Discussion:
iPhones and OWA
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Rusty
2008-01-03 22:09:03 UTC
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Hello,

I am having trouble using OWA with an iPhone. Is this possible? I have
Exchange 2003.

Please advise,

Rusty Hundt, MCSE
Leezy
2008-01-04 02:07:15 UTC
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does Iphone has exchange connector?
or some what similar?
else, i think you can use imap to connect... that would be the easier one...
Post by Rusty
Hello,
I am having trouble using OWA with an iPhone. Is this possible? I have
Exchange 2003.
Please advise,
Rusty Hundt, MCSE
Lee Derbyshire [MVP]
2008-01-04 04:14:14 UTC
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Post by Rusty
Hello,
I am having trouble using OWA with an iPhone. Is this possible? I have
Exchange 2003.
Please advise,
Rusty Hundt, MCSE
What happens when you try? Any error messages displayed?

Lee.
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Rusty
2008-01-04 14:20:01 UTC
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The iphone belongs to a client. I will get look and get back to you thanks.
Post by Lee Derbyshire [MVP]
Post by Rusty
Hello,
I am having trouble using OWA with an iPhone. Is this possible? I have
Exchange 2003.
Please advise,
Rusty Hundt, MCSE
What happens when you try? Any error messages displayed?
Lee.
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www.leederbyshire.com
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Rusty
2008-01-05 00:53:05 UTC
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Lee,

I was not able to diagnose the iPhone today but it appears that there is a
permissions issue. This network uses OWA considerably frpm normal PC's. I
read that an iPhone would not connect to OWA because it did not use Internet
Explorer for a Web browser. Is this true?

Thanks,

Rusty, MCSE
Post by Lee Derbyshire [MVP]
Post by Rusty
Hello,
I am having trouble using OWA with an iPhone. Is this possible? I have
Exchange 2003.
Please advise,
Rusty Hundt, MCSE
What happens when you try? Any error messages displayed?
Lee.
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_______________________________________
www.leederbyshire.com
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Lee Derbyshire [MVP]
2008-01-05 02:15:24 UTC
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If the iPhone browser supports Basic Authentication, then it should be able
to connect. If you only have Integrated Auth enabled on your /Exchange
Virtual Directory, then it will not work, because non-MS browsers do not
understand Windows Integrated Authentication. It should also work if you
have Forms-based Authentication enabled, provided that cookies are enabled
on the iPhone browser.
Post by Rusty
Lee,
I was not able to diagnose the iPhone today but it appears that there is a
permissions issue. This network uses OWA considerably frpm normal PC's.
I
read that an iPhone would not connect to OWA because it did not use Internet
Explorer for a Web browser. Is this true?
Thanks,
Rusty, MCSE
Post by Lee Derbyshire [MVP]
Post by Rusty
Hello,
I am having trouble using OWA with an iPhone. Is this possible? I have
Exchange 2003.
Please advise,
Rusty Hundt, MCSE
What happens when you try? Any error messages displayed?
Lee.
--
_______________________________________
www.leederbyshire.com
________________________________________
Rusty
2008-01-05 15:17:01 UTC
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Lee,

By "Exchange Virtual Directory" are you refering to the IIS security
settings for Exchange?

Thanks
Post by Lee Derbyshire [MVP]
If the iPhone browser supports Basic Authentication, then it should be able
to connect. If you only have Integrated Auth enabled on your /Exchange
Virtual Directory, then it will not work, because non-MS browsers do not
understand Windows Integrated Authentication. It should also work if you
have Forms-based Authentication enabled, provided that cookies are enabled
on the iPhone browser.
Post by Rusty
Lee,
I was not able to diagnose the iPhone today but it appears that there is a
permissions issue. This network uses OWA considerably frpm normal PC's.
I
read that an iPhone would not connect to OWA because it did not use Internet
Explorer for a Web browser. Is this true?
Thanks,
Rusty, MCSE
Post by Lee Derbyshire [MVP]
Post by Rusty
Hello,
I am having trouble using OWA with an iPhone. Is this possible? I have
Exchange 2003.
Please advise,
Rusty Hundt, MCSE
What happens when you try? Any error messages displayed?
Lee.
--
_______________________________________
www.leederbyshire.com
________________________________________
Lee Derbyshire [MVP]
2008-01-05 17:14:08 UTC
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Yes, but these settings for the Exchange VDir need to be configured in
Exchange System Manager (instead of the more usual IIS Manager), because
Exchange periodically overwrites the IIS settings with its own.
Post by Rusty
Lee,
By "Exchange Virtual Directory" are you refering to the IIS security
settings for Exchange?
Thanks
Post by Lee Derbyshire [MVP]
If the iPhone browser supports Basic Authentication, then it should be able
to connect. If you only have Integrated Auth enabled on your /Exchange
Virtual Directory, then it will not work, because non-MS browsers do not
understand Windows Integrated Authentication. It should also work if you
have Forms-based Authentication enabled, provided that cookies are enabled
on the iPhone browser.
Post by Rusty
Lee,
I was not able to diagnose the iPhone today but it appears that there is a
permissions issue. This network uses OWA considerably frpm normal PC's.
I
read that an iPhone would not connect to OWA because it did not use Internet
Explorer for a Web browser. Is this true?
Thanks,
Rusty, MCSE
Post by Lee Derbyshire [MVP]
Post by Rusty
Hello,
I am having trouble using OWA with an iPhone. Is this possible? I have
Exchange 2003.
Please advise,
Rusty Hundt, MCSE
What happens when you try? Any error messages displayed?
Lee.
--
_______________________________________
www.leederbyshire.com
________________________________________
Rusty
2008-01-10 21:23:00 UTC
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Lee, Sorry it took so long to respond. You were absolutely correct. There
were no error messages. The iPhone simply wodn't respond once the
authentication information was input. As it turns out. By default an
exchange installation runs "Windows Authentication" and "Basic Clear Text"
for access. I turned off "Windows Authrntication" and it worked perfectly.

Thanks so much,

Rusty Hundt, MCSE
Post by Lee Derbyshire [MVP]
Yes, but these settings for the Exchange VDir need to be configured in
Exchange System Manager (instead of the more usual IIS Manager), because
Exchange periodically overwrites the IIS settings with its own.
Post by Rusty
Lee,
By "Exchange Virtual Directory" are you refering to the IIS security
settings for Exchange?
Thanks
Post by Lee Derbyshire [MVP]
If the iPhone browser supports Basic Authentication, then it should be able
to connect. If you only have Integrated Auth enabled on your /Exchange
Virtual Directory, then it will not work, because non-MS browsers do not
understand Windows Integrated Authentication. It should also work if you
have Forms-based Authentication enabled, provided that cookies are enabled
on the iPhone browser.
Post by Rusty
Lee,
I was not able to diagnose the iPhone today but it appears that there is a
permissions issue. This network uses OWA considerably frpm normal PC's.
I
read that an iPhone would not connect to OWA because it did not use Internet
Explorer for a Web browser. Is this true?
Thanks,
Rusty, MCSE
Post by Lee Derbyshire [MVP]
Post by Rusty
Hello,
I am having trouble using OWA with an iPhone. Is this possible? I have
Exchange 2003.
Please advise,
Rusty Hundt, MCSE
What happens when you try? Any error messages displayed?
Lee.
--
_______________________________________
www.leederbyshire.com
________________________________________
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