RSSNote: Exchange 5.5 is well past its natural support cycle, therefore neither we nor Microsoft is supporting it. This content will remain for reference use only. Because Exchange 5.5 is no longer supported, some of the content linked below many no longer be available.
Outlook Web Access (OWA) allows any client with a compatible browser to access Exchange Server folders.
OWA for Exchange Server 5.5 is also a development platform using the rendering engine in CDO. Using the Outlook HTML Forms Converter, you can convert Outlook forms to HTML forms, but any code behind the forms will have to be converted by hand to use CDO. The latest version of the Forms Converter can be downloaded as part of Exchange Server 5.5. Service Pack 4.
For newer versions of OWA, see Outlook Web Access to Microsoft Exchange Server
Troubleshooting | MSKB Articles | Tools | Samples | More Information
Exchange 5.5
Exchange Server 5.5 OWA supports mail/post folders in both the user’s mailbox and Public Folders, plus the Contacts and Calendar folders in the user’s mailbox.
Security patches:
More at Microsoft:
- Configuring OWA Outside the Default Web Site
- Microsoft Outlook Web Access Performance and Extensibility
- XWEB How to Set Up OWA for Specific Users
- XWEB Exchange Server 5.5 Outlook Web Access Logon Process
- XCCC Exchange 2000 Windows 2000 Connectivity Through Firewalls — How to install Outlook Web Access 5.5 on computers isolated from their Windows 2000 networks by a firewall
- XCCC Exchange 2000 OWA Cannot Access Exchange Server 5.5 Public Folders
Other resources:
- Brian Zoromski’s FAQ for Outlook Web Access
- Steve Luzynski’s FAQ for Outlook Web Access
- CDOLive – All you ever wanted to know about ASP & CDO but were afraid to ask
- A look at Exchange 5.5′s Outlook Web Access (Exploring Windows NT)
MSKB Articles
- OWA Creates English Special Folders (Contacts, Calendar …) During First Logon — if you need non-English folder names (MSKB)
- Diagnostic Logging Levels for OWA Defined in the Exchange Administrator Program
- XWEB: How to Remove the Change Password Button in Outlook Web Access
- XWEB: Check Name in OWA Only Resolves Names in the Global Address List
- X XWEB .MMP file Created by MS Exchange Active Server
- XWEB OWA Logon Page Does Not Display Graphics
- XWEB How to Move Messages to Folders in OWA
Troubleshooting
- OWA Troubleshooter
- XWEB OWA Uses Client RPC Binding Order to Establish Communication
- XWEB Outlook Web Access Processes Consecutive All-Day Appointments Incorrectly
- XWEB OWA Error Message Internet Explorer Cannot Download from the Internet Site
- XWEB Error Message Accessing Outlook Web Access HTTP 404 Not Found
- XWEB Outlook Web Access Error Message Unable to Render View
- CLN: Error Message The Page Cannot Be Displayed Adding an Attachment in Outlook Web Access or Internet Explorer 5
- XWEB: Suddenly and Permanently Unable to Reach Inbox Using Outlook Web Access
- XWEB: Day or Year Inconsistencies in Outlook Web Access Calendar View
- XWEB Outlook Web Access Error Message When Attempting to Reply to or Forward Messages
- XWEB Outlook Web Access Stops Responding When Users Log On If One Exchange Server Computer Is Unavailable Because of Network Problems
- XWEB: Contact Created in OWA Cannot Be Added As E-Mail Recipient in Outlook MAPI Clients
- XWEB: Outlook Web Access Error Message When Attempting to Reply to or Forward Messages
Samples
- Outlook Web Access Public Folder Contacts Enhancement — Allows you to display a Contacts folder from Public Folders with OWA for Exchange 5.5.
- Exchange Phone List Web Application — A sample showing how to display the Exchange Server 5.5 GAL via CDO anonymous access.
- Customer Contact Web Application — Using an Exchange Server 5.5 public Contacts folder.
- SAMPLE Cdoasp.exe Creates Simple Mail Client Using CDO and ASP
More Information
- Exchange 2000 and 2003 – All Technical Articles and Books / Updated — contains all Exchange 200/2003 technical articles and books published through Oct 2003. (57 MB)
- Server Tools for Mobile Access to Microsoft Exchange Server Data — some offer additional alternatives to OWA for browser users beyond those in the Tools section above
- How to Use Outlook Table Views with Microsoft Exchange Client and OWA
- Microsoft Outlook Web Access Performance and Extensibility (Microsoft)
- Using Outlook Web Access to check your mail when you’re away from the office
- Logging on to OWA with Only a Username
