I bought a Mac Mini so I could write an iPhone application. This was my first Mac, and I was always a Non-Mac guy. I didn’t hate the Mac, but I didn’t care much about them either. I guess I knew OS X was built on Unix, but it was not until I strarted up the Terminal app and found myself at a bash shell that I really got it. This is my new desktop computer, but my laptop still runs Windows.
The Mac Mini
I’ve been a Microsoft .NET developer for a while now, so building something for the iPhone outside of Visual Studio was going to be fun. The end result is OOFy. It’s a dead simple iPhone app that lets you set your Exchange Server Out of Office message. It works on both Exchange Server 2003 and 2007. I’ve tested it out on a number of different server configurations, but it’s not guaranteed to work on any non-standard installations. I’ve done contract work at Microsoft and it works on their setup, so that’s good enough for me.
Buy OOFy
OOFy is only $0.99 and it’s available in the Business Category of the App Store.
OOFy Main Screen
More information is available on the OOFy homepage.
Mike,
Great Application…If I could get it to work. I’m certain our IT department has a standard configuration. We use Exchange 2003 here? Yet I can’t seem to get this app working on my iPhone. I’ve tried putting the domain in front of my username? Is there anything on the Exchange side that might be limiting me?
I’d be happy to help figure this out. I’ve sent you an email to the address you included with your comment.
I just buy the app but I can’t make it work. I got exchange 2003. Let me know. Thanks.
charles,
I sent you an email, reply back and I’ll see if I can help get it working.
I just purchased the app but I can’t get it to connect. I get a message “Update server failed. Please verify your email address and account settings.” I am putting a domain in front of my username like I do to receive mail but still no luck.
Thanks.
Try the username both ways, domain\username and just username. Are you on Exchange 2007 or 2003?
If your server is Exchange 2003 try to open this URL in the web browser on your computer:
https://your.server.name.com/your_username_here
If you get an authentication prompt and can login with your username and password it should also work in OOFy.
Please follow up support with the official channel: http://www.polyideas.com/.
Thanks!
Worked like a charm. Thanks!
We have our exchange server hosted by themessagecenter.com. I’m having a hard time setting up OOFy.
Can you take a look at: http://support.themessagecenter.com/ and perhaps guide me to the correct settings?
Hi,
I am getting the same issues as andrew and i have tried your comments but no joy? my email works fine though
From my pc i can only access web mail via https:\\servername\exchange
??
If your Exchange provider is running Exchange 2007 they need to expose the Exchange Web Services (part of a normal installation). Try to access this URL from your browser:
https://_my_mail_server_dot_com/ews/exchange.asmx
You should get a login prompt and then you’ll see a big XML file. If they are running Exchange 2007 and this doesn’t work you’ll have to get support from your mail provider.
Please send future support requests to http://www.polyideas.com/.