[WinMac] Re: BackOffice Mac Services need info sources

Hoover, David(dhoover[at]mgmt.purdue.edu)
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 08:57:18 -0500

Outlook for the Macintosh Exchange Server Version is designed to connect to
your Exchange Server using Appletalk or TCP/IP. You set up a profile using
the Outlook Setup application in the Outlook folder, where you can choose
your connection protocol.

Also, I agree with Alex that when using TCP/IP, specify the DNS name of the
Exchange Server rather than the NetBIOS/WINS name. This has fixed
connectivity problems we've had before.

This page offers a full description as well as the FTP link to download the
client software for the Mac:
http://www.microsoft.com/MAC/Exchange/default.htm

The current version is Outlook 8.2, which includes drag-and-drop support for
attachments.

David Hoover
Krannert Computing Center
Purdue University

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Dearden [mailto:pata@tampabay.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 6:45 PM
To: The Windows-MacOS cooperation list
Subject: [WinMac] Re: BackOffice Mac Services need info sources

>Now comes the first problem. installed Outlook Express on my Mac, go to the
>preferences area and options for connecting to the local server which are
>present
>in the PC version are not in the Mac Version. Is there a version of
>Outlook (not
>Outlook Express for the Mac) is there a server ready version and were do I
>get it?
>Am I missing something in the Outlook setup for the Mac?

You won't be using Appletalk (Mac Services) to connect to the NT server
with Outlook. Outlook is a mail client which generally use either MAPI or
POP protocols to talk to the servers. These usually travel through TCP/IP
and use particular IP sockets (ports). I don't use Outlook on a Mac so I
don't know if there's even a way to make it go through Appletalk... but
I'd say you're looking in the wrong place (Appletalk) and should
concentrate on configuring your IP address on the Mac and accessing the
server that way. Also, unless you are running DAVE, you won't be able to
access the NT server by its NetBIOS name (like you do from the other PCs
when you configure the Outlook client).

Hope that helps.

Alex Dearden
MCSE
pata@doglover.com

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