Windows Mail Store on Server?

[Mike Schumann]

Is it possible to have the user's Windows Mail Store folder on a network
server, unlike Outlook Express which forces you to have the store on the
local workstation hard drive?

 

[David B]

Was this answered elsewhere? I'm curious about this as well?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

No.

 

[Steve Cochran]

What I said in the other NG:

No, it won't support storage on a server unfortunately. The messages will
be stored as individual files, however, so it will be much easier to
transfer them between systems, as there won't be this convoluted dbx file
format.

steve

 

[Mike Schumann]

Why does Microsoft do this? It really complicates backups in our
organization, as individual PCs are turned off at night. If all of these
files were located on our server, backups would be a piece of cake.

Mike Schumann
P.S. I understand that there might be more chance of file corruption with
this approach. However, a warning message to the user would be much
preferable than an arbitrary prohibition.

What I said in the other NG:

No, it won't support storage on a server unfortunately. The messages will
be stored as individual files, however, so it will be much easier to
transfer them between systems, as there won't be this convoluted dbx file
format.

steve

 

[Steve Cochran]

Its something the MVPs have been pushing at MS (on behalf of the users) for
years, and this is what we got instead.

I think it would involve significant more coding to trap when when network
gets interrupted and correct for that, and they didn't want to devote the
time to it.

That's they usual reason OE (and now WinMail) gets left out in the cold --
they don't want to invest the $ and time.

As a workaround, you might consider a batch file that copies the client
store (or certain folders) to the server prior to shutting down for the day.
In other words, run a backup on the client to the server prior to shutdown
everyday.

steve

Why does Microsoft do this? It really complicates backups in our
organization, as individual PCs are turned off at night. If all of these
files were located on our server, backups would be a piece of cake.

Mike Schumann
P.S. I understand that there might be more chance of file corruption with
this approach. However, a warning message to the user would be much
preferable than an arbitrary prohibition.