MobileAdmin and Small Business Server 2003 - Server Error in '/MobileAdmin' Application.

With the popularity of the Windows Mobile 5.0 devices with the MSFP, more and more people are wanting to play with Remote Wipe using the MobileAdmin utility. 

 

Remember to follow these steps(specifically uncheck Require SSL for the ExAdmin virtual directory in IIS) if you intend to use the MobileAdmin utility on your Small Business Server 2003 computer.  If not, when you search for a user/mailbox you will get the following error:

 

Server Error in '/MobileAdmin' Application.
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The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Net.WebException: The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below. 

Stack Trace:

[WebException: The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden.]
   System.Net.HttpWebRequest.CheckFinalStatus() +680
   System.Net.HttpWebRequest.EndGetRequestStream(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +74
   System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetRequestStream() +234
   Microsoft.Exchange.AirSync.Admin.Mailbox.propFindRequest(String deviceUri) +240
   Microsoft.Exchange.AirSync.Admin.Mailbox.getDevices() +194
   Microsoft.Exchange.AirSync.Admin.Devices.refreshDevicesTable() +135
   Microsoft.Exchange.AirSync.Admin.Devices.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) +190
   System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +67
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +35
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +750

 

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2300; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2300