Hi there, I have some few questions regarding Exchange Web Services and Outlook for Mac: Why is Outlook for Mac restricted to EWS (Exchange Web Services) when Outlook for Windows connects directly to exchange servers? Why is that a) Outlook for Mac is SO slow to sync with EWS, and b) the Send/Receive & associated buttons do not do anything? Why do versions of the same product (Office) access a sister/mother product (Exchange) with different APIs? I appreciate all the answers given. Thank you.

On Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:07:47 +0000, Hyacinth.13 wrote: >Hi there, I have some few questions regarding Exchange Web Services and Outlook for Mac: 1. Why is Outlook for Mac restricted to EWS (Exchange Web Services) when Outlook for Windows connects directly to exchange servers? Becasue that's the way it was written. I expect it has more to do with the services available on the plaform, though. >2. Why is that a) Outlook for Mac is SO slow to sync with EWS, and b) the Send/Receive & associated buttons do not do anything?3. Why do versions of the same product (Office) access a sister/mother product (Exchange) with different APIs? > >I appreciate all the answers given. Thank you. The reasons behind the design are something only the design team can answer. You may get better answers in the Outlook for MAC forums or web sites. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

Hi there, This is Exchange server forum, for Outlook 2011 for Mac configuration related question, please feel free to pose in the following forums: Office for MAC http://www.microsoft.com/mac/support Support for Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 and 2008 http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_macoffice2008_master How to obtain support for Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011 connectivity problems with Exchange Server http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2353366 Your understanding would be appreciated. Fiona Liao TechNet Community Support