
>>>> the SBS Server remotely at night. If I have misunderstood the problem,
>>>> please don¡¯t hesitate to let me know.
>>>>
>>>> Based on my knowledge, we can try the following steps to monitor the
>>>> current Outlook (RPC over HTTP / OWA) sessions:
>>>>
>>>> 1. In Exchange System Manager, expand Administrative Groups, expand
>>>> Servers, expand Exchange Server Name.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Expand the First Storage Group, expand Mailbox Store or Public
Folder
>>>> Store.
>>>>
>>>> 3. Click Logons container. Here you can see who access mailbox by which
>>>> kind of way at what time. Let me explain it further as below.
>>>>
>>>> First of all, you can ignore these system mailboxes: System Attendant,
>>>> SystemMailbox {ID} and SMTP (ID) in this page.
>>>>
>>>> Then you can double check the Client Version column, you may see the
>>>> following categories:
>>>>
>>>> 1. HTTP: OWA session
>>>> 2. Client Version like 11.0.6352.0: Outlook MAPI session (RPC or RPC
>>>> over
>>>> HTTP)
>>>>
>>>> I appreciate your time and cooperation. If anything is unclear, please
>>>> feel
>>>> free to let me know. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Nathan Liu (MSFT)
>>>> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
>>>>
>>>> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>>>> ======================================================
>>>> This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
>>>> regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the
>> corresponding
>>>> newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely
>> manner.
>>>> You can locate the newsgroup here:
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
>>>>
>>>> When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend you check
>>>> the
>>>> "Notify me of replies" box to receive e-mail notifications when there
>>>> are
>>>> any updates in your thread. When responding to posts via your
>>>> newsreader,
>>>> please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from your
>>>> issue.
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread. Although we
>>>> provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post
>>>> different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In
>>>> doing
>>>> so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.
>>>>
>>>> For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly.
>>>> Please
>>>> check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
>>>>
>>>> Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
>>>> ======================================================
>>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>>> rights.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --------------------
>>>>>From: "Xavier" <xminet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>Subject: How to detect Outlook (RPC over HTTP / OWA) sessions ?
>>>>>Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 00:35:58 +0100
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>>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>SBS2003 provides fantastic features for working with email remotely.
>>>>>However, as an administrator when I do need to restart a server at
>>>>>night,
>>>> I
>>>>>would like to know if some of my users are connected to Exchange via
OWA
>>>> or
>>>>>RPC/HTTP. Is there ant easy way to detect such sessions ?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Xavier
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>

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