|EMAIL FAQ 12: Differences between OWA access options
Created on: 8/15/06
Last updated: 9/18/06
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QUESTION:
What's the difference between Premium and Basic OWA access?
ANSWER:
The premium client provides all Webmail features.
- New MS Outlook 2003 look-and-feel, including right-click functionality(contextual menus)
- Mark e-mail as unread
- Server-side spell checker
- S/MIME support
- Two-line view
- Improved keyboard shortcuts
- Notifications on Navigation pane
- Add to Contacts directly from messages
- Preview Pane displays messages marked as read
- Public folders displayed in separate browser window
- Name seaches displayed in separate browser window
- Calendar displays in separate browser window
- Support for common server-side rules
- Support for Notes
- Access to search folders created in Outlook desktop client in online mode
The basic client provides fewer features than the premium client but offers faster performance. Use the basic client if you're on a slow connection. Users of the basic client can not access the Rules tab. They also have limited functionality on the Options tab. Learn more.
- E-mail, Calendar, and Personal Task lists (Basic client)
- Manual entry of Contacts
- Forms-based authentication (including session time-out and secure log-off)
- Forwarding of meeting requests
- Address book searches
- Setting maximum number of messages displayed in views
- Message sensitivity settings on Information Bar
- Meeting attendee reminder option
- Message signatures
- Attachment blocking
- Spam beacon blocking
- Hidden destination
- Deferred search for new messages after deletion