I'm running Ex2K which doesn't have this issue, and I try to avoid downtime and maintenance during times when the users will use the system (Our messages are crossing, but check the other message I just sent)
> > -----Original Message----- > From: John Strongosky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:39 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > > Eric, thanks...so how do handle your users or do they just > know that it will > be this way. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erik Sojka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 9:33 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: How do You guys/gals handle this: OWA Hanging. > > > OWA doesn't know that another Exchange server is unavailable > until it tries > to connect to it (i.e. whan a user tries to logon). Like any > other client > process, it will attempt to find and communicate with the > server, and wait a > certain amount of time until either the connection is made or > times out. > Maybe OWA could produce better error messages or have a > "please wait while I > try to log you on..." screen, but they don't. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Strongosky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:25 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Thanks for the reply Ed, so this is how you handle the > > situation. There has > > to be a work around...or am I being to hopeful.. Does anybody > > know why this > > is by "design"? It does not make sense to me. > > > > john > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 8:58 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: How do You guys/gals handle this: OWA Hanging. > > > > > > You could (1) not take servers offline, and/or (2) upgrade to > > Exchange 2000 > > or 2003. > > > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John > > Strongosky > > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 7:43 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: How do You guys/gals handle this: OWA Hanging. > > > > > > We have 9 exchange 5.5 sp4 nt4 6a servers and 1 exchange > > server 5.5 sp4 nt > > 6a running owa and every time we have to take one server > > offline owa hangs > > for us. How are you all handling this? Below is the technet > > article that I > > found that says this is by design. I don't believe it... > > > > john > > San Diego Community College Email Administrator > > > > PSS ID Number: 263890 > > Article Last Modified on 10/22/2002 > > > > The information in this article applies to: > > > > * Microsoft Outlook Web Access 5.5 > > * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 > > > > This article was previously published under Q263890 > > SYMPTOMS > > If multiple Exchange Server computers service Outlook Web > > Access (OWA) and > > one of those servers becomes inaccessible, OWA stops > > responding (or "hangs") > > for the users that are trying to log on to the inaccessible > > server and also > > the users that are trying to log on to the other servers > > until the attempt > > to log on to the inaccessible server times out. > > > > RESOLUTION > > This behavior is by design. > > > > MORE INFORMATION > > OWA also stops responding when the Microsoft Windows NT domain is > > synchronized. During this replication process no OWA users are > > authenticated, which causes OWA to stop responding. > > Keywords: kbprb KB263890 > > Technology: kbExchange550 kbExchangeSearch kbOutlookSearch kbOWA550 > > kbZNotKeyword2 > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > 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: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > 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: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > 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: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ 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: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
