Free ActiveSync/OWA

[eldersoul]

Alright, so I finally have a super connection after years of suck ass comcast. Its unrestricted and I get 23mbit up and 70! down. I also purchased a few ips blah blah blah and took the time to set up an exchange 2007 server. I've worked all the kinks out and it is ready for production. If anyone wants a free and unlimited exchange account that they can use to sync their devices with, email me. Be sure to include your requested username. It will be username@ae34.com. Hope this helps at least one person out there

email: newusers at ae34.com

[boredandtattooed]

lmao.. you want people to back up their devices to YOUR server?? i could understand ROMs or something for chefs, but not device backups
--thats alot of trust that your probably not going to get...

[eldersoul]

4 sign ups so far. Its not much but I'm glad to help. I hated not being able to sycn when I got my first device. As for the trust issue, its no different than a company hosted service. You still have some human manning things behind the scenes and while it would be possible to dredge up info, it would be an insane pain in the butt and I'm not out to do that.

[niteriderxp]

It's great that you want to help people out.
The reality is that anyone that signs up with you does not value their privacy.

Also running an Exchange Server requires a Client Access License for each user of the server.
Some companies opt to get an External Connector if they have enough users.
Offering an unlicensed service to the public is bound to attract the wrath of Microsoft.

I manage an Exchange server at work and its trivial to access another person's mailbox.
We constantly do it for our legal department and for managers of terminated subordinates.

The difference between ACME corp Exchange hosting and a private party is accountability.
Corporations are accountable for the privacy, reliability, and the safety of data.
Very rarely can this be said about private parties.

The WHOIS of the ae34.com domain appears to show legitimate contact info for some person in CA.
That's about as much credibility as can be given to this service.

There are safer alternatives though.
Gmail allows you to sync to it via ActiveSync for free and their web based email is not terrible.
There are multiple respectable service providers that charge anywhere from $5-10 a month.

[eldersoul]

There certainly are more secure alternatives. For a small portion of non business users who have little more than a few phone numbers on their phone and a desire to play with ActiveSync, this is a good option. Not the safest, yes but it is an option. Use it or dont but it is here for those in need.

[boredandtattooed]

Originally Posted by eldersoul

. I hated not being able to sycn when I got my first device.

Originally Posted by eldersoul

a desire to play with ActiveSync

umm is there a reason you think activesync doesnt work?? AS worked just fine when i got my TP2(i do think i had to uncheck the "faster data transfer" tho in the settings.. no biggie tho..

but AS works just fine, and is free already... so i dont understand your claim of "FREE activesync" as your title states..

[eldersoul]

... exchange based activesyc... you knew damn well what i was talking bout. Save your snarky nonsense comments for one of the thousand other threads you polluted with empty space. I'm done trying to help. The offer stands. Take it or leave it. As for me, I'm going back to hating every other pathetic excuse for a human in a world that has turned to shit.

[jshaas2]

Easy dude...just leave your offer on the table, and if someone comes by and accepts it, than you can help someone out. No need to keep going on and on about security, etc. etc.

everyone who knows anything about exchange would know the pros and cons about this.

[cmptekinc]

To me it does sound a little fishy (sorry, not trying to offend the original poster), especially when there is no shortage of hosting solutions that are in fact free.
I have an Exchange box at home that I use for testing before I implement any changes on my production exchange box. But I would never think of opening it up to the public.
On the client`s end.. just like the other post states: people that do sign up, do not value their privacy, have no regard for their data.

[eldersoul]

I do agree with this. While I fancy myself a terribly trustworthy guy, anyone who signs up with me takes a huge risk. Dont bother applying unless you need it simply for testing purposes and you have a clean, info free phone. You. Have. Been. Warned!