How does the Autodiscover work to make Outlook 2007 connect to Exchange server automatically?
Outlook 2007 is the primary consumer of Autodiscover in Exchange 2007 which enables a first-time connection to an Exchange Server 2007 mailbox to automatically configure a client without having to know the Exchange server name and address. And also enables the client to autoreconfigure itself to continue functionality without interruption when any change in the organization. For domain-connected user, when connecting for the first time and/or are creating a new profile you will see the Account Basics dialog with your e-mail address already populated. Outlook 2007 queries Active Directory for this to work. This step should not be confused with Autodiscover. Outlook performs this Active Directory lookup using its own process. After that, Outlook will connect to Autodiscover to make a request to extend more than just basic connectivity information, such as OOF, OAB, Availability and so on. For non domain-connected user, when connecting Exchange server by using Outlook Anywhere, you will b
