Non-mail Calendar Entries 1

[jbrittain]

We have a number of entries in our global address book that are for calendar usage only. Examples are rooms, vehicles, equipment, etc. Obviously, these accounts do not require a mail box, but they have one. Is there a way to set up these accounts without wasting an Exchange mail license? Also, for our current system, we must specify a delegate (another valid Exchange user) on these accounts to ensure the auto-accept feature works properly (we found this out when the delegate specified on all these accounts retired!). Any ideas or assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[jonarden]

You may be happy to know that according to my Microsoft contacts, the type of mailboxes you mention (and other "system" type maiboxes used by applications such as ARCserve, McAfee, etc.) do not require a client access license (CAL). I was told by our regional contact (when I investigated this issue) that an Exchange CAL is required for each installed client application (such as Outlook) that is accessing Exchange server functionality, and is not based on counting the number of mailboxes on the Exchange server.

 

[jbrittain]

That's good information to know! I appreciate that.

Do you know if we have set this up appropriately? Is there a better way to handle these unique "calendar only" accounts? Can you even separate e-mail and calendaring?

Thanks.

 

[jonarden]

You may find some possibilities to explore at http;//

http://www.slipstick.com/calendar/scheduleall.htm