Outlook Client - Exchange Server - Attachments

[NewtoExpressionWeb]

Hello,

We use outlook 2007 clients on an Exchange 2003 server. Outlook is
configured to run in cached mode. Our users generally receive large
attachments. This works fine for our users when they are in the office.
Howerver, we have Satellite (sp?) offices with dedicated VPN connections and
it's obviously a bit slower for those users.

Is there a way to configure Outlook to only receive the text part of the
e-mail, and have the user manually click to download the attachment? (They
don't necessarily NEED every attachment they receive)

(Sort of how configuring RSS to only download headers for example, but this
would be with exchange.)

The goal being to have the user only get the attachment out of exchange when
they need it, not automaticaly downloaded to their client.

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

If Outlook 2007 is configured in cached mode, then you would want them in
"download headers" mode.

 

[NewtoExpressionWeb]

Thank you for your reply. Is there a way for it to give the message
automaticaly but just keep the Attachments on the Server?

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

No, header mode is the closest you are going to get where it is just the
first couple of lines of the message and the rest stays up on the server
until the user initiates a full item sync.

 

[NewtoExpressionWeb]

Thanks again!

You wouldn't happen to know if Exchange Server 2007 supports what we are
trying to do?

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

No version of Outlook/Exchange supports what you are requesting.