Global Address List / Outlook Address Book

[Guest]

Hi, At my present company each user sets up their own contacts list including
for other internal users. Where I've worked previously we didn't have to set
up internal users as they existed in the outlook address book. Can someone
please explain why the outlook address book at my present company would be
empty and how do I populate it - please include steps required from both a
users and administrators perspective. I am using Microsoft Outlook 2002

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Sorry, but I don't understand the question, given the scant information you
provided about your version of Outlook and the mail environment.

The Outlook Address Book shows the addresses in your default Contacts
folders and the other contact folders that you may have asked to be shown in
the Outlook Address Book. Perhaps you're confusing it with the Global
Address List, which would contain internal addresses if Exchange is your
mail server. Both would appear in the address book, but as separate address
lists.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers



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[Guest]

It is the global address list which is empty. The email server type we use is
POP3 and we use a program called MDaemon. I am also aware of a WAB file which
contains a list of the internal addresses but am unsure if outlook can
utilise this in the contacts - either in global address list or otherwise. If
there is other information about the environment that would be helpful please
provide any info you can as to the type of info to provide. Thanks for your
patience.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

An Outlook mail profile using a POP account has no intrinsic global address
list.

A .wab file is an Outlook Express address book file and has in it only what
the user put there.

Everything you've said so far suggests that there's no reason to expect any
shared address list to exist in your environment. For group address list
solutions, see http://www.slipstick.com/addins/groupcontacts.htm
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers



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[Guest]

Thanks for the tip on the site. A note on the Wab file - in MDaemon in the
setup menu under Miscellaneous if you go to the WAB tab there is a check box
to mirror addresses to the wab file. It also states that this will then keep
the Windows Address book (WAB) up to date. I therefore believe this is more
than just what the user puts there and was hence wondering if it can be
utilised in outlook. This may or may not be addressed in the site you
referenced, if so then I imagine I'll find the answer there. Thanks for the
help!

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No, the site I suggested will have no information on that, since the WAB
file is not part of Outlook. What you should investigate instead is whether
your copy of MDaemon is also running an LDAP address list.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers



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