The Microsoft Exchange Update for Entourage X (Office v. X 10.1.4 Update) (826737)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Update for Entourage X (Office v. X 10.1.4 Update)

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Exchange Update for Entourage X (Office v. X 10.1.4 Update). After you install the Exchange Update for Entourage X (Office v. X 10.1.4 Update), you can synchronize Contact and Calendar information with servers that are running Microsoft Exchange Server. This article discusses additional information about the Exchange Update for Entourage X (Office v. X 10.1.4 Update).

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How to obtain the Exchange Update for Entourage X (Office v. X 10.1.4 Update)

The Exchange Update for Entourage X (Office v. X 10.1.4 Update) is no longer available for download. The Exchange Update for Entourage X (Office v. X 10.1.4 Update) is included in the Microsoft Office v. X for Mac Security Update (10.1.6). To obtain the Microsoft Office v. X for Mac Security Update (10.1.6), visit the following Microsoft Web site:

System Requirements

To install the Exchange Update for Entourage X (Office v. X 10.1.4 Update), you must meet the following requirements:
  • The client computer must be running MacOS/X version 10.1 or later versions.
  • Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), and Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) must be enabled on the computer that is running Exchange Server.
  • The mail server must be running Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 or later versions. Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 is not supported.

    Exchange Calendar and Contact synchronization will not be available for mailboxes that reside on a server that is running Exchange Server 5.5. However, IMAP and Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) can function independently of the new Exchange Update for Entourage X (Office v. X 10.1.4 Update) features to retrieve mail from non-Exchange 2000 servers. This includes servers that are running Exchange Server 5.5 and servers that are running third-party mail server software.

What's new in the Exchange Update for Entourage X (Office v. X 10.1.4 Update)

After you install the Exchange Update for Entourage X (Office v. X 10.1.4 Update), you can perform the following tasks:
  • You can publish and retrieve free/busy information for mailboxes.
  • You can send and respond to meeting invitations.
  • You can synchronize your Calendar and Contact folders with an Exchange 2000 server.

Feature Comparison

The following table compares the features that are included with the Exchange Update for Entourage X (Office v. X 10.1.4 Update) to the features that are included with Microsoft Outlook 2001 for Macintosh.
FeatureExchange Update for Entourage X (Office v. X 10.1.4 Update)Outlook 2001 for Macintosh
Free/Busy publishing and meeting schedulingXX
Contact folder synchronization with an Exchange Server mailboxXX
Calendar folder synchronization with an Exchange Server mailboxXX
Offline Address BookNot availableX
Task and notes synchronizationNot availableX
Journaling Not availableX (Read Only)
RTF support Plain text and HTML onlyX
The ability to set folder and mailbox permissions Not AvailableX
Support for delegatesNot availableX
Online Only mode (client can connect to a mailbox without requiring an offline folder [.ost] file) Always has a local copy of the databaseX
Server-side rulesNot availableX
Out of Office ManagerNot available

Note You can set Out of Office messages by using Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA)
X
Personal folders (.pst) file accessNot availableX
The ability to change passwords Not availableX
MAPI protocolIMAP/SMTP/WebDAVX
Native Palm synchronizationXNot available
The ability to configure resource accountsNot availableX
Multiple Calendar and Contact foldersAdditional folders display items as messagesX


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/30/2004
Keywords:kbinfo KB826737