Outlook 2013 Accoutn Creation Wizard falsely claims to not find the EAS server.

We have an ActiveSync Protocol 14.1 compliant Server. Once an account has been configured to use EAS to Sync with our server, it functions flawlessly. The problem is that the Account Creation Wizard falsely claims that the server could not be found. I see
it make the http OPTIONS request to the server, and hte account is in place in the account list... At this time, however, it then claims that it can't find the server, and hitting cancel results in the wizard deleting the account from the accounts list.
By terminating the process prior to hitting cancel, the account remains, and Outlook functions wonderfully with it.
What is Outlook looking at to block EAS connections to actual Exchange Servers?

The ActiveSync Server is returning the minimum HTTP Headers on an OPTIONS request to be EAS 14.x compliant. Obviously, Exchange is sending much more in the http headers. I know this, I was a Senior Escalation Engineer for Exchange in Microsoft's Las Colinas
facilty for 11 years... I used to write fixes for Exchange (5.5 through 2007 and worked with the 2010 Beta).
The OL2013 Client is mistakenly thinking that our ActiveSync Server is actually Exchange. Therefore, IF we were to mimic Exchange more, it would only exacerbate the issue with more data that makes the client think that it's an Exchange Server, and recommend
using Exchange MAPI Connectivity.
With this in mind, flagging this as an Answer is illogical and errant. Recommending that we mimic Exchange even more by adding data that Exchange is sending, would be counter-productive, as OL2013 has been documented that it will connect to any EAS 14.x
compliant server as long as it is NOT Exchange Server itself

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    5. If you're able to complete #3, secure the services of a well-qualified DBA to determine if there are any misconfigurations in your SQL Server setup that would account for why your WSUS database is 9GB in size -- such as improperly configured autogrowth parameters. Based on the products you're updating and only forty clients, 9GB is about 3x the maximum size I would expect to see in a WSUS database. It's possible this is simply caused by excess unused updates, it's possible it's caused by fragmentation, it's probable it was caused by unnecessary autogrowth of the database due to insufficient update maintenance. You'll want a DBA to assist you in shrinking that database after you successfully run the Database Maintenance and Server Cleanup Wizard.
    Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP(x2), MCTS(x5), MCP(x7), MCBMSP
    Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
    Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)

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