[H-GEN] how do I get microsoft small business server working within iceweasel?

[remoray]

On 07/11/10 19:56, remoray wrote:
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> On 07/11/10 19:20, remoray wrote:
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>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I've got debian with iceweasel, and I want to connect to microsoft 
>> small business server, so I can access the email account of a 
>> volunteer institution I am a member of.
>>
>> When I first tried it, I was told I had to create an exception for 
>> the website, which I did.
>>
>> Then I just get the message;
>>
>> "Cannot connect to the Remote Web Workplace site. To continue, 
>> contact your network administrator."
>>
>> So, I'm a bit stuck.
>>
>> I know that when I do this at work (windows xp and IE 6) a new 
>> browser window is created. But at home (debian iceweasel) no new 
>> window or tab is created.
>>
>>
>
> I remembered some more details.
>
> I got the remote web workplace email to work last week, on my other 
> computer, an emac running Mac OS X and firefox. It worked successfully 
> then, which is why I thought it should work on linux running iceweasel.
>
> I plugged the emac in and tried the website again. I even browsed my 
> history file to make sure I went to exactly the same place. And this 
> time it didn't work, instead I got the error I describe above.
>
> So, now I'm thinking that the problem isn't at my end, but at the 
> host's end. Which means I should just wait a day or two to see if they 
> fix it themselves.
>
> Cheers,
> nick
>
>

Okay, it looks like my analysis was right. I tried the remote email 
thingy just now and it worked fine. So I don't have a problem after all.

Nick