public or not to public that is the question..

[targetUT]

Okay, so I have been having issue with shared calendars.. So i am
thinking about using the public folder option on our exchange 2003,
users are using outlook 2007 in cached mode.

What are some of the big differences/drawbacks to using public
calendars vs. outlook user calendars?

 

[Oliver Vukovics [Public Shareware]]

Hi targetUT,

differences:

- You do not get reminders from "Public Calendar Folders"

"Reminders Do Not Start for Items in Public Folders"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/186689/en-us

Only with 3rd party tools you will get reminders:
http://www.publicshareware.com/public-reminder-addin-description.php
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/calendar_reminder.asp

- Your Mobile Devices do not synchronize with Public Folders (only with 3rd
party utilities)

- Exchange 2007 only have Public Folders as an additional "option"
- Exchange 2010 do not have Public Folders anymore.

 

[Diane Poremsky]

along with what Oliver said, what is purpose to the public folder calendar?
in some situations it is better than sharing mailbox calendar, but in other
situations its worse.