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Overview

Where is OWA?

https://owa.mit.edu

What is OWA?

Outlook Web Access (OWA) is a web application that provides email and calendaring access for Exchange users. It is similar to the WebMail system for IMAP users. If you're not sure which email sytem you use, see: Q: How do I tell if my email is on the Exchange email server or the IMAP email server?.

OWA Premium vs. Light

There are two versions of Outlook Web Access, Premium and Light. Both are accessible from the same address: https://owa.mit.edu. Which one you will use is determined by your operating system and web browser. Premium offers more features, but is only available when accessed using Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher on a Windows platform. Light offers limited functionality on other supported web browsers and platforms. For more information, see: Q: What features in OWA Premium are not available with OWA Light?.

Using OWA

• OWA Login and Exchange 2007 Specifications
• Email Signatures
• Email Classifications, Delegates, and Shared Access
• Rules and Filters
• Out of Office Assistant
• Deleted Email and Deleted Email Recovery
• Email Security
• Quota Checking
• OWA Calendars
• OWA Calendaring Quick Guide
• OWA Working With Resource Calendars
  
• Traveling with OWA

Comparisons

Customers transitioning from IMAP and Webmail to the integrated Exchange email and calendaring service may find the following charts helpful for understanding the similarities and differences in the systems.

• OWA Calendaring vs. MIT TechTime™
• OWA Deleted Items vs. WebMail Purge Deleted
• OWA Out of Office vs. WebMail Auto-Responder
• OWA Signatures vs. WebMail Signatures

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