BCM Questions

[LucasSimmons]

I have a 1and1 server and I want to put a BCM database on it. Is the best
way to connect my clients through a VPN, are there any other easier methods?
Will e-mail autolinking work through my Exchange account?

 

[Lon Orenstein]

LucasSimmons:

I've connected BCM to a 1and1 Exchange service in a similar scenario. The
client put a PC on their LAN that was a dedicated PC (running XP and SQL
Express that was installed with BCM) and it hosted the BCM database. We put
a VPN into that box and the remote people synch with it. The internal
people connect directly across the LAN. We didn't try using a SQL Server
with a VPN on it from 1and1 but the concept is the same. Let me know what
happens, please.

HTH,
Lon

___________________________________________________________
Lon Orenstein
pinpointtools, llc
(e-mail address removed)
Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies
Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager
www.pinpointtools.com

 

[LucasSimmons]

Does autolinking work with exchange?

LucasSimmons:

I've connected BCM to a 1and1 Exchange service in a similar scenario. The
client put a PC on their LAN that was a dedicated PC (running XP and SQL
Express that was installed with BCM) and it hosted the BCM database. We put
a VPN into that box and the remote people synch with it. The internal
people connect directly across the LAN. We didn't try using a SQL Server
with a VPN on it from 1and1 but the concept is the same. Let me know what
happens, please.

HTH,
Lon

___________________________________________________________
Lon Orenstein
pinpointtools, llc
(e-mail address removed)
Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies
Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager
www.pinpointtools.com

 

[Lon Orenstein]

Yes, it will work. Exchange just doesn't allow BCM Contacts to be linked as
public folders. It handles email, tasks, and appointments just fine.

Lon

___________________________________________________________
Lon Orenstein
pinpointtools, llc
(e-mail address removed)
Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies
Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager
www.pinpointtools.com