Matt, Jim, I feel your pain, and I have only 1 MAC to connect to our network!
I agree it has gotten harder from OS9 to OSX. <<sigh>> themolk. > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Joyce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 8 July 2004 10:40 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Macs, Microsoft Entourage and SBS2003 > > > Same here Jim. > It's very frustrating to have to give such mixed messages > about a simple volume connect. > We have OS9.2 as well, which makes things more complex as we > still have AppleTalk installed for them. > > Other problems we have are differences with filename lengths > and application extensions. > > By far the most annoying issue is OS9.2 and OSX changing > passwords for AD accounts. > I would be happy to take part in any tests needed to get a > definitive client/protocol/authentication/server matrix. > > I used to be more open minded about supporting multiple OSs, > but imo things are getting worse. > OS9 & NT4 works better then OSX and AD/2k. > > I'm looking to reduce the Mac count we have, they just aren't > designed for corporate 'standardised' environments. > > Sorry for ranting. > > > > > > > > Ed covered the POP issue..... > > > > On your connection to the server issues, some doing via IP, > some via > > smb.....welcome to my world. It stinks. I can give you some > hints, I > > am fighting the same issues perhaps we can find something > together. It > > isn't AD/Authentication, imho. > > Mac to Windows Server is a straight challenge response. The > issue is > > name resolution from what I see, but darned if I can find > the problem. > > Got DNS on the same switch as the Macs, tried host files on the > > Macs....it moves from Mac to Mac.....I stopped looking at > it and just > > educated the 10 Mac users on the different ways to connect and told > > them in the event of a failure one of the other methods would work. > > > > We have had the best luck with command K and ip addresses. > I gave they > > users a doc that mapped the IP to server names to help them out. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: On Behalf Of Ed Crowley [MVP] > > > > Subject: RE: Macs, Microsoft Entourage and SBS2003 > > > > Entourage is a POP or IMAP client. If you're using POP, > then there is > > no way for Entourage to connect to the Sent Items folder of the > > mailbox due to the limitations of the protocol. > > POP simply pulls mail from the Inbox. > > > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!(tm) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From:On Behalf Of David Stark > > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 11:16 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Macs, Microsoft Entourage and SBS2003 > > > > I have been struggling with our new SBS2003 installation and the > > associated idiosynchrocies of the Mac in a SBS2003 world. > > All Macs are running Mac OSX 10.3.4 and Office v.X > > > > Some questions: > > When sending mail via Entourage, the mail goes to the > �POP3� outbox, > > not the outbox in the Exchange account. Is this normal? > > > > Authentication issues to the server are varied. Some users can > > authenticate using Apple+K, entering the IP address of the > server, and > > entering user name and password. But a couple of users cannot, they > > must either use smb://ipaddress, or through > > Network/DomainName/ServerName to connect. I am pretty sure > this is an > > Active Directory/Authentication issue. > > > > I appreciate everyones assistance. > > > > David Stark > > -- > > Techpro Networks, LLC > > Anchorage Alaska > > 907.229.3370 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=&lang=english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=&lang=english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. 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