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Synchronize contacts lists of two users in Exchange 2007.

I would like to synchronize the contacts lists of two users on our Exchange 2007 server. They connect to the Exchange server using Outlook 2007. I would like this solution to be server-based so the users don't need to run a separate piece of software on their computers. I did find a program named "CodeTwo" which looks like it will do the job, but the price seems pretty steep for such a seeming simple task. Is there an alternative program that is cheaper or, better yet, free? Will Exchange do this without third party software?

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lamaslany

You could use the Import-Mailbox and Export-Mailbox cmdlets or Microsoft's own ExMerge utility.

e_aravind

On the long term solution would be:
Having an public-folder based contacts folder for the shared users\team...so could be the repository for any changes...still having the unique contacts.

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ASKER

How would I use the suggested commands to automatically synchronize contacts between users?

One user uses an iPhone 3G while another uses a Droid phone to access Exchange and synchronize contacts. I don't believe contacts will synchronize with public folders on phones?

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Thanks for the advice. Is there any way to do this automatically? The users are constantly updating their contacts and I would like this synchronization to happen automatically every day.

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Any other ideas on this one? Would I need to use Outlook on their computer to export their contacts into Excel or can this be done on the back-end?

Thanks

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I ended up exporting the contacts to PST manually, and then importing them manually to each user.