Control archiving via policy

[Guest]

Has any one tried to set the archive options via a policy? If yes? would you
mind outlining the process?
If no? What would be the easiest way to prevent users from archiving their
email to PSTs?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

If you use the DisablePST registry entry described in the MSKB, it disables
archving, as well as much (but not all) other .pst use. I could get it to
work only in HKLM on the local machine, not as a policy, though.

 

[Guest]

Thx Sue,

If you use the DisablePST registry entry described in the MSKB, it disables
archving, as well as much (but not all) other .pst use. I could get it to
work only in HKLM on the local machine, not as a policy, though.

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

 

[Guest]

Sue,
For business reasons, I need to completely disable all .pst use in Outlook
2003. The DisablePST registry entry, as you said, disables some but not all
..pst use. Users cannot create a new .pst or use autoarchive, but they can
open an existing .pst from File...Open...Outlook Data File. Is there any way
to disable this during an Outlook 2003 deployment?

Thanks!

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You can use Group Policy Objects in Active Directory to disable the File |
Open | Outlook Data File command or any other toolbar or menu command. That
will still leave one .pst avenue open -- writing code using the
Namespace.AddStore method. There's no way to block that.

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