Can I use my Outlook email box from home?
Yes, you can! By using RPC!
Configuring the Outlook 2003 RPC over HTTP Client
You must use Outlook 2003 running on Windows XP Service Pack 2 to connect using the RPC over HTTP protocol.
It is important to note that you must create the Outlook 2003 profile while the Outlook 2003
computeris on the internal network. In addition, a user with an existing profile will not be able to alter the existing profile so that it can use RPC over HTTP if that client is not located on the internal
network.
The Outlook 2003 profile must be configuredto use RPC over HTTP while that machine is connected
to the internal network and can access the ExchangeServer via TCP port 135.
Configuring the Outlook 2003 Client to use RPC over HTTP
Create an Outlook 2003 profile while the Outlook 2003 computer is on the URMC network either
directly or via a VPN connection.
Modify the Outlook profile as follows:
From the Start Menu open up the Control Panel and Double Click the Mail Icon.
At the Mail Setup window select the Show Profiles… button
Highlight the profile you just created.
Click Properties
Select E-mail Accounts
Choose View or change existing e-mail accounts
And click Next >
In the E-mail Accounts window highlight the Microsoft Exchange Server and click Change
In the Exchange Server Settings window click More Settings …
On the Microsoft Exchange Server window select the Security tab
Choose to Encrypt data between Microsoft Office Outlook and Microsoft Exchange Server
Click on the Connection tab
Choose to Connect to my Exchange mailbox using HTTP
Then Click the Exchange Proxy Settings button
Under Connection settings
In the Use this URL to connect to my proxy server for Exchange: box type mail.urmc.rochester.edu
Check the Mutually authenticate the session when connecting with SSL
And in the Principal name for proxy server type msstd: mail.urmc.rochester.edu
Check both On fast and On slow networks boxes
In the Proxy Authentication settings box choose Basic Authentication
Click OK
Click Apply
Click OK
Click Next
Click Finish
Click Close
Disconnect from the VPN connection
Open Outlook to test.
