Actually, the answer to both questions is yes. Outlook is more than capable
of receiving both web based mail, and MS Exchange mail. Forwarding is one
way as you mentioned. The other way is to get the proper port information
from IT and use Outlook as an IMAP client. IMAP allows your IT folks to
control the mail on their servers, but allows you to view it, and work with
it like any other email. Doing it this way poses no threat to the IT network
at all, and it doesn't even require VPN.
Bill
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From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ana G
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 9:36 PM
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Subject: [VICUG-L] Receiving Microsoft Exchange Mail directly on the
Computer
Hi all,
We use Microsoft exchange at one of my teaching jobs. There are two versions
of the Outlook web interface: the full site and the scaled down version that
works better with screen readers. The screen reader version is very
accessible, but it's not the most eficient site on the planet.
For example, all controls are links, so to find what I want, I need to
either arrow around or use the browser find command. Things would go more
quickly if some controls were links; others, links with graphics; and still
others, buttons. Because of this, downloading my students'
homework and later uploading my responses takes one to two hours, depending
on the number of students.
To make better use of my time, I'd really like to send and receive my
Exchange email directly on the computer, but the IT director on campus says
that's not possible. I suspect that it is possible but that the powers that
be have decided not to allow it.
Is there any way to receive exchange mail anyway? In Options, there's an
item for sending the email to my cell phone. Can that somehow be routed to
the computer? If I were using Outlook for Windows, would I be able to
receive Exchange mail into regular Outlook?
I suspect the answer to both questions is "no," but it doesn't hurt to ask,
right?
Ciao
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