Re: Pst-files in Outlook 2003?

From: Diane Poremsky [MVP] (info_at_cdolive.com)
Date: 06/12/04

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    is it this one?

    http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2003/three/ch8/OutC03.htm

    Bottom of the page:
    Note It is not a supported scenario to place PST, OST, or PAB files on a
    network share and configure Outlook to access the files remotely. 

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"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <info@cdolive.com> wrote in message 
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>> I also find odd that you can set all the other PST files to reside on the 
>> server.  The documentation that comes with the Office 2003 Reskit 
>> recommends doing so for big PST files to help with log ins.   I can send 
>> you the link if you want.
>
> yes,  I would like the url.
>
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> "Lenny" <leonard.santoro@duke.edu> wrote in message 
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>>I have been storing Outlook Express IMAP folders in user roaming profiles 
>>for the last 5 years with very little in the way of problems.  With all 
>>the mail stored on the server if a local copy file becomes corrupt all we 
>>need do is delete it.  The file will be rebuilt when the user opens OE the 
>>next time.  It is true that the files can become very large and slow down 
>>log in, but setting it to down load headers only fixes most of that.
>>
>> I also find odd that you can set all the other PST files to reside on the 
>> server.  The documentation that comes with the Office 2003 Reskit 
>> recommends doing so for big PST files to help with log ins.   I can send 
>> you the link if you want.
>>
>> It is only the IMAP PST that can't be moved.  All the user settings are 
>> in that file, every time you open Outlook 2003 you have to start over 
>> again. All my users roam, all my PCs are configured as alike as posable, 
>> all built from the same image.  They love it, so why can't I put the IMAP 
>> file where I need it and get it out of the Local Settings folder.  If we 
>> can move the POP3 file to another location (a file that if it gets 
>> corrupt all is lost) then why not the IMAP folders.  I can force the IMAP 
>> folder onto the network with a great deal of work and registry tweaking, 
>> but the setting does not hold if you make any other changes to the way 
>> Outlook works and can't be deployed to the users.  My users would love to 
>> see our Exchange and IMAP in one mail tool (yes we use both) and I cannot 
>> see why not.
>>
>> Lenny
>>
>>     ----- Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote: -----
>>
>>     Connecting to a pst over a network often results in a corrupt pst and 
>> is not
>>     recommended. Storing it in a roaming profile that gets downloaded 
>> everytime
>>     the user logs in (and uploaded when they log off) can be slower than
>>     creating a new pst each time if the mailboxes are very large.
>>
>>     Web access would probably be better for roaming users.
>>
>>     -- 
>>     Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>>     Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
>>     Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
>>     Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)
>>
>>     Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>>     Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
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>>     "Lenny" <leonard.santoro@duke.edu> wrote in message
>>     news:C170E434-5049-485D-8400-3E2FAE79FBD7@microsoft.com...
>>     >>     I am trying to use Outlook 2003 with IMAP and roaming users 
>> (200 of
>>     > them).  To put all the IMAP setting into a location that will be 
>> deleted
>>     > every time a user logs outs so that they need to start over every 
>> time
>>     > from scratch, is either a bug or a deliberate road block.  I really 
>> hope
>>     > it is a bug and that a hot fix will come out for this very soon. 
>> This
>>     > issue is stopping us from rolling out OFFICE 2003.
>>     >> Lenny
>>     >>     ----- Diane Poremsky wrote: -----
>>     >>     you'll need to edit the path in the registry, but it's not 
>> very
>>     > reliable and
>>     >     they often revert back to the old location.
>>     >>     -- 
>>     >     Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>>     >     Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
>>     >     Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
>>     >>     Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>>     >     Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>>     >>>>     "LS" <lensv@ituf.liu.se> wrote in message
>>     >     news:OzspNxpJEHA.4052@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>     >>   Hi,
>>     >>>   Im having problems moving some of my pst-files from the default
>>     > location
>>     >>  (in profile) to an alternative network folder.
>>     >>>   I can move the default Outlook.pst without any problems. But I
>>     > have also
>>     >>  got two IMAP accounts (with their own pst-files). I can move 
>> these
>>     > files
>>     >> to my
>>     >>  alternative location, but when I start Outlook it creates two new
>>     > files
>>     >> in
>>     >>  the default folder and it ignores the two files that I have 
>> moved.
>>     >>>   What can I do to make these pst-files (for my IMAP accounts)
>>     > behave like
>>     >>  the default pst-file?
>>     >>>    Best regards,
>>     >>>        /LS
>>     >>>>>
>
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