Public folder email address

[Guest]

For major projects we create a new public folder, and everyone
forwards/copies related emails to the folder during the life of the project.
I used to do this by creating a new public folder with a short memorable name
(e.g. if the customer's name is "Memory Lane", the folder might be called
"Memory"). Then I opened the properties dialog for the folder, selected the
Admin tab and clicked the button to add the folder to my contacts. This used
to magically add a contact with an email address like "(e-mail address removed)",
which I would then publicise as necessary.

Well, my old PC died, and I got a new one. Now when I do that, I get a
contact with an email address like this:

"MEMORY67147D7F4503B266A4D4A8BDBA83C698034462"

Well this doesn't look like an email address, and uunfortunately, it doesn't
work like an email address either. Messages sent to it just clutter up the
administrators lost property box. My Outlook version is 2003 SP1.

I would love to get back to the old easy way of doing this, but failing
that, could anyone please just tell me how to set the email address for a
public folder?

Many thanks in advance,


Vaughan

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

State your version of Outlook and Exchange.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Vaughan asked:

| For major projects we create a new public folder, and everyone
| forwards/copies related emails to the folder during the life of the
| project. I used to do this by creating a new public folder with a
| short memorable name (e.g. if the customer's name is "Memory Lane",
| the folder might be called "Memory"). Then I opened the properties
| dialog for the folder, selected the Admin tab and clicked the button
| to add the folder to my contacts. This used to magically add a
| contact with an email address like "(e-mail address removed)", which I
| would then publicise as necessary.
|
| Well, my old PC died, and I got a new one. Now when I do that, I get a
| contact with an email address like this:
|
| "MEMORY67147D7F4503B266A4D4A8BDBA83C698034462"
|
| Well this doesn't look like an email address, and uunfortunately, it
| doesn't work like an email address either. Messages sent to it just
| clutter up the administrators lost property box. My Outlook version
| is 2003 SP1.
|
| I would love to get back to the old easy way of doing this, but
| failing that, could anyone please just tell me how to set the email
| address for a public folder?
|
| Many thanks in advance,
|
|
| Vaughan

 

[Guest]

Outlook 2003 SP1
Exchange 2003 running on MS SBS2003

 

[Guest]

What I don't understand is why Exchange seemed to be happy to allocate an
email address to new public folders before, but it doesn't any more?

Outlook 2003 SP1
Exchange 2003 running on MS SBS2003

State your version of Outlook and Exchange.

--Â
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Vaughan asked:

| For major projects we create a new public folder, and everyone
| forwards/copies related emails to the folder during the life of the
| project. I used to do this by creating a new public folder with a
| short memorable name (e.g. if the customer's name is "Memory Lane",
| the folder might be called "Memory"). Then I opened the properties
| dialog for the folder, selected the Admin tab and clicked the button
| to add the folder to my contacts. This used to magically add a
| contact with an email address like "(e-mail address removed)", which I
| would then publicise as necessary.
|
| Well, my old PC died, and I got a new one. Now when I do that, I get a
| contact with an email address like this:
|
| "MEMORY67147D7F4503B266A4D4A8BDBA83C698034462"
|
| Well this doesn't look like an email address, and uunfortunately, it
| doesn't work like an email address either. Messages sent to it just
| clutter up the administrators lost property box. My Outlook version
| is 2003 SP1.
|
| I would love to get back to the old easy way of doing this, but
| failing that, could anyone please just tell me how to set the email
| address for a public folder?
|
| Many thanks in advance,
|
|
| Vaughan

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You may want to post this to an Exchange newsgroup for a better answer than
I can give. I have not seen this problem - perhaps an Exchange MVP has.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to the
(insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal account
will be deleted without reading.
| What I don't understand is why Exchange seemed to be happy to allocate an
| email address to new public folders before, but it doesn't any more?
|
| "Vaughan" wrote:
|
| > Outlook 2003 SP1
| > Exchange 2003 running on MS SBS2003
| >
| > "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
| >
| > > State your version of Outlook and Exchange.
| > >
| > > --Â
| > > Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
| > >
| > > Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
| > > the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal
| > > account will be deleted without reading.
| > >
| > > After furious head scratching, Vaughan asked:
| > >
| > > | For major projects we create a new public folder, and everyone
| > > | forwards/copies related emails to the folder during the life of the
| > > | project. I used to do this by creating a new public folder with a
| > > | short memorable name (e.g. if the customer's name is "Memory Lane",
| > > | the folder might be called "Memory"). Then I opened the properties
| > > | dialog for the folder, selected the Admin tab and clicked the button
| > > | to add the folder to my contacts. This used to magically add a
| > > | contact with an email address like "(e-mail address removed)", which I
| > > | would then publicise as necessary.
| > > |
| > > | Well, my old PC died, and I got a new one. Now when I do that, I get
a
| > > | contact with an email address like this:
| > > |
| > > | "MEMORY67147D7F4503B266A4D4A8BDBA83C698034462"
| > > |
| > > | Well this doesn't look like an email address, and uunfortunately, it
| > > | doesn't work like an email address either. Messages sent to it just
| > > | clutter up the administrators lost property box. My Outlook version
| > > | is 2003 SP1.
| > > |
| > > | I would love to get back to the old easy way of doing this, but
| > > | failing that, could anyone please just tell me how to set the email
| > > | address for a public folder?
| > > |
| > > | Many thanks in advance,
| > > |
| > > |
| > > | Vaughan
| > >
| > >
| > >