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08/21/2009

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.