[Tfug] Re: Transparent Outlook

[Mike Martinet]

Well, thanks for the suggestion, but the client is not interested in
dumping Outlook.  :)  But I appreciate the explicit directory name -
I'll look and see if there isn't some way to alias or redirect that.



(I use Evolution, personally)


MjM

> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 19:02:00 -0700
> From: "Angus Scott-Fleming" <angussf at geoapps.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tfug] Transparent Outlook Files With Samba
> To: Tucson Free Unix Group <tfug at tfug.org>
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> On 26 Dec 2003 at 12:00, Mike Martinet  wrote:
> 
> > I'm trying to imagine how I would construct a simple (read
> > cheap-near-free) solution to this problem.
> > 
> > I have an office and home location, both of which are running Outlook,
> > but need to be constantly synchronized.  
> > 
> > I'm assuming I can put a Samba server at the office and keep the Outlook
> > files on it and then point both of my Outlook clients at the same file. 
> > Does anyone know if this assumption is valid or if there's another way
> > to achieve the same goal?
> 
> Not sure if you can really do this as Outlook is tied pretty 
> tightly to Windows and stores its files in your local 
> profile directory ("C:\Documents and 
> Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application 
> Data\Microsoft\Outlook\*.*)  ....
> 
> I'd dump outlook for an opensource (Thunderbird) or free 
> solution (Pegasus Mail).  I know Pegasus Mail can deal with 
> this -- I do it myself -- and I'm sure Tbird can as well -- 
> just put the profile on the Samba server.
> 
> 
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> Angus Scott-Fleming
> GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona
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