Re: Outlook 2003 and roaming profiles
From: D.P. Roberts [MCSE,MCSD,MCDBA] (antispam_at_newzgroups.kom)
Date: 03/26/04
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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:29:58 -0700
Quota size really depends on your circumstances, including number of users,
amount of storage space, etc. 500 MB to 1 GB probably works for most.
I believe messages are returned to sender as undeliverable when the quota is
full.
"Stuart Mackie [MCP, MSP]" <me@--REMOVE_THIS--stu.uk.com> wrote in message
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> Hi. So the best method is probably for us to get users archive their
> current pst(s) and store them on a network share (so we can take backups
> easily). We would then move the emails left in their current PST file
back
> into our Exchange server and probably extend the 30 day limit to give more
> flexibility.
>
> Without pushing my luck :) Our server has a significant amount of space
for
> Exchange mailboxes. Can anyone suggest what a reasonable limit would be
so
> that we don't start affecting the performance of the server, or the
> degrading the speed the user can navigate through their mail ?
>
> What happens when a users mailbox is full, do new emails get rejected by
the
> server or queued ?
>
> Thanks again for your help,
> Stuart.
>
>
>
> "greg mansius [MSFT]" <gregmans@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:eHChnr1EEHA.3096@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Stuart,
> >
> > Just to let you know, storing .pst files on a network share is not
> > supported. So, your archiving strategy sounds like the way to go.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > --
> > Greg Mansius [MSFT]
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> >
> > "Stuart Mackie [MCP, MSP]" <me@--REMOVE_THIS--stu.uk.com> wrote in
message
> > news:uH9iqo1EEHA.2088@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi. we are running Office 2003 Professional and have rolled out
Roaming
> > > Profiles today mainly to have a centralised place for data backup.
> > Outlook
> > > is accessing our Exchange server through the normal exchange
connection.
> > > Users then pull their email from the server into a local pst file
> (emails
> > > are stored for 30 days on the Exchange server before being deleted).
> > Since
> > > outlook creates the pst file in %username%\Local Settings\Application
> > > Data\Microsoft\Outlook\... it doesn't get included in the normal
roaming
> > > profile, which means it is being left of the user's workstation rather
> > than
> > > stored on the server.
> > >
> > > Can anyone suggest what the normal practice is to get user's
> > personal/local
> > > pst files added into Roaming Profiles ? Are there any disadvantages
to
> > > doing this if the PST files are large e.g. 1GB+ ?
> > > Should we be considering changing our current policy and allow the
users
> > to
> > > store all their emails within their exchange mailbox and have them
> archive
> > > emails to archive PST files in their Documents folder ?
> > >
> > > Any other suggestions/comments would be great.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help,
> > > Stuart.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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