[Q] Disable email account certificate verification? - Windows Phone 7 General

Hey
I was wondering if there is a way to get my school emails from an exchange configuration, I've managed to get it down to a matter of "Certificate not verified" and, even though I am not a network administrator I know that its because its was signed by the school itself. Is there a way I can disable the verification or bypass it somehow?
Thanks in advance

Install the certificate on your phone. Either email it or put it on your web server.

Like the previous poster said - just email it to yourself. You can even email it to your exchange account and the log onto the webmail to get it

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Best solution for viewing Outlook Web Access on Hermes?

I can't connect through PIE. Thanks,
You're going to have to give more info if you want any help. Config for OWA is very straightforward - just set up the http address of your OWA server in Activesync (option to sync with exchange server instead of locally) work through the options and then it activesync will work over the wireless data. That said, please make sure you read the various info sources for configuration before you ask a question thats answered elsewhere and get jumped on
If you have problems either risk it and post or PM me
lol, what possible reason would you have for accessing OWA on your Hermes...you should put it into ActiveSync on your phone for live push mail and auto updating contacts/calender etc. Unless you have a reason to NOT do this, i'm not understanding why you would want to use PIE to access OWA.
DeniaL said:
lol, what possible reason would you have for accessing OWA on your Hermes...
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Only reason I can think of is access to Public Folders...?
I use OWA to access my work email system, occasionally.
Hermes Outlook actually syncs up with my own Exch2007 server.
Lets face it, we all use the device for different things in different ways...
philg2000 said:
Lets face it, we all use the device for different things in different ways...
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i use mine to... mow my lawn and shave....
you?
I just get the message "error syncronizing" when I set it up in outlook or activesync. When I go back to check my settings the password is like 3 times longer than what i typed. "*************** instead of *******?
whodatfever said:
I just get the message "error syncronizing" when I set it up in outlook or activesync. When I go back to check my settings the password is like 3 times longer than what i typed. "*************** instead of *******?
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That's normal, the number of ****'s doesn't reflect the length of your password. You should re-check your login details and connection settings though....
Could it be some security setting my company has placed on the server?
To set up pocket outlook to sync with your exchange server you need the option on the exchange server to connect via SSL.
You also need to get a copy of the SSL certificate and install it to your device.
If you can already access your email through your outlook inbox on your PC through SSL (Not OWA, look through the accounts settings in outlook) you are halfway there. Just get the certificate and install it to your device.
Absolutely could be an issue on your company's server. Where I work they explicitily prevent access via the server. I spoke directly to the sys admins of the server and they said OH we do that for security purposes as we only support Blackberries... If you want your email get a blackberry... Sorry not gonna happen. So I too use OWA all the time..

Trouble with Exchange Server on Tilt 2 Phone

Is anyone else having trouble with configuring the Exchange Server e-mail to work on the Tilt 2 Phone? I know that I've entered the right settings for the server name, domain, etc. Unfortunately, though, I keep getting an error message saying "error synchronizing." When configuring via Active Sync, the specific support code that I'm getting is 0x80072EE7. I've tried everything else that I know how to do. Is there anything that I'm missing? Has anyone else had this problem and figured it out? Thanks for the help.
The only thing that I can suggest is to check the user name that you are entering. In mine it asks for the user name but it really wants the whole email address again. Good luck, I hope that helps.
Exchange Server Problems...
thedon0369 said:
The only thing that I can suggest is to check the user name that you are entering. In mine it asks for the user name but it really wants the whole email address again. Good luck, I hope that helps.
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Thanks a lot for the reply. I did go ahead and try as you suggested. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working. I tried several variations of what you suggested, but still nothing worked... frustrating!
Exchange Server Problems
AT&T is saying that I need to pay for a different data plan - more money, of course - for me to be able to access the Exchange Server. I guess the 40 dollars that I pay each month for data and text messaging isn't enough. They said that I'd need to pay them another 15 dollars, or so, a month for me to access Exchange Server e-mail. I guess it's different from accessing regular POP3 or IMAP e-mail. Does this sound right? Would I need to pay additional money, beyond the full data package that I already pay for, in order to access Exchange e-mail? There has to be another way, right?
No other way around it that I know of. You need an Enterprise data plan to hit an Exchange Server. The extra charge is probably due to the extra data useage of being constantly connected to the Exchange Server. I'm not saying the extra charge is justified. An unlimited data plan should be unlimited. But we all know AT&T has a different definition of "unlimited". It's just the way the great Death Star operates.
PiSigma said:
No other way around it that I know of. You need an Enterprise data plan to hit an Exchange Server. The extra charge is probably due to the extra data useage of being constantly connected to the Exchange Server. I'm not saying the extra charge is justified. An unlimited data plan should be unlimited. But we all know AT&T has a different definition of "unlimited". It's just the way the great Death Star operates.
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That's what I feared... Thanks for your time and assistance with this. I appreciate it. (I won't be paying them anymore money, though! I'll just have to deal with it...)
Weird...both my wife and I have the $30/month data plan and it lets us download from Exchange.
Try configuring the server via the Activesync. My company's email address and username (login name for your corporate network) are not the same and I don't think it prompts you during initial setup. If your company has a similar infrastructure as mine, be sure to enter your email address where it asks for that, and your network login username (not your email address) when it asks for the login credentials.
Edit: A quick Bing search came up with this: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/Q_22027911.html
Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to see what the resolution is for that exact error code. Basically, it boils down to your SSL/encryption settings on your phone not matching what's required by Exchange. It has nothing to do with sending AT&T more money.
e_dogg said:
Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to see what the resolution is for that exact error code. Basically, it boils down to your SSL/encryption settings on your phone not matching what's required by Exchange. It has nothing to do with sending AT&T more money.
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I'm also getting Exchange mail on the $30 a month data plan.
That's a good suggestion on the SSL settings--try either checking or unchecking that box during the setup.
One thing to try is hook up your phone to WiFi to see if that stops the error, then you know its AT&T thats stopping your Exchange from working. Otherwise you know its another error.
DD7374 said:
AT&T is saying that I need to pay for a different data plan - more money, of course - for me to be able to access the Exchange Server. I guess the 40 dollars that I pay each month for data and text messaging isn't enough. They said that I'd need to pay them another 15 dollars, or so, a month for me to access Exchange Server e-mail. I guess it's different from accessing regular POP3 or IMAP e-mail. Does this sound right? Would I need to pay additional money, beyond the full data package that I already pay for, in order to access Exchange e-mail? There has to be another way, right?
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Exchange Server ActiveSync operates 100% over HTTP over SSL. If you can go to websites that are prefixed with "https://" then you can access Exchange Server ActiveSync provided you are configured correctly.
The first thing that I would suggest doing, is verifying that the web services for the Exchange you're trying to connect to are properly configured, by visiting the following URL:
https://[DNS host of your Exchange]/Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync/
If you're prompted to enter credentials, enter them:
[DOMAIN]\[username]
[password]
And see if you get an HTTP 501. If you do get this HTTP Status Code, it means that Exchange Server ActiveSync is properly configured on the Exchange end. If you do not get this status code, or do not get prompted for credentials, it means that either the Exchange server is not [properly] configured for Exchange Server ActiveSync, or that, that service is not properly published to the internet.
If you are warned about an untrusted certificate, this could be your problem. You will need to obtain a copy of the root certification authority which signed the SSL certificate for the Exchange, and install it on your phone.
Then, try going to this address on your phone. You should experience the same behaviour. This means that either:
A. You are setting up your phone wrong.
B. Your e-mail account has been blocked from using ActiveSync by an Exchange administrator.
If you cannot go to this address on your phone, try going to another site that is HTTPS, and see if that succeeds.
I just got exchange working for myself, after coming up against what felt like a brick wall, and smacking my head against it for a few days.
First things first, check if your server is set up for it. go to https://youremailserver/oma and see what you get. You should get prompted for your username/password, then (maybe) get a warning about an unsupported device, then get a super-pared-down screen with links to inbox etc...
As a side note, this should also work from your phone's web browser (that's what that site was made for), though you'll be zooming in after every click.
If you don't get all that, or get an error message, then contact your administrator, 'cause it's not set up.
If you are the administrator, or your administrator wants to set it up but doesn't know how, let me know (by PM, I'll probably forget to look here later) and I'll send you the steps. It's server config stuff and you'd need admin privileges on the exchange server. The default settings in Exchange Server simply don't allow for OMA.
Just a follow up to my earlier post - I spoke with three different AT&T CS reps today, including one from the Wireless Data Group, and they all told me you would be violating your ToS if you access an Exchange Server with a PDA Personal plan. So, while this may not be the technical cause of your problems, it could be an issue if you get caught. Sort of like those of us who tether without a tethering plan.
Just FYI......
kay7 said:
I just got exchange working for myself, after coming up against what felt like a brick wall, and smacking my head against it for a few days.
First things first, check if your server is set up for it. go to https://youremailserver/oma and see what you get. You should get prompted for your username/password, then (maybe) get a warning about an unsupported device, then get a super-pared-down screen with links to inbox etc...
As a side note, this should also work from your phone's web browser (that's what that site was made for), though you'll be zooming in after every click.
If you don't get all that, or get an error message, then contact your administrator, 'cause it's not set up.
If you are the administrator, or your administrator wants to set it up but doesn't know how, let me know (by PM, I'll probably forget to look here later) and I'll send you the steps. It's server config stuff and you'd need admin privileges on the exchange server. The default settings in Exchange Server simply don't allow for OMA.
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I don't know what version of Exchange you're thinking of, but I'm running Exchange Server 2007, and "OMA" is not a virtual directory on my CAS.
PiSigma said:
Just a follow up to my earlier post - I spoke with three different AT&T CS reps today, including one from the Wireless Data Group, and they all told me you would be violating your ToS if you access an Exchange Server with a PDA Personal plan. So, while this may not be the technical cause of your problems, it could be an issue if you get caught. Sort of like those of us who tether without a tethering plan.
Just FYI......
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How are they going to catch you? Crack open that SSL tunnel and examine your traffic?
I think they have better things to do.
Just thought I'd mention that I've gotten my Exchange Server to work. Thank you to everyone who's given suggestions to me in order to resolve my problem. It's nice to know that everyone here is so helpful. Thanks again.
PiSigma said:
Just a follow up to my earlier post - I spoke with three different AT&T CS reps today, including one from the Wireless Data Group, and they all told me you would be violating your ToS if you access an Exchange Server with a PDA Personal plan. So, while this may not be the technical cause of your problems, it could be an issue if you get caught. Sort of like those of us who tether without a tethering plan.
Just FYI......
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Thanks for the tips... I appreciate all your time.
kay7 said:
I just got exchange working for myself, after coming up against what felt like a brick wall, and smacking my head against it for a few days.
First things first, check if your server is set up for it. go to https://youremailserver/oma and see what you get. You should get prompted for your username/password, then (maybe) get a warning about an unsupported device, then get a super-pared-down screen with links to inbox etc...
As a side note, this should also work from your phone's web browser (that's what that site was made for), though you'll be zooming in after every click.
If you don't get all that, or get an error message, then contact your administrator, 'cause it's not set up.
If you are the administrator, or your administrator wants to set it up but doesn't know how, let me know (by PM, I'll probably forget to look here later) and I'll send you the steps. It's server config stuff and you'd need admin privileges on the exchange server. The default settings in Exchange Server simply don't allow for OMA.
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I got it! Thanks for your help.
Spike15 said:
Exchange Server ActiveSync operates 100% over HTTP over SSL. If you can go to websites that are prefixed with "https://" then you can access Exchange Server ActiveSync provided you are configured correctly.
The first thing that I would suggest doing, is verifying that the web services for the Exchange you're trying to connect to are properly configured, by visiting the following URL:
https://[DNS host of your Exchange]/Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync/
If you're prompted to enter credentials, enter them:
[DOMAIN]\[username]
[password]
And see if you get an HTTP 501. If you do get this HTTP Status Code, it means that Exchange Server ActiveSync is properly configured on the Exchange end. If you do not get this status code, or do not get prompted for credentials, it means that either the Exchange server is not [properly] configured for Exchange Server ActiveSync, or that, that service is not properly published to the internet.
If you are warned about an untrusted certificate, this could be your problem. You will need to obtain a copy of the root certification authority which signed the SSL certificate for the Exchange, and install it on your phone.
Then, try going to this address on your phone. You should experience the same behaviour. This means that either:
A. You are setting up your phone wrong.
B. Your e-mail account has been blocked from using ActiveSync by an Exchange administrator.
If you cannot go to this address on your phone, try going to another site that is HTTPS, and see if that succeeds.
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I got it! Thanks for your help.
kay7 said:
I just got exchange working for myself, after coming up against what felt like a brick wall, and smacking my head against it for a few days.
First things first, check if your server is set up for it. go to https://youremailserver/oma and see what you get. You should get prompted for your username/password, then (maybe) get a warning about an unsupported device, then get a super-pared-down screen with links to inbox etc...
As a side note, this should also work from your phone's web browser (that's what that site was made for), though you'll be zooming in after every click.
If you don't get all that, or get an error message, then contact your administrator, 'cause it's not set up.
If you are the administrator, or your administrator wants to set it up but doesn't know how, let me know (by PM, I'll probably forget to look here later) and I'll send you the steps. It's server config stuff and you'd need admin privileges on the exchange server. The default settings in Exchange Server simply don't allow for OMA.
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if you could send it to me that would be great, i'll pm you
Hi,
I had a similar problem with my TP2. Its unbranded and connected to T-Mobile UK. The phone woould not load any https sites, because the t-mobile connection settings has the 'Use proxy server' option checked. As soon as i unchecked that it sync'd to exchange perfectly.
not sure f that option is checked on yours.
Ian..

[Q] Can not Get Email from Exchange Server

I am having problem to see anything in the inbox from my company's exchange server. I have the same setup with my HeroC without any issue. Does anyone have this kind of problem. I am able to sent email from the account.
Thanks
zilla1000 said:
I am having problem to see anything in the inbox from my company's exchange server. I have the same setup with my HeroC without any issue. Does anyone have this kind of problem. I am able to sent email from the account.
Thanks
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More account info required. I have one real exchange account and 4 google accounts syncing through exchange on the email app without issue. So it's not a fundamental issue with the app.
I will say that setting up exchange between droids, HTC and samsungs can be a pain because they all want the setup info entered differently. I wish the gmail app would handle exchange accounts, it would be so nice to have one process work on all Android phones.
You are doing the manual setup. Sometimes outsourced exchange services can b funky to setup. I had one that weird.
Example:
Email was [email protected]
Sever address was west.ex145.server.net
Domain was ex145
Username was ex145\goober_newdomainname
If you do not use manual config the app assumes the server is bigco.com. I have also seen issues if you have the accept all ssl certificates checked. You would think you would want it checked in something like the example above because all the redirects an domains but checking that created issues.
Thanks for the response; I am using manual setup with the following info (using a generic name as example)
Email was [email protected]
Sever address was exchange.company.com
Domain was company
Username was company\username
There is no problem for the account setup, and I can see the inbox and the sub folders under it; however, all are empty. I can also send email from the email apps. I tried manual refresh, push, it all shows 0 mail. From the Exchange web access, I can see the mobile device sync status; but the last sync time was not updating.
Any suggestion on what else I should try.
Thanks.
delete the account on the phone, and recreate it using the correct settings, after you click save or something after configuring it, it should bring you to your email app inbox with no messages. now wait, after a few minutes it should alert you about needing additional security rights or something. it will either pop up and tell you about it, accept it, or it might just pop up a notification so you'll have to expand your notification bar menu then click the notification to accept it. your miles my vary, but that is what worked for me.
ELSE, this is the full processes I had to do (I'm the exchange admin at my work)
Open Active Directory Users and Computers, enable Advanced Features (View > Advanced Features). Go to the properties of the user you are trying to enable, go to the security tab, click Advanced, Then select Exchange Server (******\Exchange Servers) and click the checkbox for Include inheritable permission from this object’s parent.
Clear the cache for the email program on the Android phone (Settings > Applications > Manage applications > All > Email > Clear data) THIS WILL DELETE ALL E-MAIL ACCOUNTS AND EMAIL ON THE PHONE!!!!!!!!
Add the account as you usually would, it will, do a refresh and it will show no e-mails. In a few seconds you should get an alert that the program needs extra permissions, select that notification and accept it.
Also for anyone who is getting some kind of certificate error or something (i forget the exact error) after flashing a new rom, before flashing the rom wipe everything.
Thanks for all the suggestions; I was not able to get our Exchange Admin to change anything on the server side. I end up of getting "Exchange for Android" apps, and it works without any issue. I am not sure what was the issue on the stock email client. I just like to update this in case anyone else run into the same problem, at least there is a alternative (it is free with 30 day trial, kind of expensive but it works).
Depending on what version of exchange and the policies you may have received a notice to allow the exchange server to enforce policies on your phone. I missed it last time - have to swipe down and look at your notices.
zilla1000 said:
Email was [email protected]
Sever address was exchange.company.com
Domain was company
Username was company\username
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I see one flaw in your setup right there. You're listing your domain twice. You're listing it in the domain field, and then apparently listing it again in the username field. That can cause some confusion, as it will essentially report to the server to authenticate "domain\username" against the domain you listed. Normally it's one or the other. The \ implies that anything before it is the domain.
Step by step instructions
Hello,
I posted some step by step instructions for setting up MS Exchange on your Android phone you may find helpful.
http://www.completesystemsdesign.co...d-tablet-to-ms-exchange-for-email-sync-2.html
It all depends on your work exchange. for me it was mail.[domain].com but I had to go to touchdown anyways since the stock email app wouldn't let me respond to signed messages.
Has anyone seen a fix for this. I had mine setup correctly and it was displaying incoming emails, but it was not syncing contacts back and forth so i deleted the account and set it back up. Now, i can see all email boxes, send emails, view sent emails, update calendar appts, and contacts. The only issue i am having is seeing emails in my inbox, so i know it is connecting. It just wont sync the inbox for some reason. I got the update to 2.3.6 on the GS2.

[Q] E-mail account (Office365) wants to be able to erase all data?

My company's e-mail server was running Exchange 2007 up until Friday night, which I was able to link to with my GN (and for that matter, my Nook Color) via the stock E-mail app. Over the weekend they updated to Office365, and after going through all of the nonsense about deleting and re-adding the account, the app is now telling me I have to change my security settings and give the account device admin settings. Among these are "Erase all data" eek and "Set storage encryption," neither of which are things I want to do, let alone give a remote server the ability to do. Apparently I'm not the only one that's worried about this.
So, Is there any way to get past this craziness? This is really frustrating, because a lot of the time I'm not in the office, it's important that my e-mail and calendars are synced automatically. I don't want to have to use a mobile web interface, or manually copy each meeting or appointment from the desktop interface into GCal. FWIW, I'm rooted (see sig for ROM, kernel, etc.) and would be perfectly fine going with a 3rd party app, as long as I can get new mail and all appointments pushed to the phone.
ETA: Here's a screenshot of the "permissions" it wants:
That is set by your Exchange Admin Team. I know of Email.apk's that will bypass the PIN lock requirement, but not those permissions. I manage our Exchange 2007 environment, and when I used Enhanced Email it wanted to be device admin, basically turning on PIN lock requirement and enforcing our Exchange Policies. They would either have to assign another Active Sync policy to your user account, or ease up these security restrictions.

[Q] HTC Mail app w/ Gmail account: 2-step verification problem

Hi folks, I have a bit of a problem at the moment with HTC's Mail app. I currently have 2-step verification enabled onto my Gmail account and wish to now use HTC's mail app rather than the included Gmail app. When I attempt to sign into my Gmail account via HTC's mail app, it prompts me, "Enter your 2-step verification password to sign in."... But there's not a place for me to enter my verification password NOR will I get a text message giving me a password to sign in.
Has anyone encountered this and solved this problem? Any useful ideas would be greatly appreciated and thank you very much in advance!
EDIT: I have resolved this.
For anyone in the same boat, you're going to have to create an "application specific password" with your device. You may do this by going onto your google account.
The text on the page says, "App passwords allow 2-Step Verification users to access their Google Accounts through apps such as Mail on an iPhone or Mac, or Outlook. We'll generate the app passwords for you, and you won't need to remember them...". In layman's term: google will create a 16 digit password for you to use to sign into the app that cannot be accessed due to conflicts with 2-step verification Google have implemented.
After you type it in, you will be logged in!

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