OWA SSL

[rtiv]

E2K SP Front End/Back End set up.

Trying to implement OWA using SSL where my users can simply type in

http://mail.domain.com

versus

https://mail.domain.com/exchange

I've followed MS KB article #279681 and did everything it said (wasn't
difficult), however, it still isn't working. I simply did a copy/paste of
the code into a file named owahttps.asp (using notepad). I then placed that
file in the c:\inetpub\

http://wwwroot\owaasp

directory, stopped/restarted the IIS
Admin service but when I now try

http://mail.domain.com

I'm getting:

You are not authorized to view this page
You might not have permission to view this directory or page using the
credentials you supplied.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you believe you should be able to view this directory or page,
please try to contact the Web site by using any e-mail address or phone
number that may be listed on the mail.domain.com home page.

You can click Search to look for information on the Internet.




HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden
Internet Explorer

Here is some output from my w3svc1 IIS Log:

2002-04-09 19:55:31 172.22.9.5 - W3SVC1 MAIL 172.22.9.5 80 GET
/owaasp/owahttps.asp 403;

http://mail.domain.com/exchange

403 0
Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.0)


Anyone have any idea's ?

 

[epohl]

You might want to try changing the line of code in your Owahttps.asp that is strSecureURL = strSecureURL & "/exchange" to strSecureURL = strSecureURL & "/exchange/logon.asp"

 

[rtiv]

Hello,

I made the suggested edits to the owahttps.asp file, however, when typing in

http://mail.domain.com

I'm still getting the "you are not authorized to view this page".

I initially changed the "custom error" for 403.4 on the "exchange" virtual directory to point to the URL where the owahttps.asp file lived. I then tried editing the default web site custom errors tab....both don't work...within the w3svc1 log, still getting

:2002-04-10 20:41:53 172.22.9.9 - W3SVC1 MAIL 172.22.9.5 80 GET /owaasp/owahttps.asp 403;

http://mail.domain.com/

403 0 Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.0)

this is driving me nuts

 

[epohl]

Can you post you code you have in your owahttps.asp file? Might want to double check your (strSecureURL = "

https://")

and make sure you have HTTPS .

 

[rtiv]

Here is the code:

<%
If Request.ServerVariables(&quot;SERVER_PORT&quot=80 Then
Dim strSecureURL
strSecureURL = &quot;

https://&quot;

strSecureURL = strSecureURL & Request.ServerVariables(&quot;SERVER_NAME&quot
strSecureURL = strSecureURL & &quot;/exchange&quot;
Response.Redirect strSecureURL
End If
%>

I also tried what you suggested by putting in &quot;/exchange/logon.asp&quot;

But that didn't work. Not sure what you mean by saying &quot;make sure I have https&quot; ??

I'm about to pick up the phone and call MS PSS support as I'm running out of time/patience. I'll wait a few more minutes to see if you can assist.

thank you

 

[rtiv]

If anyone cares, I just hung up from a 1 hour phone call with MS PSS Support and they flat out said the Q article in question is WRONG!! In step #5 where you edit the 403.4 custom error, it must be done on the &quot;default web site&quot; and not the &quot;exchange&quot; virtual server. That, along with some permission changes resolved my issue. My users can now enter

http://mail.domain.com

and access their mail via a SSL OWA connection to my front end server which proxies it to the back via port 443.

 

[Xybertron]

I've sent an e-mail to a co-worker to test the article and if it doesn't work to fix it. Dan
Microsoft Exchange Support @ Microsoft