This article contains questions and answers about using Microsoft Exchange
remotely in Windows 95.
- Q. Before upgrading to Windows 95, I used Microsoft Mail Remote
version 3.2 with Windows for Workgroups. Can I dial into the
Microsoft Mail 3.2 Message Transfer Agent (MTA) using the Microsoft
Exchange client and Dial- Up Networking with Windows 95?
A. No. You cannot dial into a Microsoft Mail 3.2 MTA using the
Microsoft Exchange client, because Microsoft Mail Remote version
3.2 uses a unique protocol that only the Microsoft Mail Remote
client can understand. To dial into the MTA, you must install the
Microsoft Mail Remote client in Windows 95. If you want to use the
Microsoft Exchange client, you must dial into a Microsoft Windows
NT Remote Access Server (RAS) or Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking
server instead of dialing into the MTA server.
- Q. How do I configure the Microsoft Exchange client to store my
personal information store (.pst file) on a network server?
A. The Microsoft Exchange client does not have an option to
automatically store your personal information store on a network
server. However, you can do so by manually moving the .pst file to
a network server that you have full access to, and then specifying
the new location of the personal information store the next time
you start Microsoft Exchange.
- Q. How do I synchronize my personal information stores when I use
Microsoft Exchange on multiple computers (for example, on a laptop
computer that connects to the network using Dial-Up Networking, and
another computer that is physically connected to the network)?
A. To synchronize your personal information stores, use either of the
following methods:
- Choose one of your personal information stores to use as a
starting point, and then move that .pst file to a network server
that you have full access to. The next time you start Microsoft
Exchange on each of your computers, specify the location of this
personal information store.
- Configure your computers to use the Remote Mail feature of
Microsoft Exchange. Then, when you connect to a server to
download your new messages, retrieve copies of the messages,
rather than retrieving the original messages themselves. Once
you have retrieved copies of a particular message on all of your
computers, mark the message for deletion so that it will be
deleted the next time you choose the Transfer Mail option.
For more information about using the Remote Mail feature of
Microsoft Exchange, view the Using Microsoft Exchange Remotely
online Help topic in Microsoft Exchange.
- Q. When I use the Remote Mail feature of Microsoft Exchange, what
Microsoft Exchange services can I use to preview my messages?
A. You can preview messages with the following Microsoft Exchange
services:
- The Microsoft Mail service
- The Microsoft Network Online Service
- The CompuServe Mail service
- The Internet Mail service (included with Microsoft Plus! for
Windows 95)
- Q. What is the difference between the Update Headers and Transfer Mail
options in the Remote Mail feature of Microsoft Exchange?
A. Both of these options download all new message headers from the
server. The Transfer Mail option also sends any mail that is
currently stored in your Outbox. In addition, if you have
previously downloaded message headers and marked some of these
messages for retrieval, retrieval of a copy, or deletion, the
Transfer Mail option performs the appropriate action on each of
these messages.
- Q. Why am I unable to retrieve mail when my computer is connected to
the network, even though I can connect to the Microsoft Exchange
server and it appears that I can send mail?
A. The Remote Mail feature of Microsoft Exchange may be enabled. To
disable this feature, click Services on the Tools menu, click
Microsoft Mail, click Properties, click the LAN Configuration tab,
and then click the Use Remote Mail check box to clear it. When this
check box is selected, you must use the Remote Mail feature of
Microsoft Exchange to retrieve your new mail. To access the Remote
Mail tool, click Remote Mail on the Tools menu.
- Q. What is the Msremote.sfs folder used for?
A. This folder is used by the Microsoft Mail service when you enable
the Remote Mail feature to store address information when the Use
Local Copy option is enabled, and to store other user account
information.
- Q. How do I enable Remote Mail for the Internet Mail service that is
included with Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95?
A. On the Tools menu, click Services, click Internet Mail, click
Properties, click the Connection tab, and then click the Work Off-
Line And Use Remote Mail check box to select it.