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How to Create a Valid Security Certificate in SBS 2003

I've just bought a Windows Mobile device and want to setup the push email part to pick up email from our Small Business Server 2003 setup with Exchange Server. However, I get an error that says the security certificate is not valid on the server. This is probably due to my previous tinkering a while back to enable my old Nokia E61 Symbian phone to pick up email from the server.

Does anybody know how I go about deleting and creating a new cert on the server??

DC
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Most mobile devices will not accept an SBS certificate by default, for security reasons, as it is not one from a trusted certificate source. There are dozens of 'hacks' that allow you to install the SBS certificate, but they are different for every brand of phone/pda, and in some cases different for various models.

The easiest way to resolve this is to buy a certificate from a recognized source such as  www.rapidssl.com or www.godaddy.com. The first is my preference due to the detailed instructions available, but the latter is a little cheaper.

Using these certificates, your phone will automatically accept the cert.
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I've tried godaddy.com a few times in the past but it is near impossible to get anything to work from them, at least for me..

I thought that Windows Mobile wasn't as bad as phones such as my old Nokia when it came to certs?

dc
I couldn't say one phone is easier or better than another, I found they were all a pain in the neck until I started buying certificates. I always use rappidssl, but others often recommend Godaddy. Godaddy has never impressed me with their image or support, but that is just my opinion.
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I'm now getting a different problem. This one is to do with a connection error (0x85020006). I have entered my windows logon credentials and the name of the server but this doesn't seem to be right..

dc
For logon user name try   domain\user
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No luck. All I get in Active Sync is "waiting for network"
Can you access the Outlook Web Access page from the phones web browser?  https://SBS.domain.abc/exchange  ?
If so that may ask you to accept the certificate and force it's installation and/or acceptance.

Must confess I haven't done one for a while. All my clients, against my wishes, have switched to Blackberries and Blackberry servers. Not nearly as many features, but they like the one handed easy e-mail access.
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Yest OWS works fine. It just says "waiting for network" now which I guess refers to GPRS/3G..

DC
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Success, I copied the file from the location you suggested, copied it to the phone, clicked on it and now everything works fine...

thanks,

dc