Re: Sync between PC and notebook

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From: Oliver Vukovics (trash_at_publicshareware.com)
Date: 01/23/05


Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:12:36 +0100

Dear FuseNews,

>We currently have an external harddrive which is shared on the network.

A network PST is not supported by Microsoft:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297019/EN-US/

> If you try, Outlook will pop up an error message stating that the server
> cannot be accessed.

For sharing solutions (same PST with several users) you may have a look on
this site if you are interested:
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/share.htm

Ther are some "Store Providers" who can share PST files without to get this
error message.

--
Oliver Vukovics
Share your Outlook without Exchange: Public ShareFolder
Notebook Synchronisation for Outlook: Public SyncTool
New Domain: www.publicshareware.com
"FuseNews" <spamme@usuck.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:OgV%2335WAFHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Try the briefcase solution.  We currently have an external harddrive which 
> is shared on the network so that both the desk pc and notebook can access 
> it.  Been using it for over 2 months now without a problem.
>
> The only CONs are, you cannot have Outlook opened on both the desk PC and 
> Notebook.  If you try, Outlook will pop up an error message stating that 
> the server cannot be accessed.
> If you use BCM (Business Contact Managaer), you will have to keep seperate 
> data files. We keep a master BCM database and then do backups on a daily 
> basis from the master.  On the external laptop, we do a restore from the 
> Master backup to keep data consistet.  If we update the laptop, we just 
> email the contact to ourselfs then drag and drop it into the BCM accounts 
> contacts folder. A pain, but it has worked for us.  You just have to 
> remember to use the Master backup files all the time and keep up on what 
> you are doing.
>
>
>
>
> "Oliver Vukovics" <trash@publicshareware.com> wrote in message 
> news:eoW8OoUAFHA.2788@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Dear Ramesh,
>>
>> you could try the briefcase solution (work with one PST file from both 
>> systems):
>> http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm#briefcase
>>
>> or in Outlook 2000 you could try as "Freeware" solution NetFolders (email 
>> synchronization)
>> http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/netfolders.htm
>>
>> a nearly complete list of all Third Party Solution:
>> http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm
>>
>> --
>> Oliver Vukovics
>> Share your Outlook without Exchange: Public ShareFolder
>> Notebook Synchronisation for Outlook: Public SyncTool
>> New Domain: www.publicshareware.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Ramesh" <ramborums@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
>> news:%2374zk1PAFHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> HI,
>>>
>>> Is there any free utility i can use to sync my Outlook2K on my desktop 
>>> with my notebook?  I also use a Palm which has its own utility to sync 
>>> Outlook.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help;
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Ramesh
>>>
>>
>>
>
> 


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