Auto-setup of users?

[Linn Kubler]

Hi,

Forgive me if this is a double post, I sent it originally on Monday but
never saw it in the group so I'm trying again.

Don't know if this is an Outlook question or an Exchange question but I'm
wondering how I can setup my network so that when a user logs into any
workstation he/she has OL setup to their Exchange mail box automatically.
Is there some form of group policy for this? Or doesn't it work that way.

Oh, I'm looking at OL 2003 and Exchange 2003 on a mixed Windows Server 2003
and 2000 domain controllers. Meaning one of our DC's is Windows Server 2003
and the other is Windows Server 2000.

Thanks in advance,
Linn

 

[NA]

Don't know if this is an Outlook question or an Exchange question but I'm
wondering how I can setup my network so that when a user logs into any
workstation he/she has OL setup to their Exchange mail box automatically.
Is there some form of group policy for this? Or doesn't it work that way.

Use Outlook Profiler.
http://goffconcepts.com/products/windows/profiler/index.html

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[Brian Tillman]

Forgive me if this is a double post, I sent it originally on Monday
but never saw it in the group so I'm trying again.

It is and a response was posted. You need to switch to using a real
newsreader instead of Microsoft's web interface to the newsgroup.

 

[Linn Kubler]

Use Outlook Profiler.
http://goffconcepts.com/products/windows/profiler/index.html

Helpful Hints
GOFF Concepts L.L.C.

This looks promising but doesn't Microsoft have a way to handle this
situation? I would think this happens more often than not in the corporate
world.

Thanks,
Linn

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

It is not done with group policy. Use the tools in the Office Resource Kit (Custom Installation Wizard or Custom Maintenance Wizard) to create and deploy a .prf file with the desired settings. The user's Windows login will need to match the Exchange login, as is the case in most organizations.

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