HTC Mogul / XV6800 / PPC6800 / P4000
Outlook and Webmail - Anyone else doing it?
VZW user coming up on renewal and looking for a new phone that will let me check my Outlook email. Company uses Exchange Server, and without the VPN on my laptop, I can't get full access. But we also have a Webmail page (Powered by MS Exchange Server) where I can check it all from any "secure" broswer.
So the big quesiton here: Anyone know if I could use the XV6800 to check my email through the browser? It's either this, or I'm going to get stuck with a Crackberry vibrating on my hip every 10 minutes....
Opinions and thoughts are welcome!
So the big quesiton here: Anyone know if I could use the XV6800 to check my email through the browser? It's either this, or I'm going to get stuck with a Crackberry vibrating on my hip every 10 minutes....
Opinions and thoughts are welcome!
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if you are not using the local outlook account on you phone for anything else, you may want to try this item supplied by Verizon:
https://www32.wirelesssync.vzw.com »
It is a rather odd program and may make your work IT people a bit nuts if they find out. Basically you set up a verizon web mail account that syncs with your desktop Outlook via HTML (no blocked ports!) They you set up your device to wirelessly synce with you phone. As you can guess there is a bit of a lag, but I have seen messages within 15 minutes.
There are a couple of minor hitches:
1. you have to leave your computer logged in with Outlook running as yourself; but you can lock the screen.
2. The only things that sync over this link are email, contacts, and notes. Usi...
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https://www32.wirelesssync.vzw.com »
It is a rather odd program and may make your work IT people a bit nuts if they find out. Basically you set up a verizon web mail account that syncs with your desktop Outlook via HTML (no blocked ports!) They you set up your device to wirelessly synce with you phone. As you can guess there is a bit of a lag, but I have seen messages within 15 minutes.
There are a couple of minor hitches:
1. you have to leave your computer logged in with Outlook running as yourself; but you can lock the screen.
2. The only things that sync over this link are email, contacts, and notes. Usi...
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Even Simpler than that. If your company has an exchange server with OWA, then you can setup Active Sync on you WMx Phone to sync with Exchange using the Web site URL (mail.companyname.com or whatever). This will sync your Contacts, Calendar, and Email LIVE.
You will need (or at least be much better off with) an unlimited data plan.
You will need (or at least be much better off with) an unlimited data plan.
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OK... the synching part is actually secondary... What I'd really like to make sure of is that with a Webmail Exchange thingy, that I can at least access the web page.
It sounds like this is a "yes"... but I'm not sure from the answers.
It sounds like this is a "yes"... but I'm not sure from the answers.
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I'll take credit for getting off topic.
The bottom line on 'other webmail' accounts on these devices is that they are more cumbersome than being able to use the built-in Outlook email reader.
For a lot of webmail accounts you use the standard browser interface, and you read your mail inside of this. This is a bit cramped on the small screen with a lot of scrolling around for a simple message. The password box alone is a big PIA. I've done it for emergencies but I don't like it. If your mail can be read by Outlook, the interface is very comfortable.
So you are correct in assuming you can see it, it is just whether it is something you want to do frequently. See is you can get someone with a device to show you a typical webmail session....
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The bottom line on 'other webmail' accounts on these devices is that they are more cumbersome than being able to use the built-in Outlook email reader.
For a lot of webmail accounts you use the standard browser interface, and you read your mail inside of this. This is a bit cramped on the small screen with a lot of scrolling around for a simple message. The password box alone is a big PIA. I've done it for emergencies but I don't like it. If your mail can be read by Outlook, the interface is very comfortable.
So you are correct in assuming you can see it, it is just whether it is something you want to do frequently. See is you can get someone with a device to show you a typical webmail session....
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I have an XV6800 on VZW, and I have my own SBS 2003 server that includes Exchange 2003.
Yes, you can access an Exchange server without a VPN and have all of your email, contacts with notes, and calendar sync live to the server. That is true for your laptop or any other remote computer running XP SP2 (or XP SP1 with a hotfix) and Outlook 2003.
The connection is SSL secured, so there is no need for a VPN. It works the same way as Outlook using "RPC over HTTP" works on a regular PC with XP and Outlook 2003. It is easier to set up if your Exchange server has an SSL certificate from GoDaddy or other provider that is included in the phone's root certificate folder (no need for ActiveSync). A self-signed certificate also works, but has to be ...
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Yes, you can access an Exchange server without a VPN and have all of your email, contacts with notes, and calendar sync live to the server. That is true for your laptop or any other remote computer running XP SP2 (or XP SP1 with a hotfix) and Outlook 2003.
The connection is SSL secured, so there is no need for a VPN. It works the same way as Outlook using "RPC over HTTP" works on a regular PC with XP and Outlook 2003. It is easier to set up if your Exchange server has an SSL certificate from GoDaddy or other provider that is included in the phone's root certificate folder (no need for ActiveSync). A self-signed certificate also works, but has to be ...
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Just in case someone catches it, when I stated "no need for ActiveSync" I was referring to the application on one's computer, not the ActiveSync on the phone.
When using a real SSL certificate, there is no need for ActiveSync on the local computer, unless you want to transfer files, favorites, etc.
Gregg Hill
When using a real SSL certificate, there is no need for ActiveSync on the local computer, unless you want to transfer files, favorites, etc.
Gregg Hill
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