Roaming profiles query?

If this is in the wrong group perhaps someone could let me know where it
should go?

I have a really really simple question about the different types of logins
you can have when you've joined a domain. The reason is because I want to
design an office where about 20 people can hot-desk between machines...

I've made my computer join a domain hosted by a Primary Domain Controller.
Great.

When I login, I can either keep my work locally on the "client" computer, or
have the account setup as a roaming profile which downloads the profile from
the server to a local copy, then synchronises the data on logout.

However lets assume someone has a 2Gb email database. That a hell of a lot
of data to transfer. Then lets assume you've got 20 of them. Come login time
the network is going to get thrashed.

Is there another type of login I'm too stupid to know about where all the
data is all kept on the server and you simplyuse it off the server?

If not can I modify the policies for a roaming profile so that certain
folder are excluded (basically email data)

I'm trying to make a system were people's My Docs folder, bookmarks etc. can
follow the around the network, but not necessarily there email. We don't use
Exchange for email, just POP. So would using an IMAP mail account reduce the
thrashing the server and network receives?

If anyone has links to "idiots guides to hot-desking" web sites that would
be fabulous.

TIA.

.

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