Set up secure pop3 or imap for external access to mail?

[glgcag1991]

I have an Exchange 2003 server that is behind a firewall with POP3 & IMAP disabled. All users connected with Outlook internally, and I have Outlook Web Access enabled for some users to access outside the firewall.

We just added a new employee who uses a Blackberry, and since I won't install Blackberry Enterprise server for just one user, I need to give him some form of access to his email from outside the office via POP3 or IMAP. What is the best approach to this?

I have an ssl cert installed on the Exchange server (to secure communications to OWA), so I can use it to secure communications via POP or IMAP as well, but in doing research about this, it has been suggested that I set up another virtual server. Not sure if this makes sense . . .

I appreciate the help!

 

[kzn]

We had the same problem ... a couple of users need to access there email on handhelds..... and BES worked out to expensive.

We are using HTC and HP handheld products and they are connecting to the exchange server using oma

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/OMA_Exchange_Server_2003.html

Hope this helps

 

[glgcag1991]

kzn, thanks for the response!

Unfortunately, I work in entertainment, and "cult of personality" is the order of the day- hence, certain users get what they want!

In this case, though I've tried already, I can't get him off the Blackberry thing, and he's sufficiently powerful enough that I can't just fall back on policy. So, I'm stuck.

How is the OMA thing working for you? I've got a couple of Exchange Activesync users and it works OK, but I've never tried OMA, as OWA for mobile devices just struck me as running slow in a browser. How have your users been with the experience?