Re: best practices for mobile/laptop users
- From: "Dodge" <Dodge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:44:02 -0800
Dan... what I'm tryimg to avoid is having emails in multiple locations, and
receiving multiple copies of emails, and... having some recent retention - if
the user finds they need to visit some emails via OWA. Does your set method
acheive these goals?
Thanks -- Dodge
"Dan" wrote:
> Hey Dodge,
> If I understand your question I would simply say that you should create
> two mail profiles, one that is setup for RPC and one for "in the office" and
> store the RPC profile in an .ost. That's what I do and it works like a
> charm. All users have to do is log on once before they are going to be
> offline for some reason (on a plane for example) and then they have all their
> mail in a local .ost file and it all syncs the next time they logon.
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
> "Dodge" wrote:
>
> > Dan and Nick, this sounds pretty clear. One thing I'm not clear on, is the
> > best place to deliver the emails to, so that off-line, Outlook RPCoHTTPS....
> > and when they are in the office all stay up-to-date. Seems the choices in
> > settng up the RPCoHTTPS is have emails delivered to PST, Outlook Folder and I
> > did not see, though not set up, an OST folder? Just trying to eliminate
> > multiple confusing storahe locations for emails. Suggestions? - Dodge
> > PS: yes I set this up, and it's deliverying fine to a PST folder... but I'm
> > not sure I want it to go there.
> >
> > "Dan" wrote:
> >
> > > Definitely RPCoHTTPs is the way to go here. They can store their .ost files
> > > on their laptops and always be in sync.
> > >
> > > "Nick Gillott [MVP]" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Yes, absolutely. But with cached mode too.
> > > >
> > > > Nick
> > > >
> > > > "Dodge" <Dodge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:93743E0E-F432-4059-9E4F-81379A1C1201@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Hi, in transitioning an office from receiving emails in Outlook 2K3 from
> > > > > an
> > > > > ISP email via POP - to emails from Exchange in-house on an SBS2K3 server -
> > > > > I'm wondering the best way to address the mobile users needs. Currently
> > > > > users
> > > > > simply get an internet connection and pull emails down via POP3
> > > > > connection,
> > > > > so emails were on the laptops. I know I can set up Exchange to POP, IMAP,
> > > > > and
> > > > > of course there's always OWA(which would be used as needed) - but I think
> > > > > users want to have the emails 1). on their laptops for off-line access.
> > > > > 2).
> > > > > and have their mobile files match the on-line files at Exchange. Some
> > > > > users
> > > > > are in the office most of the time and travel some, some users are on the
> > > > > road and in the office seldom.
> > > > > Is Outlook RPC over HTTP with Offline files setup the best way to
> > > > > accomplish
> > > > > this?
> > > > > Thanks in advance - Dodge
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
.
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