Re: Setting up exchange cache mode using default.prf for Outlook 2003

From: Sabo, Eric (sabo_e_at_cup.edu)
Date: 04/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 08:24:45 -0400

Alan,
    Thanks that work great.

"Alan Sun [MSFT]" <v-asun@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Eric,
>
> Thanks for your posting here.
>
> You can configure the Cache Exchange Mode when creating the PRF file. To
> turn on Cache Exchange Mode, refer to the following steps:
>
> 1. In the Custom Installation Wizard, on the Outlook: Specify Exchange
> Settings page, click Configure an Exchange Server connection.
>
> 2. To specify a new location for users OST files, click More Settings, and
> then click Enable offline use. Enter a folder path in the Directory path
to
> store the Offline Address Book files box, and then click OK.
>
> 3. To specify default download behavior for Cached Exchange Mode, on the
> Outlook: Specify Exchange Settings page, click Configure Cached Exchange
> Mode.
>
> 4. Select the Use Cached Exchange Mode check box to turn on Cached
Exchange
> Mode for users. If you do not select the check box, Cached Exchange Mode
> will be disabled for users by default.
>
> 5. If you selected to turn on Cached Exchange Mode in step 3, choose a
> default download option:
>
> o Download only headers
> Users see header information and the beginning of the message or item body
> (a 256 KB plain-text buffer of information). Full items are downloaded
only
> when users click the InfoBar to request a full-item download.
>
> o Download headers followed by the full item
> All headers are downloaded first, and then full items are downloaded. The
> download order might not be chronological. Outlook downloads headers and
> then full items in the folder the user is currently accessing, and then
> downloads headers (followed by full items) in folders the user has
recently
> viewed.
>
> o Download full items
> Full items are downloaded. The download order may not be chronological.
> Outlook downloads full items in the folder the user is currently
accessing,
> and then downloads full items in folders the user has recently viewed.
>
> 6. To turn off Headers Only mode, clear the On slow connections, download
> only headers check box.
>
> Downloading only headers is the default behavior when users are on slow
> connections. However, there are scenarios in which Outlook perceives that
> users are on slow connections when users' data throughput is fast, or vice
> versa. In these situations, you may want to set or clear this option.
>
> 7. Choose to have Public Folder Favorites downloaded as part of Cached
> Exchange Mode synchronizations to users OST files.
>
> For more information, you can refer to the thread "To configure Cached
> Exchange Mode settings in the Custom Installation Wizard" in the following
> article:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/office/2003/all/reskit/en-u
> s/outb03.mspx
>
> The following articles may also be helpful:
> Customizing Outlook Profiles by Using PRF Files
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2003/three/ch7/OutB03.htm
>
> Customizing Outlook Profiles by Using PRF Files
>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/office/2003/all/reskit/en-u
> s/outb03.mspx
>
> 308300 HOW TO: Create a PRF File for Configuring MAPI Profiles During a
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308300
>
> Hope this helps. Have a nice day!
>
>
> Thanks & Regards
> Alan Sun
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
>
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> |From: "Sabo, Eric" <sabo_e@cup.edu>
> |Subject: Setting up exchange cache mode using default.prf for
Outlook
> 2003
> |Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 11:44:19 -0400
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> |Can one setup outlook 2003 in cache mode using default.prf and a vbs
> script?
> |Right now, I have it setting up in default mode for my mandatory
> profile
> |users.
> |
> |--
> |Eric Sabo
> |NT Administrator
> |
> |
> |
>

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