[Tfug] Re: Transparent Outlook

[Harry McGregor]

You should be able to use the "user folder offline" option to replicate
their PST file.

Remember though that PST files are limited to 2GB before file corruption
starts.

			Harry

On Wed, 2003-12-31 at 09:32, Mike Martinet wrote:
> 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>
> > Message-ID: <3FEC85A8.4870.174ED80A at localhost>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > Angus Scott-Fleming
> > GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona
> > 1-520-290-5038 / fax 1-208-248-3124
> > +-----------------------------------+
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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