Outlook PST's, roaming profiles and laptops ..

[jworley]

We have implemented roaming profiles on our LAN, and store each user's Outlook PST files in shared folders on the server. This is fine for desktop workstations, but we have outworkers with portables who want to take them home, write emails and then synchronise their office-based PST files.

Of course, when the portable users start Outlook up at home, it wants the PST files that are sitting on the LAN. The upshot is that the users can't do what they want to do and we all know zis ees not gut enough.

MS Exchange is not an option .... I know it can probably do what we want, but has anyone heard of a software product similar to the off-line e-mailer and HotSync product that comes with the Palm Pilot handheld, but for Intel based portables ?? - This would be ideal.

Any ideas, anyone ?? Jim Worley
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[Dreamboat]

Hey, Jim.

http://www.slipstick.com

has a wealth of Outlook utilities.
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[Shad007]

Copy the pst to the laptop and set up a separate mail profile..then in Outlook select the "prompt for profile" option...when the user opens outlook at home they are prompted for "which profile?" etc..there is a program out there which strips the security from a .pst just in case you need it...sorry can't remember the name of it... let me know if this works

 

[ltromans]

As an addition to Shad007's reply, outlook will syncronize those psts (local and server based) in the Tools menu. Have the user sync before he logs off and then sync again when he returns. that will keep the two pst files up to date.

We use this feature now on Outlook 97.

 

[Dreamboat]

Just an FYI: They're OSTs or offline folders then, not PSTs.

Tools-Synchronize. Only available when you have an exchange server.
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