Have you looked into Citrix ?  It has a full and a web client that solve a
multitude of remote access issues.

Frank Gribbin
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP

On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 08:27:53 -0500, Simpkins, Terry
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I'm looking for a list like this one for issues dealing with MS-Exchange.
>
>In the mean time, maybe someone on HP3000-L has already dealt with this
problem.
>
>We use Exchange as our mail server (several servers across multiple
locations), and Outlook as the client.  For the users that travel, we have
VPN access back to the office.  The problem is that we are frequently
finding hotels and other locations with broadband access, don't allow the
required
>ports through their firewalls, so we are unable to establish the VPN
connections.
>
>This leaves us with dial-up (very slow) or using the WebAccess method,
which has its own set
>of limitations, such as can't access the mail in your laptop client (PST
files) and doesn't allow access to your personal addressbook (contacts),
etc.
>
>We are investigating converting these users to a POP3 connection to the
Exchange server, which will not require the VPN connection, and I'd like to
hear what experience others have had using this idea.  The "issues" we have
identified so far include:
>- manual updates of the global address list will be required
>- because user's mail now resides on their laptop, they are responsible
for backing it up
>- one layer of acces security is removed (the VPN connection)
>
>Anyone dealt with this issue and willing to share experience?
>
>*****************************
>Terry W. Simpkins
>Director - ISIT
>Measurement Specialties
>757-766-4278
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