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[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
well without getting into all kinds of details about what an exchange server is and does, and how it has absolutly nothing to do with WiFi and how if you are running a PocketPC with Windows Mobile platform OS it will never sync using a WiFi connection, it still uses the GPRS or EDGE (or whatever data srvice you have from your service provider) to create a connection to the exchange server; I will tell you that I proved an exchange account for people that not only wish to sync thier data (including email) to a real exchange server, but be able to do it using the DirectPush service that is now on most mobile devices.

This allows you to recieve email instantly instead of having to download it in intervals, and also keeps all of your "outlook data" updated on the remote host.

in addition to providing directpush, many users opt to have thier gmail or other webmail based service address 'masked' onto thier new exchange account. this way they can reply from thier gmail accounts and make use of DirectPush and the ability to activesync all of thier important data to a remote site that can also be accessed by way of web interface known as the Outlook Web Access.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
honestly though, if you dont understand why you would need it and you are okay with just using WiFi, why is it that you are asking this question. Re-reading it, this post seems very retorical.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] HDR:
I run an Exchange server for myself and a few friends. Can give me some tips on how to set up DirectPush and aliases? I looked through most of the entries in the exchange manager, but can't find any refrences to it.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
exchange is a very tricky application. people write 500 page books explaining how to set it up, i could give you a few tips but there are so many different areas to exchange i would not know where to begin.

furthermore, and this goes for anyone posting here.

dont you think you should be more specific in what you are asking. asking for a few tips on setting up exchange... thats like asking for a few tips in how to build a house. they might help you but if you are stuck somewhere specific or need tips in a specific area of exchange im sure i could help.

but there is always google...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] HDR:
I ment on how to set up an alias for sending mail or direct push to my device. I got most of the other parts I want to use functional already. It is tricky tho! I spent around a week getting it set up right the first time, and when I upgraded to Exchange 2003 a while ago, I somehow corrupted my active directory. Thanks! :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] stephano:
is there a way to export contacts from Exchange server in a file?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
onto a file? Yes I suppose it could be done.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] LovnGrlyGrlz:
Port88?

does port88 kinda act like blackberry service?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] stefanhutu:
haven't seen a word from you, though i requested an e-mail account. I correctly applied my request on your website (stefanhutu)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] LovnGrlyGrlz:
=(

been 2 days already no responce yet...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] captainmicahp:
It also took him a few days to get back to me, but remember it is the holidays, and once you are setup, it is a wonderful solution. For an incredible price.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] greatsokol:
IMAP server login error

Can not login to IMAP (mail.port88.org) server for 2 days. Does anybody have the same problem?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
yeah i get about 60 request a day right now, im working on it, please everyone be patient.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
No more IMAP service as it eats all my bandwidth.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
I am getting an over whelming response this holiday season, it seems everyone has a new PDA now, so please be patient, I will do my best to get to everyones request, but I am only one person and I can only comit so much of my day to this project (I have a real job, and a life).

thanks for understanding.

AK
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] imasri29:
hey, thanks for the hard work.

after a fewdays i got my activation email. nice.

just one problem, i can't activate my account.

I get error:

Your Phone Number, Email Address and Password combination is incorrect (ref. 1).

My email address is imasri29@gmail.com ill pmu my phone #, maybe i need a password reset?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
Ill go ahead and reply to this real quick and let you know that it is always best if you email me these questions instead of posting them on this board, lucky for you i caught this one.

i have no idea what that error message means, or where you are getting it from, if you are getting this error on your phone then i cant help you.

there is no way my server will ever ask for your phone number so i assume you have not tried to access the outlook web interface as described in detail in the documentation that i provided you.

so please re read everything, try logging into OWA, and then email me with your question and a copy of the error message if you still can not access your account.

and most importantly and i can not stress this enough, you will have to give me your NAME and USERNAME or just something that would indicate who you are. I know somewhere in this thread i have said it but i will say it again, i have over a thousand users, giving me your phone number (which i dont need) or your gmail address does not help. mostly it just means that i have to reply to another comment telling another person that i dont know who you are and it means that i have no way of helping you.

i hate to be an asshole about stuff like this, but i do this for free on my own spare time, and everytime i have to send an email or make a post asking who the hell someone is, its just wasting my time, taking away from me helping others, and not getting you anywhere!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] imasri29:
lol stupid me, i was reading a 1800message.com email sorry

but i actually got it setup now (plz ignore my pm)

but the push feature isn't working. when i send email to my port88 emial it doesn't 'push'.

i have to manually press synch to get it through. and i do have push turned on my device from comm manager

thx for your hard work :)

my username is imasri29 email is imasri29@port88.org
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
did you not read what i just posted about emailing me questions instead of posting them here???

or how about the part where i ask for your NAME and/or USERNAME??

I still do not know who the hell you are how do you think i am supposed to help you????
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] imasri29:
sorry, i realised i had forgotten to include what you asked for as i had already written the msg before you replied and then i re-edited :)

my appologies.

but i'll send my request through email. :) thank you.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] imasri29:
hey everythign works.

sick service. if only my papal account worked, id be donating... is there any other forms of payment?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jello_e:
hey wattsup wid the server?

i can't seem to sync since 5 hours ago...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] crencom:
I can't sync either. Looks like site is down as well.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] padlad:
Seems ok for me. Did you get an email off Austin saying the following?:

'If you are having trouble syncing your device, please remove your server settings and reinstall them. The upgrade on the server caused a few changes to be made to the Active-Sync virtual directories and may have affected some users ability to sync. Simply setting up the exchange server again will fix this problem.

If you need a refresher (I did) on what the settings are, you can find documentation at http://www.port88.org/docs.php

Thanks

AK'
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] mbshah48207:
Not Impressed

I applied for access 4 days ago and received the following in response today:

"Unfortunatly registrations have been temporarily closed, and your request was not processed. Please visit http://www.port88.org for more information."

I like the idea of a service created and run by enthusiasts, but this kind of thing is a good reminder of some of the pitfalls of this approach (e.g., unexpected demand growth, constrained resources and the limits of human patience -- see post #140).

I was planning to upgrade to the premium service after trialling the free service, but it seems the smarter choice to use a commercial service like mail2web and avoid these kinds of issues altogether. I certainly applaud Mr. Kelly for his efforts and wish him the best of luck. But users like myself will be better served looking elsewhere.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ADB100:
As a guideling what sort of donations has everyone been giving?

I don't want to seem a bit 'tight', nor do I want to give too much :rolleyes:

Andy
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
excuse me?

Yeah, well it is a FREE service. I'm sorry you didnt get an account, and I am sorry you are unimpressed. But I'm supporting over 2000 users right now with no help. I don't want to be a comercial service, I dont want people to have to pay for something that should be offered for free. It sucks that we have to use propritary operating systems, espically on our phones, that only allow certian features with use of very expensive software (that I paid for out of my pocket mind you).

But when you say users like yourself would be better off looking elsewhere, I will have to agree. Part of the reason that I have had to close registration is because of users like yourself. If you are planing to pay for something, why not just go with the big boys in the first place, and stop demanding things from me? All to often do I get someone telling me they want this that and the other thing, and think that because I am doing this for free im supposed to setup special accounts for them and give them 24/7 tech support with thier phone.

My resources are not constrained, I offer much more in terms of space and bandwidth than any of the other guys. and I would say I am a very patient guy and very helpful with all of my current users. But I have a life. I also have a real job, and hobbies, and a loving boyfriend, and plenty to do.

So you will all have to excuse the **** out of me while I take a break from offering a free service.

As for those of you who are members, please do not forget that I will gladly signup your friends and family, simply let me know that you refered them.

Your MobileBOFH

AK
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jello_e:
just shut up

hey austin is giving us a free service, he spends HIS time and HIS money to provide HIS members this excellent service. now USERS LIKE YOU who gloat after not getting the FREE goodies better look elsewhere coz no one will welcome you or any other person LIKE YOU here.

if you can pay, well f%#king go to a paid service and just shut the hell up.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] tjmvdz:
closed registration

Hi, I really want to use the free exchange mail, but registration is closed. So maybe a current user can be so kind to refer me?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] frayes:
Hi can someone please refer me? If it works well then I might even consider the premium account. My problem with mail2web is I cannot use my gmail as reply-to nor can I use desktop outlook to sync with a server..
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Reighvin:
I am also looking for somebody who would possibly refer me to the service also.....
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Reighvin:
Are ALL signups except referals closed, or if I donated for a premium account, would I be able to get in here still? Thanks for the great service.

Semper Fi
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] DeniaL:
nvm, i have to update the server before doing this.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] clin0420:
I was wondering if a kind soul could refer me and allow me to use the fine services that port88 provides; it will be most appreciated :)

Or what kind of donation would it take to get me a basic account?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] DeniaL:
Anyone that still needs a Exchange account, I can provide one for them. I will be providing up to 50 or so accounts for free, donations will be and are always appreciated. My constraint right now is how much hard drive space I have. If I can get enough donations for a bigger hard drive I would be able to give out many many more accounts. I will probably make a new post for this as well, but I figured i'd put it in here since there are some people that would like to have this kind of service. Also, my service will include Exchange over HTTPS as well if you want to use the server with Outlook on whatever computer you want to.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] clin0420:
okay thanks Denial, PM me the details, I will try be a regular donater as I want this service to keep going.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] DeniaL:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=291041
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
If I find any current users are giving out referals to people that are fishing for them, your account will be closed.

And if this continues with people giving referals to people that are simply asking for them, I will have to get rid of all registrations.

It espically bothers me that any of my users, knowing how much work I have put into this, would simply give out a referal to someone they don't know.

However, I have found that some people are willing to donate to become a member, and I have no problem with that. If you are very intrested in becoming a Port88 user please feel free to visit the site and make a donation, and noting in the comment field who you are. Not only will this get you the basic services but it will get you all of the premium services as well.

I will be reopening free user registration with some restrictions in or around April 2007. You may choose to wait. I will however keep up with this forum and thread as much as i can, so if you have questions about registrations or anything else please do not hesitate to post them here.

thanks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
thanks

I wanted to thank you for offering accounts on your server, espically during the closed registration period I am having.

Any users that wish to have an account, I will direct to you. But please keep us updated on how many slots you have left. I know how quickly they can fill up.

I would also be happy to coloborate with you on some ideas, perhaps we can join forces and keep Mobile Outlook/DirectPush a free service. Heck, I might even be able to reopen registrations with some help from you.

:D:D:D
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] DeniaL:
Just let me know...I replied to your PM
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] nicofars:
shame this site didn't stay live long (not responding)

shame this site didn't stay live long (not responding)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
Not sure what you are refering to, but yes registrations are closed.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] padlad:
Think he meant not being able to log in via web or activesync today, i had the same problem but its ok now.

By the way i've sent you that doc on syncing with Symbian, hope its of use.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
yeah i got the doc, but as always been uber busy and havent taken the time to read over it, but once i do im going to post it on the site.

and I got the issue with the ISP resolved (thanks for changeing DNS servers with out telling anyone).
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] dragonedge:
I havn't been able to log onto my web mail for almost 3 weeks. I think my Pass was changed/reset or something. Username is same as it is here
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
yeah you keep saying that and i keep responding, i have even reset your password like you asked.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] dragonedge:
Oh great, thanks, if you have time can you PM me with what it was reset to? I seem to have lost the original email and just looked through 17 pages of posts to see if they could help :( no luck
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
nope i dont have time, why dont you email me and i will get back to you, this is not the place to ask for your password.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
If you are a current member please tell all of your friends about us, and if you are becoming a member please leave a review.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] alexn2:
Check Server configuration. User folders are visible..... http://www.port88.org/users.php
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
yeah thats on purpose, its called a portal
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] bleuiko:
Are email address spoofing donation-required now? I just signed up and I think I saw that message. I don't want my email replies to go to mail2web.com or port88.org.

How much downtime does port88.org usually get? If I had to pay anyway to get email spoof... might as well choose the one that has the best uptime. How is the lag on the direct push? mail2web has been pretty quick.

Thanks!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
Could you please tell me what your name is, as I do not think this service is for you, and I do not want to waste time setting up an account for you.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
Money talks....

Wow, thats a pretty big post.

I'm not really sure what you expect my response to be. Your sugestions are noted but really do not apply in this situation.

I don't use spamassassin, and i dont ever plan on installing it. Using third party software only tends to make things more commplicated, you have already given plenty of examples of this. I use the intigrated UCE and SLC ratings, sender filtering, and sender ID verification, which is all built into the most used email server in the world, exchange. If properly implimented it works a lot better than any spam software.

Im not Mail2Web and I have no comment on thier service. It's all really a matter of personal opinion as to whos service you prefer.

No there is no ability for users to control anything. They can access thier exchange functions, and setup rules if they would like, but i do not allow them to administer them selves, obviously for security reasons. additionally, if i were to let someone turn off thier spam filter, it would only strain resources more, and cause port88's spam assessment to rise.

I keep a average setting for spam across the board. people with public addresses are going to see that more spam gets though, thus is the nature of SPAM. I personally do not recieve spam.

Yes I could make it so your email didnt get filtered, but thats not going to happen, i do it for you then i have to do it for someone else, and im not going to have my servers subjected to any additional spam.

you seem to have some obsession with spam, i dont think this is going to be the right service for you, im not going to tailor my system settings to meet one individuals needs, no matter how nicely you suggest i do something. it sounds like to me you have your mail setup just fine, and my sugestion to you would be to get a dedicated server, as you seem to want a lot of special settings and configurations which no service provider is going to provide you espically not for free or for cheep.

now if you want to join port88 that is fine, you know how to sign up. but you will just have to get over the fact that you will get spam. no matter how hard system administrators try, spam always gets though, even on a whitelisted system. everyone get spam, its just part of the internet, get over it. im sure there is something more important in your life that you can put all that obsessing energy tward.

The way my systems are setup works perfectly for multiple (thousands) of users. and i seriously dont have time to setup accounts for people individual needs, however i have made custom arrangements for people that have donated larger ammounts of money to port88.

i dont know how to make much more clear, but money talks, you want something special and ive got a very large bandwidth bill to take care of.

if you wish to discuss this further please email me.

that goes for anyone that wishes to ask me for special services or wants to suggest how i run my servers.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] flamingcrumb:
Sorry! :o Tired late night babblings! I was praising Port88 dot org ...but then rambled about Exchange in general.

Your service = your prerogative.

I'm just surprised that you wouldn't do it for an appropriate donation. Again, your choice to make.

And to be quite honest Austin, you can come over as a bit abrasive. :p "No" is fine. Let's keep it cordial. My "obsession" is not wanting to waste excessive time sifting through Junk for real mail- or the reverse! Its already happened too much!

Only wanted to be able to turn off Spam filtering (and handle externally) if the built in scan really didn't not work for me. Service not offered at Port88. Got it!

Exactly. Good screening means deleting a few that sneak by but rarely getting false positives. My energy is already directed elsewhere and I just want to keep it that way.

Austin. I am applauding you, not telling you how to do anything. But this is a forum for public comments and discussions.

All the best.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] austindkelly:
I realize I come off as a **** a lot of the times. So sorry for that.

However, you did ask me once before if I would be willing to change things on my end to meet your needs. And the first time the answer was No!

This time I thought I would give you more of an explination, as you were so long winded about asking me the same exact question in hopes that I would change my mind.

This time the answer was NO, not unless you donate, and if you want to discuss that, you can email me.

And I do realize this is a public form, but even if you do get a sympathetic backing for your cause by making this public, it is not going to help you. I service close to 2500 people now, and I have no problem if they want to leave or stay, that is thier decision. But everyone should know that I did this for myself, and was nice enough to offer it to others for free. So it comes as is.

The reason I ask people to email me directly when they want to ***** or ask questions, is because I am able to respond much easier to those emails. And generally using a public forum to help back your opinion or assert yourself, only makes me have to be more of a ****. As if you had contacted me privatly we might have be able to work something out. Going public does and will not help your cause.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] flamingcrumb:
Ermm... really?

You're not making sense.

I emailed you privately asking if I could opt to not have my incoming mail filtered.

I made it very clear I would donate.

You said no.

Fine then. Fine now,

Sometime went by. When I recently saw your new posts and I stopped by to check in. That's all.

There is no "cause".

Aren't you the one using a public forum to assert your project?

As for the being a D part, it is just possible you have that covered all on your own.

I have many other things to do, so I have unsubscribed from this thread and added you to my blocked list.

Bye. :p