Global address location on Exchange 2003 server?

[mtsal]

Hi,
I currently have an Contacts Address Book from an XP workstation (over 100 contacts) that I would like to reside on a newly deployed exchange 2003 server in order to make globally accessible to everyone. I did a *.pst search for the file but couldn't locate a *.pst file on the exchange server. Where does Exchange keep its global address information/what directory?

 

[Marcs41]

Exhange server does not use PST files!!
You will need to get them in the GAL yourself, but you would be better of sharing it or copying them to a Public Folder Contacts.

Marc
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[mtsal]

Thanks for the reply and pardon my novice/benightedness knowledge with Exchange. GAL? How do I convert the over 100 contacts I have in a PST file over to a shared directory on Exchange to allow multiple users to use the same address book globally? Does someone have an example they can share?


Mark

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[Marcs41]

Global Address List !

As said before, you can create a Public Folder, type Contacts, give everyone the needed rights and copy the contacts in there, just like you would copy a file into another folder.

Marc
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