Microsoft KB Archive/268822

= XWEB: OWA How to Redirect http:///exchange Users to Use https:// Prefix =

PSS ID Number: 268822

Article Last Modified on 9/22/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Outlook Web Access 5.5 SP 1
 * Microsoft Outlook Web Access 5.5 SP 2
 * Microsoft Outlook Web Access 5.5 SP 3
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5

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This article was previously published under Q268822



SUMMARY
This article describes how to customize the error feature for the Exchange Server virtual directory to redirect Outlook Web Access (OWA) users to use the &quot;https://&quot; prefix.

An Exchange Server administrator who has just enabled the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to gain access to the OWA server by using the Internet for greater security may want to seamlessly switch former users of the &quot;http://server_name/exchange&quot; Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to use the &quot;https://server_name/exchange&quot; URL.



MORE INFORMATION
To redirect OWA users to use the &quot;https://&quot; prefix by using the Custom Errors page for the default Web site:  Copy the following example to an .htm file (use Notepad if you want to, just make sure that the file name has an .htm extension):

   

 Replace  with your server name. For example, if your server is named OWAserver, the line should look like the following line:



 Save this .htm file in the same folder that the custom errors for the Exchange Server virtual directory are located in. To determine the location of those files, right-click the Default Web Site, open the properties, and then click the Custom Errors tab. Copy your new .htm file to that location. To change the default error message for 403.4 errors, click 403;4 error, and then click Edit Properties. The properties for this error are displayed in a dialog box. Leave the message type as File, and copy or move the .htm file that you created to the same default folder that the custom errors are located in. Change the end of the entry for the file to reflect the name of the new .htm file that you just copied to this folder. Click OK.</li></ol>

After you perform these steps, if you go to http:// /exchange, where  is your Microsoft Internet Information Service (IIS) server name, you should be redirected to https:// /exchange and the Logon.asp page to continue.

Additional query words: &quot;outlook web access&quot; security

Keywords: kbfile kbinfo KB268822

Technology: kbExchange550 kbExchangeSearch kbOutlookSearch kbOWA550 kbOWA550SP1 kbOWA550SP2 kbOWA550SP3 kbZNotKeyword2

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