Learning Resources & References
Customizing the Outlook Web Access Logon Page
Summary
In Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, a new authentication mechanism was introduced for Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server 2003. Forms-based authentication provides a central Web logon screen for users to authenticate through. When you use forms-based authentication, your logon credentials are stored in a temporary cookie. Storing these credentials in a cookie provides a more secure mechanism for ensuring session logout and automatic timeout.
This topic provides information intended to help Exchange Server administrators customize their logon page so that it fits their organization's needs. Read more…
Creating and Deploying Outlook Web Access Themes
Summary
This topic provides information intended to help Exchange administrators in the design and modification of Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server 2003 themes.
When designing the Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 release of Outlook Web Access, Microsoft decided to unify the use of style sheets. This decision kept the appearance of the Outlook Web Access client similar to that of Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. In the course of this work, a few highly enthusiastic folks on the Outlook Web Access team realized that it would be relatively easy to offer a "skin" or "theme" capability to the release. Because of these efforts, you can create your own Outlook Web Access themes. This topic covers the basics of creating and deploying a theme in Outlook Web Access. Read more…
