Re: Outlook and SBS2003/Exchange

From: Grady W Smithey III (office_at_islagiatt.org?subject=Regarding%20Your%20Post)
Date: 03/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:18:37 -0600

Thanks for the tip, David - I'll have to keep it in mind if I have it happen
to me again.

"David Elders" <david_elders@hotmail.com.nospam> wrote in message
news:uJUmhaoKFHA.1172@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Had repeated issues with Outlook 2003 on our SBS 2000 box. On *each*
> occasion it turned out to be a single specific email which had arrived in
> the Inbox. Whether it was corrupted or malformed or whatever, it prevented
> the Cached Exchange Mode on the OL2K3 client from updating properly. Only
> the Inbox itself was affected - all other folders, including sub-folders
of
> the Inbox continued to update fine.
>
> Used OWA to access the mailbox [with all the mail there, including the
> offending article and all the junk mail - 'cos OWA for Exchange 2K doesn't
> support the junk mail filter] and search for 'the likely candidate' and
> deleted it - a bit trial and error I know but has worked on each and every
> occasion thus far without us having to recourse to deleting profiles or
> recreating the OST file [we went through all that way back and after the
> problem kept resurfacing decided against continuing to do this].
>
> Might be worth a try?
>
> Regards,
>
>
> David
>
>
>
>
> "Grady W Smithey III"
<office@islagiatt.org?subject=Regarding%20Your%20Post>
> wrote in message news:OVcGctmKFHA.572@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > The only option I found that I could depend on was turning Cached Mode
> > off,
> > I fear. If anybody else knows a way to keep the OST file from going bad,
> > I'd
> > love to hear it as well.
> >
> > "Alex H" <APH@nospam_moustraining.uk.com> wrote in message
> > news:#FGk0kmKFHA.568@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> Yes agree - its gone wrong again - whats the best option?
> >>
> >> "Grady W Smithey III"
> > <office@islagiatt.org?subject=Regarding%20Your%20Post>
> >> wrote in message news:ujwknOmKFHA.1096@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> > It's a useful feature, but once the OST file starts to go bad, all
bets
> >> > are
> >> > off. Glad to hear you're back to good. :)
> >> >
> >> > "SJ" <somone@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:O8fiFCgKFHA.2688@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >> >> Thanks - that was it
> >> >>
> >> >> A
> >> >>
> >> >> "Grady W Smithey III"
> >> > <office@islagiatt.org?subject=Regarding%20Your%20Post>
> >> >> wrote in message news:%23U5yCaaKFHA.1620@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> >> > Do you have Cached Mode turned on? It could be as simple as a
> >> >> > problem
> >> > with
> >> >> > the file Outlook is caching its data in.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "SJ" <somone@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:uv#bLfWKFHA.2800@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> Hi, I have a client workstation machine running Outlook 2003
> > locally.
> >> >> > This
> >> >> >> morning for no apparent reason the machine could no longer get
> > access
> >> > to
> >> >> >> public folder, although the same user can if looged on through
> >> >> >> OWA.,
> >> > and
> >> >> > on
> >> >> >> another machine. i have looked at the logs etc, but cant find
> >> > anything -
> >> >> >> has anyone any ideas please?
> >
> >
>
>

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