Outlook Web Access

Outlook Web Access (OWA) is a way of accessing e-mail and scheduling information from an Exchange server, just as you would from Outlook, through a standard Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. OWA is present in two versions:

  • Outlook Web Access Premium, which takes advantage of features in Internet Explorer 6 (or later) to provide features such as secure messaging, rules, spell-checking, and reminders

  • Outlook Web Access Light, which can be used with any Web browser but does not support all the features of Outlook Web Access Premium

OWA is really just a way to access e-mail over port 80 from a browser (or whatever port your browser and network are set to use), although you can also use OWA for remote document access, ...

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