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'Requesting data from the Exchange server...' or 'Outlook is trying to retrieve data…' client messages

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May 25, 2005
Based on the questions that we got on another post, it seemed appropriate to address the "Requesting data from the Exchange server..." or "Outlook is trying to retrieve data…" client popup messages...
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Jun 10, 2005
Hey Nino,
Thanks for the article. I noticed that you stated that the rule regarding FQDN versus Netbios name is "not that simple anymore". Does that mean something changed in OL2k3? Let me know.