"Jason" <Ja***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:36D3B611-D1D1-4E44-84DF-24033AD6B6F5@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> I am in the process of moving mailboxes from one Exchange 2003 server to a
> new Exchange 2003 server in the same site/location.  Problem is I have
> numerous users that only access their mailbox through PPTP VPN.  Never had
> a
> problem with users connecting to the VPN or their mailboxes on the
> original
> Exchange server.  But now, upon testing with a dummy account, I realized
> the
> Outlook will not automatically change their Exchange server name to
> reflect
> the new location.  I know it does this when you are connected and joined
> to
> the domain locally.  Seems it will not update this through the VPN
> connection.  I have security policies in place on the remote computers
> that
> will not allow the users to make this settings change so I cannot move
> their
> mailboxes to the new server.  Any suggestions on how to automate this
> process?  Seems there would be a way to have the users run a .reg file
> perhaps that would update it in the registry?  Any ideas are greatly
> appreciated.

"Ed Crowley [MVP]" wrote:

> It shouldn't work any differently through VPN, and I can assure you that I
> VPN all the time to my work computer, and every time my mailbox is moved
> Outlook doesn't miss a beat.  I suspect that your problem has to do with
> name resolution.  Are your VPNed users getting their DNS from the correct
> source?
> --
> Ed Crowley
> MVP - Exchange
> "Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"
>
> "Jason" <Ja***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:36D3B611-D1D1-4E44-84DF-24033AD6B6F5@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am in the process of moving mailboxes from one Exchange 2003 server to a
> > new Exchange 2003 server in the same site/location.  Problem is I have
> > numerous users that only access their mailbox through PPTP VPN.  Never had
> > a
> > problem with users connecting to the VPN or their mailboxes on the
> > original
> > Exchange server.  But now, upon testing with a dummy account, I realized
> > the
> > Outlook will not automatically change their Exchange server name to
> > reflect
> > the new location.  I know it does this when you are connected and joined
> > to
> > the domain locally.  Seems it will not update this through the VPN
> > connection.  I have security policies in place on the remote computers
> > that
> > will not allow the users to make this settings change so I cannot move
> > their
> > mailboxes to the new server.  Any suggestions on how to automate this
> > process?  Seems there would be a way to have the users run a .reg file
> > perhaps that would update it in the registry?  Any ideas are greatly
> > appreciated.
>
>
>

"Jason" <Ja***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:29E5C9C0-B75C-4673-9868-C0EDF6231383@microsoft.com...
> Hi Ed and thanks for the reply.  The VPN users are getting name resolution
> firts locally with their ISP, but when they attach to the VPN they are
> getting our two internal DNS servers via DHCP.
>
> When I move a mailbox and then try to open Outlook, it hangs for a minute
> or
> two and then says the Exchange server is unavailable.  Can't seem to
> figure
> out why.
>
> "Ed Crowley [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> It shouldn't work any differently through VPN, and I can assure you that
>> I
>> VPN all the time to my work computer, and every time my mailbox is moved
>> Outlook doesn't miss a beat.  I suspect that your problem has to do with
>> name resolution.  Are your VPNed users getting their DNS from the correct
>> source?
>> --
>> Ed Crowley
>> MVP - Exchange
>> "Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"
>>
>> "Jason" <Ja***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:36D3B611-D1D1-4E44-84DF-24033AD6B6F5@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I am in the process of moving mailboxes from one Exchange 2003 server
>> > to a
>> > new Exchange 2003 server in the same site/location.  Problem is I have
>> > numerous users that only access their mailbox through PPTP VPN.  Never
>> > had
>> > a
>> > problem with users connecting to the VPN or their mailboxes on the
>> > original
>> > Exchange server.  But now, upon testing with a dummy account, I
>> > realized
>> > the
>> > Outlook will not automatically change their Exchange server name to
>> > reflect
>> > the new location.  I know it does this when you are connected and
>> > joined
>> > to
>> > the domain locally.  Seems it will not update this through the VPN
>> > connection.  I have security policies in place on the remote computers
>> > that
>> > will not allow the users to make this settings change so I cannot move
>> > their
>> > mailboxes to the new server.  Any suggestions on how to automate this
>> > process?  Seems there would be a way to have the users run a .reg file
>> > perhaps that would update it in the registry?  Any ideas are greatly
>> > appreciated.
>>
>>
>>