Not too bad. Im almost up to level 4 in Battle Tanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Scharff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 11:29 AM Subject: Re: Port 135 and Exchange Issue
> How do they work on airplanes? > > > From: "Andy David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:10:02 -0400 > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Port 135 and Exchange Issue > > > > Of course, this being an Exchange list, Im pretty sure you meant it was > > tough using Outlook locally on a laptop with Citrix. > > Sure enough it is. Well, in fact, its damn near impossible. We have both VPN > > and Citrix here and since we implemented Citrix, none of the laptop users > > use the VPN anymore or sync their files offline. > > For the end-user, Citrix is a no-brainer it seems. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Andy David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 7:48 AM > > Subject: Re: Port 135 and Exchange Issue > > > > > >>> From within Citrix, its simply a matter of copying over the file you need > > to > >> work on to your local drive on the laptop. > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Chris Scharff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 10:11 PM > >> Subject: Re: Port 135 and Exchange Issue > >> > >> > >>> Makes laptop use a little tough though. > >>> > >>>> From: "Hague, Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> Reply-To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 11:23:15 -0400 > >>>> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> Subject: RE: Port 135 and Exchange Issue > >>>> > >>>> Definitely more costly but it really works well. The setup and > >> configuration > >>>> aspects alone (client-side anyway) are much simpler and the > > performance > >> is > >>>> probably much better than a straight VPN solution. I think if you look > >> it at > >>>> all the factors there is a positive "ROI". > >>>> > >>>> Jeff > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 9:43 PM > >>>> To: Exchange Discussions > >>>> Subject: RE: Port 135 and Exchange Issue > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> That's certainly an option, but a much more costly one IMHO. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Hague, Jeff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 5:43 PM > >>>> To: Exchange Discussions > >>>> Subject: RE: Port 135 and Exchange Issue > >>>> > >>>> Have you considered Terminal Server or (better yet) Citrix? This works > >>>> wonders for us - full Outlook & Exchange as well as all the other apps > >> we > >>>> run. We only have a dozen or so users so far but my understanding is > >> that > >>>> Terminal by itself on one decent server (dual Xeon 2.0GHz/1.5GB RAM) > > is > >> fine > >>>> for 20 or so clients simultaneously. Beyond that, Citrix on top of > >> Terminal > >>>> is the way to go. Citrix also provides better support for local > >> printers, > >>>> sound cards, etc plus a host of additional functionality. Either 1 > >> requires > >>>> only a single port through the firewall which hasnt been blocked by > > any > >> ISPs > >>>> (yet?) and the traffic is already encrypted although I dont imagine > > its > >> as > >>>> "tight" as most VPN solutions. The other thing we found so convenient > > is > >> the > >>>> "Advanced" Terminal client which is simply a web page that loads the > >> client > >>>> software through an ActiveX control in an IE session. The directions > > to > >> get > >>>> our clients set up was litterally "go to wwww.whatever.com and follow > >> the > >>>> instructions". There is some work to do getting the apps set up > > properly > >> but > >>>> common apps like Outlook, Word and Excel are very well documented. > >> Getting > >>>> our custom apps running wasnt near as difficult as I had expected > >> either. > >>>> The big trick for us is handling profiles because some of our clients > >> can > >>>> not have access to certain apps that other clients need so we had to > >> modify > >>>> some profiles manually but with so few clients it hasnt been a big > > deal. > >>>> > >>>> Jeff Hague > >>>> MCSE > >>>> Network Manager > >>>> Randolph-Macon College > >>>> Ashland, VA > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Hank [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 3:18 PM > >>>> To: Exchange Discussions > >>>> Subject: Port 135 and Exchange Issue > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> We are trying to recover from ISPs closing down port 135. We have an > >>>> dedicated Exchange Server at a hosting company. 20 of our 23 people > >>>> scattered around the country can not use the full functionality of > >>>> Outlook/Exchange because of this problem. > >>>> > >>>> We are a classic case study of how a company has suceeded in business > > by > >>>> using most of the functionality of Outlook/Exchange. We built our 3 > >> year > >>>> old company's communications, task management, and database using the > >>>> Exchange Platform, including extensive use of custom 'forms' that > > track > >>>> hundreds of tasks and our workflow. > >>>> > >>>> The ISP's closing out port 135 has brought us to our knees. We are > >>>> scambling just trying to stay on schedule with our committments to our > >>>> clients. > >>>> > >>>> I have no hope that the ISPs will turn open up 135 again, so I also > > need > >> an > >>>> alternative way to connect to the *full* functionality we had before, > >> or be > >>>> forced to migrate completely off exchange and rebuild our entire > >>>> infrastructure using another platform. > >>>> > >>>> We have tried to implement a VPN solution, but now realize that unless > >> we > >>>> run the connection on our client and have a full internet connection > > at > >> the > >>>> same time, this will not work for us. We do not know how to do this. > >> We > >>>> must have full access to the internet and exchange at the same time > >> because > >>>> of the nature of our service we provide. > >>>> > >>>> Any ideas? > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> Hank > >>> > >>> > >>> _________________________________________________________________ > >>> 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=e > > nglish > >>> 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=e > > nglish > >> 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=e > > nglish > > 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] > _________________________________________________________________ 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]
