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E-mail's from PST to Exchange server
My boss recently had to work from home, and we installed Outlook 2003 which connects to our Exchange server 2000. It's set to work in cached mode.
Now he has received an error message when trying to move items that says "Can't move the items. The file C:\Documents and Settings\percyc\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\out
I can change the delivery to Mailbox, and that should allow the messages to stay on the server, right? Is the file for the 'cache copy' done automatically - I'm not going to be breaking that, right?
What about all of the e-mails that have been delivered into his PST? Is there an easy way to get those back to him mailbox so he can see them from his work pc also? Or would it be better to move his .PST back to a network drive, and if so, could he still open it from home using Outlook 2003?
Now he has received an error message when trying to move items that says "Can't move the items. The file C:\Documents and Settings\percyc\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\out
I can change the delivery to Mailbox, and that should allow the messages to stay on the server, right? Is the file for the 'cache copy' done automatically - I'm not going to be breaking that, right?
What about all of the e-mails that have been delivered into his PST? Is there an easy way to get those back to him mailbox so he can see them from his work pc also? Or would it be better to move his .PST back to a network drive, and if so, could he still open it from home using Outlook 2003?
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I wouldn't want to try opening a pst file of that size over a VPN.
If the user is remote and you cannot get the email imported very soon, then leave him running with both sets of folders for now and consolidate later. The only thing you might want to move immediately is contacts and calendar.
As for your OST question - yes that is what I mean.
Simon.
If the user is remote and you cannot get the email imported very soon, then leave him running with both sets of folders for now and consolidate later. The only thing you might want to move immediately is contacts and calendar.
As for your OST question - yes that is what I mean.
Simon.
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Sembee, you mean that the cached file (ost) doesn't contain those any more (or did they ever) since they were delivered to the Personal Folder?
Since he will be working through a VPN for another month or so, does it make sense to just change the delivery to Mailbox, and leave his PST on his hard drive for now, and copy it back when he gets back to work? Can this PST file be considered and Archive?
If I was to place it on the network now, could he still access it over the VPN? Seems I read somewhere that you couldn't do that, but maybe it was just 2002.
Thanks!