OUTLOOK PST READER - is there such a thing?

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Hello...

My company is abou to do away with us using outlook PST files (Office 2003)
and I have a tom of information stroed in them. I also have yearly arechives
going back to 2000 (also.pst files) that I do reference from time to time.
It is my understanding that once they do away with PST files, we willnot be
able to open, view or whatever with pst files here. Is there a reader
product available that will allow me to atleast look into and read the
information stoored inthe PST files; preferebaly in the folder structure that
is held in the backups?

Thank you very much for your assistance.
 
My company is abou to do away with us using outlook PST files (Office
2003) and I have a tom of information stroed in them. I also have
yearly arechives going back to 2000 (also.pst files) that I do
reference from time to time. It is my understanding that once they do
away with PST files, we willnot be able to open, view or whatever
with pst files here. Is there a reader product available that will
allow me to atleast look into and read the information stoored inthe
PST files; preferebaly in the folder structure that is held in the
backups?
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I've never heard of one (other than Outlook itself). It would be a nice
tool, though. However, just because you're saying "do away with", that
doesn't mean the company is going to put policies in place that will preveny
you from opening existing PSTs. I siggest you clarify exectly what will
happen and ask the people making decisions how archived mail will be
handled. I can't believe you're the only one with historical data.
 
Brian Tillman said:
I've never heard of one (other than Outlook itself). It would be a nice
tool, though. However, just because you're saying "do away with", that
doesn't mean the company is going to put policies in place that will preveny
you from opening existing PSTs. I siggest you clarify exectly what will
happen and ask the people making decisions how archived mail will be
handled. I can't believe you're the only one with historical data.
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Hi Brian...

No, I'm no the only one with historical data, but I have a lot of it. We
are going to implement a tool called Enterprise vault, which as I understand
it, moves everything into the vault them creates a shortcut to each item in
the vault in yu folder structure. This is for the current PST file, at which
time the PST file will be diabled. No more access to it. The problem is
that I have archived years of stuff on CD that I periodically need to go back
to (email only) no contact or other information held in outlook. I'm sure
there are others facing the same issue, but right now I am worried only about
a solution not who is affected. (somewhat selfish, perhaps, but I do not have
the time right now to figure out what to cleanup and discard vs just keeping
everything and being able to access it later. If a solution is available
then we can all share it if works out.
We are doing this because our network is clogged with over 10, 000 pst files
all overthe place and somedecided to 1. free up the space and 2. do away
withthe headaches of supporting pst files (this one I can't figure out
because I havenever had a problem with them).
So, yes, what they are saying is that a PST file will no longer be diorectly
readable via outlook. It can be downloaded onto HD, then vaulted, but in
doingthat there is no way to segregate out stuff by specific years, other
than to search/sort on the email dates (which is how they were archived to
begin with), but the sheer volume makes it ubnweidly and will probably tick
of the vault admin guys as well. I see this as a no win situation right now,
unless there is a way to read the PST folders via something other than
outllook, which you say there does not seem to be. Bummer!

Perhaps there is someting out there that someone else knows about that you
have not heard about. I'll just have to wait to see what comes up.

Thanks agaibn for your reply though, I do appreciate you taking thetime to
respond.

--Garry
 
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