Lanwench,
There you go again. I responded to a similar post of your in
"Microsoft.public.outlook.general" and you did not reply. You're reason for
telling users not to use .pst files are not always valid.
Lets look at what you said:
"You shouldn't use a PST file for delivery when you have an Exchange
server - you can't share anything if you use a PST, "
You can share you calendar, and you can share any information you decide to
file in a folder within the Exchange mailbox.
"and your data won't be backed up on the server."
As I explained before, most corporate ITS departments will NOT recover a
single user's mailbox. Those backups are for disaster recover on a much
larger scale. So from a single user's backup perspective, they are
worthless.
"And you can't choose to store some things in the mailbox, and some things
in the PST file - it's all or nothing at all."
I simply don't understand this advise at all. Why can you store some things
in your .pst file and others in folders on the Exchange server????
As a reference, here is the reply I posted several days ago:
I really respect the Microsoft MVPs in this newsgroup. However your advise
"Basics: Do not use PST files.", is way off base.
Each user's operating situation is different and for some of us, it's better
to keep "all" of our folders and e-mails in a local PST file. I work in a
large corporation where the Exchange Servers are backed up each night.
However, contrary to popular believe, that back-up to an individual user is
just about useless. Most companies will not re-load and entire server just
to recover the files of one user. By keeping all of my e-mails in a local
PST file, I have access to all of my mails even when I cannot connect. By
keeping all of my e-mails in a local file, I don't have excessive
synchronization times. I can also back-up my PST files by easily burning
them to a CD.
I don't think your categorical statement is good advise in all user's
situations and actually believe the opposite is actually the better advise.
Ernie Maw
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
gonzo said:
It was done this way for speed. When connected to the corporate
exchange servcer, contacts could take a long time to search through.
With contacts in a local file it's fast & I can stay connected to the
exchange server for mail.
It's plenty fast if you use a locally stored OST file. Set one up, sync
everything, and work offline by default (you can tell Outlook to prompt you
for connect/work offline) with scheduled syncs to the Exchange server in the
background.
You shouldn't use a PST file for delivery when you have an Exchange server -
you can't share anything if you use a PST, and your data won't be backed up
on the server. And you can't choose to store some things in the mailbox, and
some things in the PST file - it's all or nothing at all.
Roady said:
Why not configure your Exchange account for offline use by
configuring an ost-file? This way you have a local copy of your
Exchange mailbox available to you.
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I have a home office setup. Due to bandwidth constraints I created
a local file for my contacts, notes, & tasks, but mail & calender
are on the exchange server (I need everyone to see my calender).
This works fine. However, if I view Outlook Today or Calender view
the tasks are empty because it's looking for the tasks on the
excange server not my local file.
How do I change these views to function correctly? I'm using
Outlook 2002.
Thanks
