Network based PST file unavailable

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Hello NG

This is not really a problem I'm just hoping some of you Outlook gurus have
a solution for me which would make life easier.

Some of our smaller customers do not have Exchange server. Instead they use
internet email or Mdameon and download their messages to a PST file located
on the server. This normally works well but if for some reason the Server
is unavailable users get the normal prompt that their PST file is not
available.

When starting Microsoft Outlook, you may receive the following error
message:

The file <drive>:\<path><file name>.pst could not be found.
Then, Outlook displays a "Create/Open Personal Folders File" dialog box.

Users just click OK to this message and automatically another PST file is
created. At some stage int he future we then have to reconnect to the "old"
server based PST file and fix things up....I'd like to avoid doing this if
possible. If the network is down I don't want them using email and I don't
want them creating PST files all over the place.

Is there a settings either in the registry or via a Group Policy that I can
set so that this does not happen if the network file is not available?

TIA
KIWI
 
Unfortunately not. Using pst's over a network often leads to corruption and
is not recommended.
 
Hi Diane

I can only recall 1 instance of file corruption when the files have been
stored on the network and this was repaired quite easily with the Inbox
repair tool. The obvious benefit of storing them on the network is they are
centrally located for backup purposes.

Anyway, I guess I'll just have to sell them Exchange Server!!!

Thanks for your reply
KIWI


Diane Poremsky said:
Unfortunately not. Using pst's over a network often leads to corruption and
is not recommended.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)





KIWI said:
Hello NG

This is not really a problem I'm just hoping some of you Outlook gurus
have
a solution for me which would make life easier.

Some of our smaller customers do not have Exchange server. Instead they
use
internet email or Mdameon and download their messages to a PST file
located
on the server. This normally works well but if for some reason the Server
is unavailable users get the normal prompt that their PST file is not
available.

When starting Microsoft Outlook, you may receive the following error
message:

The file <drive>:\<path><file name>.pst could not be found.
Then, Outlook displays a "Create/Open Personal Folders File" dialog box.

Users just click OK to this message and automatically another PST file is
created. At some stage int he future we then have to reconnect to the
"old"
server based PST file and fix things up....I'd like to avoid doing this if
possible. If the network is down I don't want them using email and I
don't
want them creating PST files all over the place.

Is there a settings either in the registry or via a Group Policy that I
can
set so that this does not happen if the network file is not available?

TIA
KIWI
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