Outlook Web Access (OWA)  is a webmail service of Microsoft Exchange. The web interface resembles the desktop version of the Microsoft Outlook client.

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To receive the best performance from OWA select:

“This is a private computer”

When logging into the web page

Uses:

OWA is used to access e-mail, calendars, contacts, tasks, and other mailbox content when access to the Microsoft Outlook desktop application is unavailable.  Microsoft provides Outlook Web Access as part of Exchange Server to allow users to connect remotely via a web browser. Some of the functionality in Outlook is also available in this web "look-alike". The most important difference is that Microsoft Outlook allows users to work with e-mail, calendars, etc., even when a network connection is unavailable, whereas OWA requires a network connection to function. OWA can be used from any location that provides connectivity to the Web.

Functionality:

Functionality of the OWA is partly bundled with the use of a Microsoft client operating system and the Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE). The OWA interface available in Exchange  2007 is available in two flavors. The so-called "Premium" user interface is rendered for  Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and later.  The "OWA Light" user interface (UI) is rendered for other browsers. Since there is no current IE installer available for Mac OS X and no official installer at all for Linux, Linux and Apple users can only use restricted functionality.