Connecting to Exchange without being logged into network as domainmember?

T

timbr

At my workplace, our company uses a Windows Server 2003 domain
network, and we're going to be migrated to an Exchange 2007 server (we
had a POP3/SMTP server for email until now). Local client is Outlook
2003.

My problem is that, although I do have a domain user login, I never
used it to log into my machine in years. I use a separate local
workstation login and connect to server shares and the POP/SMTP server
manually (with the domain user login and password). My machine is
heavily customized (user-based), those customizations would be
destroyed if I have to move to a different user profile on my machine.

So I'm looking for a way to keep logging in to my machine as user
"B" (not a member of the domain) while connecting to the Exchange
server over the LAN as user "A". Is there any way to do that? From
searching the net, I couldn't find anything.

BTW: There is no IMAP functionality set up for the Exchange server
(AFAIK, Exchange could do that), so I cannot use that as a workaround
for mail.

Any hints?
 
F

F.H. Muffman

At my workplace, our company uses a Windows Server 2003 domain
network, and we're going to be migrated to an Exchange 2007 server (we
had a POP3/SMTP server for email until now). Local client is Outlook
2003.

My problem is that, although I do have a domain user login, I never
used it to log into my machine in years. I use a separate local
workstation login and connect to server shares and the POP/SMTP server
manually (with the domain user login and password). My machine is
heavily customized (user-based), those customizations would be
destroyed if I have to move to a different user profile on my machine.

So I'm looking for a way to keep logging in to my machine as user "B"
(not a member of the domain) while connecting to the Exchange server
over the LAN as user "A". Is there any way to do that? From searching
the net, I couldn't find anything.

Actually, you shouldn't need to do anything. If Outlook can't connect to
the server using your current credentials, it should ask you for the proper
credentials to get into the mailbox. And even if it doesn't, the profile
set up will allow you to force Outlook to prompt for domain credentials by
going to the Security tab of the profile definition and selecting None for
Logon Network Security.
 
T

timbr

f.h., thank you so very much!
Today the server was migrated and everything went perfectly.
This saved me a HUGE amount of time and work!
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Top