Tips for OWA Users with Slow Access

Some users might need to access OWA through a slow dial-up connection. OWA provides them with many ways to improve and speed up their OWA experience and access to mail. There are options that can be configured from the server and through group policy to improve access speeds, but users can help speed up their access whether or not the server-side improvements are implemented. Major options are

• Choose basic mode when logging into OWA

• Set low number of messages to be displayed on the page

• Turn off the reading pane

• Turn on two-line viewing

• Enable the blocking of Internet content