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How to connect Outlook to 2 distinctive Exchange Servers on 2 separate domains at the same time?

Here's the scenario, the user is already connected to domain1 on his Outlook, now we have another domain2 on the network that both talk to each other, the problem is that this user wants to access his mailbox from the second domain as well on his outlook. I'm pretty sure that you can make two separate profiles on Outlook and probably that will do the job, however the user wants to have the 2 mailboxes open at the same time so he can access public folders from both servers. Is there any ideas, workarounds, third party software?
If my explanations is not clear please ask me, I have to come out with a solution for this situation.

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jdff

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More Settings:
Advanced Tab
Add the email account for the user from domain2.

Click OK -- Next -- Finish

Then you should see a folder with Mailbox - <username>

There are osme methods for handling sending email as. You will want to make sure the user is educated with those procedures. Especially if they domains need to remain seperated.

Sembee

Unless the two Exchange servers are in the same Exchange Organisation, then you cannot have Outlook connected to two servers at the same time. It will be one or the other.

I am not aware of any work arounds either, as Outlook is not designed to work in that way.

Simon.

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jdff

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I'm going to analise what is my best option.

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jdff

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If the Exchange server in the second domain is configured appropriately it should be possible to access the second mailbox via POP3 or IMAP.

jdff

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I need to have access to the calendar, and IMAP does but in a very different way as the regular calendar.
What about if I install two versions of outlook, for example 2003 and 2000 on different directories, then I could connect one version to one server and the other version to the second server? Ideas?
If not, what about a software that is very similar to MS Outlook does anyone knows about one?

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Sembee

You cannot run two versions of Outlook on the same machine as they both use MAPI which is in only one place on the workstation.

Your options are limited to what can connect to Exchange - so that is either Outlook as a MAPI client or something else running IMAP. Nothing else will provide you with the connection to Exchange providing access to the full Exchange features.

Simon.

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jdff

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Ok, got it! May be there is a IMAP application out there that will organize the calendar appointments better that Outlook showing them as emails/records. Maybe I cab try a different application, what do you think?

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jdff

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chingmd,
Are you sure that if I trust the domains will taht work?
How do I trust domains?

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jdff

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