How to share Outlook 2003 with 3 computers (peer to peer)

[David Webber]

How to I share my Outlook folders, calendar, contacts, tasks, notes? NO
Exchange Server! ( I am peer to peer with 3 computers in my office) help!

David

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Create a Personal Folders file on a drive/share that all 3 computer have
access to. This PST file can be opened via the File > Open > Outlook data
file on each machine. Now for the bad news, Outlook opens the file for
exclusive access. Therefore when Machine A has Outlook running, Machines
B/C cannot open/work with this shared personal folders file.

By the way, there are 3rd party solutions that let multiple machines share
the same PST file. (e.g. 4Team, Workgroup Folders)

 

[Gordon]

How to I share my Outlook folders, calendar, contacts, tasks, notes? NO
Exchange Server! ( I am peer to peer with 3 computers in my office) help!

David

Also be aware that in regard to neo's reply, Microsoft does NOT support pst
files on a network drive - so if your data goes belly up, you're on your
own!

 

[Brian Tillman]

How to I share my Outlook folders, calendar, contacts, tasks, notes?
NO Exchange Server! ( I am peer to peer with 3 computers in my
office) help!

See if something here helps: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/share.htm

 

[Oliver Vukovics]

Hi David,

Office Marketplace Outlook messaging tools:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/CE010719621033.aspx
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA011477571033.aspx

Outlook sharing solutions:
http://www.publicshareware.com/public-share-outlook-description.html

 

[Mindoza]

Hi David,

In the recent past I have used ShareO from 4Team Corporation. Using it
I was able to share my

Outlook data with my coworkers. It quite easy to use and it has
automatic update feature so I was

quite satisfied. You can download it from http://shareo.4team.biz/?pcode=610190201v4rqia
Or just google Outlook data sharing and look for the tools yourself.
There are lots of them.

Mindoza.