I was told that a mac book pro running lion would sync with an exchange server like my iphone does. Well the don't at least not in any useful way. None of the genius', geeks or whatever the microsoft people call themselves could make it happen (although

Is there a question here or just a rant? Perhaps ask whomever gave you the sync with exchange server information to sort it out and set it up for you.

Also I live 150 miles from the nearest apple store

If you have AppleCare, they will come to your house! Give them a call.

Sorry but no, they won't. The AppleCare terms of service set the limit at 50 miles from an authorized onsite service provider, so only if JH happens to live within that distance from such a provider would s/he be able to get on-site service. And they will not provide on-site service for an issue with configuration of Mail; on-site service is only for warranty-covered hardware issues.

http://images.apple.com/legal/applecare/docs/081811_APP_English_NA_v5.4.pdf

Regards.

jheymann wrote:

At this moment I can recieve email thru the exchange server, the Mac shows its connected to the exchange server but I cannot send or reply to an email, and the incoming and outgoing server is the same freaking server! My simple iphone syncs seeemlessly with my servers, email, calendars and contacts. It makes no sense. Any suggestions?

iPhones connect to Exhange servers via ActiveSync, whereas Mac OS X Mail (as does Entourage EWS and Outlook 2011) connect via Exchange Web Services (I've read it's due to rather licensing issues for ActiveSync that prevents Apple from using it on OS X as well, but that's unconfirmed). So what works with one has little bearing on what works or doesn't work on the other.

Anyway, we'll see if we can come up with any ideas. Let's start with basics: what version of Exchange is running on the server and what version of Mac OS X is your MacBook running? And does this problem happen when you're connected directly to the company network, or only when you're connecting via another provider?

Regards.

Thanks for the additional information.

exchange server 2007 version 3 rollup 3?? I think that is the terminology that they use. Anyway it is the latest greatest upgraded just for this task. I understand and "rollup 4 came out in the last few days?

Rollup 4 came out in August of 2007. So if your company is indeed still on Rollup 3, they're very far behind. Mac OS X Mail requires Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Update Rollup 4 or later, so confirm with your IT folks that this they're not still on an older version. If they are, that could be a factor.

If they confirm that they are indeed on a more recent update, the Exchange server's SSL port setting may be different that what Mail defaulted to. Check with your IT folks to confirm the correct SSL port settings, then change to the appropriate port number in Mail accounts preferences if necessary.

Regards.

Sorry, when you said "version 3" I didn't read that as Service Pack 3. So version shouldn't be an issue. Let us know what they report about the port numbers. Also confirm whether SSL should be on or off.

Regards.

Am having similar difficulties with a MacBook Air. 10.7.3 connecting to late vers of Exchange 2007 (not sure of particulars). When moving between networks, initial connection to server takes from 5 to 30 minutes before incoming/outgoing mail moves. Tons of activity shows up but no new mail moves. Is this a symptom of yours too jheymann? I have many folders and sub folders that see some movement of email over the course of a day but not constant movement. Thanks for the thread.

My mail, contacts and calendars have no problems whatsoever synchronizing to our Exchange server, nor do the two dozen or so other 10.6 and 10.7 systems also here at my company, so it's not a blanket problem that affects all Mac installations, anyway. I still suspect a setup problem with your Exchange server, though without any way to look at all the settings I can't say with any certainty. Perhaps the technician at the Apple Store can help you sort things out.

Regards.

Is it possible to find out the typical server-side settings that a successful Mac-friendly exchange 2007 server setup includes, particularly authentication methods? Particularly in your case, but any general ones would be helpful so I can query the ITs.

Cheers

I would presume so, but not being an expert in Exchange server setups I can't tell you specifically where to look. My limited experience with Exchange leads me to believe that the settings are scattered around and not in one neat, obvious place. If you're asking if I can give you information from our Exchange setup, sorry but no, I can't, since I'm not one of the Exhange server admins here.

Regards.

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