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Configure Outlook 2003 with Exchange 2007

1.       Control Panel > Mail > Profiles

2.       Now click Add -> give a name for the profile and click OK. 

3.       Choose "Add a new e-mail account" click Next

4.       Choose "Microsoft Exchange Server" and click Next.

5.       Fill in the following information: Microsoft Exchange server: mailbox.profitability.net Username:   Enter in your full email address i.e. myemail@myemailaddress.com

6.       Click "More Settings" After a few seconds a message is displayed. "The action could not be completed. The connection to the Microsoft exchange server is
unavailable. Outlook must be online or connected to complete this section." Click "OK". A window with Microsoft Exchange Server name and Mailbox name pops up. Click "OK".

7.       Go to "Connection" tab. Check the box near "Connect to my Exchange mailbox using HTTP" Note: This option will not show up if you dont have the hotfix installed. You should either have Service Pack 2

8.       Click "Exchange Proxy Settings"  and enter exchange.profitability.net for the url to connect to and check mark the box for “Connect using SSL only”

9.       Choose "NTLM Authentication" under Proxy authentication settings.  

10.    Click OK -> Apply -> OK -> Next and Finish 

11.    Open Outlook 2003 and launch the newly created profile.