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Protocol

Topic Last Modified: 2009-07-17

The Protocol element contains the specifications for connecting a client to the computer that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 that has the Client Access server role installed.

Schema Hierarchy

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  Response
    Account
      Protocol

Syntax

<Protocol>
   <Type/>
   <Internal/>
   <TTL/>
   <Server/>
   <ServerDN/>
   <ServerVersion/>
   <MdbDN/>
   <PublicFolderServer/>
   <AD/>
   <Port/>
   <DirectoryPort/>
   <ReferralPort/>
   <ASUrl/>
   <OOFUrl/>
   <OABUrl/>
   <UMUrl/>
   <LoginName/>
   <DomainRequired/>
   <DomainName/>
   <SPA/>
   <AuthPackage/>
   <CertPrincipalName/>
   <SSL/>
   <AuthRequired/>
   <UsePOPAuth/>
   <SMTPLast/>
   <NetworkRequirements/>
</Protocol>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element Description

Type

Identifies the type of the configured mail account.

Internal

Contains the collection of Outlook Web Access URLs that a client can connect to when it is inside the firewall.

TTL

Specifies the Time to Live, in hours, during which the settings remain valid.

Server

Specifies the name of the mail server.

ServerDN

Specifies the Exchange Server distinguished name.

ServerVersion

Represents the Exchange Server version number.

MdbDN

Represents the distinguished name of the mailbox database.

PublicFolderServer

Represents the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of an Exchange Mailbox server that has a public folder database.

AD

Represents the FQDN of an LDAP server that the client can connect to for directory information.

Port

Specifies the port that is used to connect to the store.

DirectoryPort

Specifies the port that is used to connect to the directory when the Name Service Provider Interface (NSPI) protocol is used.

ReferralPort

Specifies the port that is used to get a referral to a directory.

ASUrl

Specifies the URL of the best instance of the Exchange Web Services for a mail-enabled user.

OOFUrl

Specifies the URL of the best instance of the Availability service for a mail-enabled user.

OABUrl

Specifies the Offline Address Book configuration server URL for an Exchange topology.

UMUrl

Specifies the URL of the best instance of the Unified Messaging Web service for a mail-enabled user.

LoginName

Specifies the user's logon name.

DomainRequired

Indicates whether the domain is required for authentication.

DomainName

Specifies the user's domain.

SPA

Indicates whether secure password authentication is required.

AuthPackage

Specifies the authentication scheme that is used when authenticating against the Exchange 2007 computer that has the Mailbox server role installed.

CertPrincipalName

Specifies the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate principal name that is required to connect to the Exchange organization by using SSL.

SSL

Specifies whether secure logon is needed.

AuthRequired

Specifies whether authentication is required.

UsePOPAuth

Indicates whether the authentication information that is provided for a POP3 type of account is also used for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).

SMTPLast

Specifies whether the SMTP server requires that e-mail be downloaded before it is sent via the SMTP server.

NetworkRequirements

Contains the criteria that are used to determine whether the client computer is on a network that meets the Internet Service Provider's requirements to connect to the server.

Parent Elements

Element Description

Account

Specifies account settings for the user.

Remarks

The Protocol element is present in a response for which the value of the Action element is equal to settings.

See Also

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