RE: Terminal Server Farm

From: Patrick Rouse [MVP] (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/14/04

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    Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 17:21:05 -0800
    
    

    Once you setup their Outlook connection and set their account to use a roaming profile, logon to the machine with the source profile, logoff & the profile will be available to every server they logon to.

    Does the mail server store their emails in a database, or are people going to be using PST? If using PST you'll have to store them in a place that is always available, i.e. a Network Home Folder.

    You can use the Custom Installation Wizard from the Office Resource kit (free at http://office.microsoft.com) to create a transform to setup the default Outlook Settings, i.e. SMTP Server name, profile name...

    Roaming profiles are the best way (that I know if) to give users a consistent UI in a TS/Citrix Farm.

    Patrick Rouse
    Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
    http://www.workthin.com
         
         ----- mikec c wrote: -----
         
         We are setting up a TS W2003 farm. I would like to set up
         outlook or outlook express for each user.
         
         Is using roaming profiles the best practice in this
         configuration? And, if so, how can outlook or oe be
         configured to handle the roaming profiles?
         
         We have our own internal email server (not exchange) and
         would like for all remote users to access their email in
         the TS session.
         


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