Syncing Echange contacts through pop3

[sonny]

Hello,

I have an attorney that uses a pop3 account at home. He wants to pull
all of his contacts from our exchange server to his home PC running outlook
/ outlook express. I can get him to setup the pop account correctly and
recieve new mail... however i am unsure about the easiest / most logical way
to pull down his contacts from our exchange box. Any input is appreciated.

Thank you,

Sonny
Thorp Reed & Armstrong

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Why not have him use OWA?
You could look into IMAP if you want more functionality than POP grants
you...but I'd still go with OWA, or VPN if he wants to use Outlook to
connect to the server & see his mailbox, GAL, public folders, etc...

 

[sonny]

thanks for the help... i will check into IMAP, but we did not want to really
make any pop changes due to the fact that we run a secure account through
pop...

but my owa server does work fine and he can pull his contacts... if you
never worked at a law firm, or dealt with attorneys my question would seem
idiotic... however, he 'NEEDS' to view his contacts through outlook / via
pop, from home...



all in the day of an IT guy... thanks again

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

thanks for the help... i will check into IMAP, but we did not want to
really make any pop changes due to the fact that we run a secure
account through pop...

IMAP=POP done right.

but my owa server does work fine and he can pull his contacts... if
you never worked at a law firm, or dealt with attorneys my question
would seem idiotic... however, he 'NEEDS' to view his contacts
through outlook / via pop, from home...

What about VPN for him so he can work with his full mailbox?

all in the day of an IT guy... thanks again

;-) understood

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

Why not have him use OWA?
You could look into IMAP if you want more functionality than POP
grants you...but I'd still go with OWA, or VPN if he wants to use
Outlook to connect to the server & see his mailbox, GAL, public
folders, etc...

 

[sonny]

vpn... what do you want me to be oncall 24/7 for troubleshooting?

actually I also have a TS box that I allow them to logon to so that they can
be 'in the office' at home... the request is to use his pop account AND have
his contact...

ridiculous, absolutely... redundant?? totally... unresolved? still.

imap would be nice but the 'secure' mail can only be pop3 since it is a twig
account... trust me, I despise pop3 just like anyone else.

Sonny.


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

thanks for the help... i will check into IMAP, but we did not want to
really make any pop changes due to the fact that we run a secure
account through pop...

IMAP=POP done right.

but my owa server does work fine and he can pull his contacts... if
you never worked at a law firm, or dealt with attorneys my question
would seem idiotic... however, he 'NEEDS' to view his contacts
through outlook / via pop, from home...

What about VPN for him so he can work with his full mailbox?

all in the day of an IT guy... thanks again

;-) understood

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

Why not have him use OWA?
You could look into IMAP if you want more functionality than POP
grants you...but I'd still go with OWA, or VPN if he wants to use
Outlook to connect to the server & see his mailbox, GAL, public
folders, etc...


sonny wrote:
Hello,

I have an attorney that uses a pop3 account at home. He wants
to pull all of his contacts from our exchange server to his home PC
running outlook / outlook express. I can get him to setup the pop
account correctly and recieve new mail... however i am unsure about
the easiest / most logical way to pull down his contacts from our
exchange box. Any input is appreciated.

Thank you,

Sonny
Thorp Reed & Armstrong

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

monster.com ? ;-)

Don't know what to tell you - what he wants (POP -->PST and syncing PST
contacts with mailbox contacts) isn't possible in any way that I can think
of. You can export his contacts to a PST file he can then import, but that
ain't syncing.

vpn... what do you want me to be oncall 24/7 for troubleshooting?

actually I also have a TS box that I allow them to logon to so that
they can be 'in the office' at home... the request is to use his pop
account AND have his contact...

ridiculous, absolutely... redundant?? totally... unresolved? still.


imap would be nice but the 'secure' mail can only be pop3 since it is
a twig account... trust me, I despise pop3 just like anyone else.

Sonny.


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

thanks for the help... i will check into IMAP, but we did not want
to really make any pop changes due to the fact that we run a secure
account through pop...

IMAP=POP done right.

but my owa server does work fine and he can pull his contacts... if
you never worked at a law firm, or dealt with attorneys my question
would seem idiotic... however, he 'NEEDS' to view his contacts
through outlook / via pop, from home...

What about VPN for him so he can work with his full mailbox?

all in the day of an IT guy... thanks again

;-) understood

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
message Why not have him use OWA?
You could look into IMAP if you want more functionality than POP
grants you...but I'd still go with OWA, or VPN if he wants to use
Outlook to connect to the server & see his mailbox, GAL, public
folders, etc...


sonny wrote:
Hello,

I have an attorney that uses a pop3 account at home. He wants
to pull all of his contacts from our exchange server to his home
PC running outlook / outlook express. I can get him to setup the
pop account correctly and recieve new mail... however i am unsure
about the easiest / most logical way to pull down his contacts
from our exchange box. Any input is appreciated.

Thank you,

Sonny
Thorp Reed & Armstrong

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Export the contacts to a .pst file and save it on a CD. Have the Attorney
copy the .pst file to his hard drive, right click and remove the check from
read only. Then, have him open Outlook, use File->Open->Outlook Data file
and select the Contacts.pst file. Voila. He now has access via POP to his
Exchange addresses.

If you were talking about the Global Address List, then there is this
method:
http://www.slipstick.com/exs/portagal.htm


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer:
sonny <[email protected]> asked:
| Hello,
|
| I have an attorney that uses a pop3 account at home. He wants to
| pull all of his contacts from our exchange server to his home PC
| running outlook / outlook express. I can get him to setup the pop
| account correctly and recieve new mail... however i am unsure about
| the easiest / most logical way to pull down his contacts from our
| exchange box. Any input is appreciated.
|
| Thank you,
|
| Sonny
| Thorp Reed & Armstrong

 

[sonny]

guys ... i honestly thank you for the replies and proposed fixes... i
already have the .pst loaded on his laptop that they take to and from
work... however this guy wants his home pc to be identical to the laptop...

now asking him to take a cd home and make a couple steps to import the .pst
is ludicris... i'm assuming you guys never dealt with attorneys. but thanks
for the help... i got him under control for the time being...

i'd hit monster.com if i could take the pay cut

Sonny

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"