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date: Thu, 08 May 2008 15:14:27 -0400,
group: microsoft.public.exchange.admin
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Re: webmail redirection question
If you have WINS server(s), you can add a static entry in the WINS database.
This registers the NetBIOS name to an IP address, just like an A record
added to a DNS zone.
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Bharat Suneja
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"Drew" wrote in message
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> Hi All:
>
> I have just transitioned our workplace from Exchange 2003 to Exchange
> 2007 with no problems.
>
> In Exchange 2003, I ran a back end server just for webmail.
> Internally, the computer name of this backend server was WEBMAIL. The
> server was used some internally for webmail but way more often
> externally thru a URL that was natted in.
>
> In Exchange 2007, I am running OWA on the same box as the Exchange
> server. I've got external users natting thru and accessing
> webmail.companyname.com with no problem.
>
> However, I want internal users to still be able to open their web
> browser and enter 'webmail' and get OWA to come up.
>
> The old backend server from Exchange 2003 has had Exchange uninstalled
> and this machine is no longer around. The new exchanger server is not
> named 'webmail', its named 'exchange'.
>
> I realize that internally the users could just enter exchange in IE
> and come up to OWA.
>
> However, I would like to somehow get the name of 'webmail' when
> entered into IE internally to forward over to 'exchange'. And the old
> back end server webmail is no longer around, so I can't just forward
> it from that box.
>
> Is there something I can do in DNS or elsewhere to make all interal
> clients go to 'exchange' when 'webmail' is entered into IE?
>
> Thanks!
> Drew
date: Thu, 8 May 2008 12:25:05 -0700
author: Bharat Suneja [MSFT]
Re: webmail redirection question
I was able to resolve this problem by creating an internal DNS alias
(CNAME) record to point webmail.domain.com over to
internalname.domain.com.
I couldn't do this until properly decomissioning (ie uninstall
Exchange) the old webmail server, since it was named webmail and
changing its computer name.
So, this is working well now.
Drew
On Fri, 9 May 2008 11:09:02 -0700, Stephen
wrote:
>have you tried putting "http:\\exchange.companyname.com\exchange" (minus the
>quotes) in the address bar?
>
>"Drew" wrote:
>
>> Thanks Bharat:
>>
>> So if we do not have a WINS server, I would need to add an A record to
>> the DNS forward zone?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 8 May 2008 12:25:05 -0700, "Bharat Suneja [MSFT]"
>> wrote:
>>
>> >If you have WINS server(s), you can add a static entry in the WINS database.
>> >This registers the NetBIOS name to an IP address, just like an A record
>> >added to a DNS zone.
>>
date: Sat, 10 May 2008 15:48:28 -0400
author: Drew
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