Share PST Files

The short question:

Is there a way to allow multiple users to have a PST
file open at the same time? Where one user adds an
email the other users will see this new information?

(SBS2003R2 - Exchange 2003 - Outlook 2003)

Thanks.

John
Thu Mar 27 14:11:34 PDT 2008

No

"Jason Piercey" <Jason@atreng.com> wrote in message
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> The short question:
>
> Is there a way to allow multiple users to have a PST
> file open at the same time? Where one user adds an
> email the other users will see this new information?
>
> (SBS2003R2 - Exchange 2003 - Outlook 2003)
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>

John
Thu Mar 27 14:15:28 PDT 2008

I just noticed there's Exchange server 2003. Why use PST when you have an
Exchange server?

"Jason Piercey" <Jason@atreng.com> wrote in message
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> The short question:
>
> Is there a way to allow multiple users to have a PST
> file open at the same time? Where one user adds an
> email the other users will see this new information?
>
> (SBS2003R2 - Exchange 2003 - Outlook 2003)
>
> Thanks.

Jason
Thu Mar 27 14:21:31 PDT 2008

That was part of the longer question.

I'd like to be able to archive job specific information
into PST files located in the respective job folder so
anyone who works on the job can have access to
the correspondence. But if more than one person
can't have the PST file open there is no point.



"John" <a> wrote in message
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>Why use PST when you have an Exchange server?

John
Thu Mar 27 14:36:41 PDT 2008

PST isn't designed for sharing.

Exchange Public Folder may be the answer.

"Jason Piercey" <Jason@atreng.com> wrote in message
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> That was part of the longer question.
>
> I'd like to be able to archive job specific information
> into PST files located in the respective job folder so
> anyone who works on the job can have access to
> the correspondence. But if more than one person
> can't have the PST file open there is no point.
>
>
>
> "John" <a> wrote in message
> news:%23trGw%23EkIHA.4356@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>Why use PST when you have an Exchange server?
>
>

Jason
Thu Mar 27 14:54:49 PDT 2008

That crossed my mind, just have investigated yet.
Some users are difficult to deal with, so anything
"new" is going to be a royal pain for me.


"John" <a> wrote in message news:uA9NoKFkIHA.2304@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Exchange Public Folder may be the answer.

Oliver
Fri Mar 28 03:40:10 PDT 2008

Hi Jason,

it is posssible with 3rd party tools:
http://www.publicshareware.com/public-share-outlook-description.html
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/share.htm

Office Marketplace Outlook messaging tools:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/CE010719621033.aspx

--
Oliver Vukovics
Share Outlook PST files without Exchange: Public ShareFolder
Extended reminder function for Outlook / Exchange: Public Reminder Addin
http://www.publicshareware.com


"Jason Piercey" <Jason@atreng.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:%23JK2f3EkIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> The short question:
>
> Is there a way to allow multiple users to have a PST
> file open at the same time? Where one user adds an
> email the other users will see this new information?
>
> (SBS2003R2 - Exchange 2003 - Outlook 2003)
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>

Oliver
Fri Mar 28 03:42:52 PDT 2008

Hi John,

> PST isn't designed for sharing.

Who say this? We did not find a Microsoft website with information that it
is not recommended to develop a Store provider with PST files as central
stores.

--
Oliver Vukovics
Share your Outlook PST files without Exchange: Public ShareFolder
Synchronisation for Outlook and Exchange: Public SyncTool
http://www.publicshareware.com


"John" <a> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> PST isn't designed for sharing.
>
> Exchange Public Folder may be the answer.
>
> "Jason Piercey" <Jason@atreng.com> wrote in message
> news:%23kwQICFkIHA.4744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> That was part of the longer question.
>>
>> I'd like to be able to archive job specific information
>> into PST files located in the respective job folder so
>> anyone who works on the job can have access to
>> the correspondence. But if more than one person
>> can't have the PST file open there is no point.
>>
>>
>>
>> "John" <a> wrote in message
>> news:%23trGw%23EkIHA.4356@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>Why use PST when you have an Exchange server?
>>
>>
>
>

Brian
Fri Mar 28 05:06:23 PDT 2008

Jason Piercey <Jason@atreng.com> wrote:

> That was part of the longer question.
>
> I'd like to be able to archive job specific information
> into PST files located in the respective job folder so
> anyone who works on the job can have access to
> the correspondence. But if more than one person
> can't have the PST file open there is no point.

So, put them in public folders.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Jason
Fri Mar 28 06:12:50 PDT 2008

I've not done much with public folders other than
making use of company contacts. The PST approach
would be easy since I can store each project's data
in a specific project folder structure and all data would
get archived to DVD when the time comes.

Can I control where the public folder data is stored
on a per-project basis?



"Brian Tillman" <tillman1952@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> So, put them in public folders.

Jason
Fri Mar 28 06:17:04 PDT 2008

Thank you. I'll look at these tools.



"Oliver Vukovics [Public Shareware]" <trash@publicshareware.com> wrote in
message news:%23B%230uAMkIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> it is posssible with 3rd party tools:
> http://www.publicshareware.com/public-share-outlook-description.html
> http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/share.htm
>
> Office Marketplace Outlook messaging tools:
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/CE010719621033.aspx

John
Fri Mar 28 08:41:26 PDT 2008


"Oliver Vukovics [Public Shareware]" <trash@publicshareware.com> wrote in
message news:%233ItOCMkIHA.5956@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi John,
>
>> PST isn't designed for sharing.
>
> Who say this?

Did you give links without reading the content?
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/share.htm says "However, two people cannot
work from the same Personal Folders .pst file at the same time, because
these files are not designed for shared access."

Sure you may find a workaround but when Exchange server is there, why not
use it?

> --
> Oliver Vukovics
> Share your Outlook PST files without Exchange: Public ShareFolder
> Synchronisation for Outlook and Exchange: Public SyncTool
> http://www.publicshareware.com
>

Oliver
Fri Mar 28 09:51:30 PDT 2008

Hi John,

sorry I do not know that "slipstick" is the same as "Microsoft".

I asked for a website of Microsoft where you can read that a PST file is not
designed for sharing.

> Sure you may find a workaround...

Sorry, it is not a "workarround" it is a Store Provider like Exchange based
on PST files.
PST means "Personal Storage" but you can share the Outlook profiles where
the PST files are connected. If Microsoft did not develop this kind of tool,
this means not that it is not possible.

Till Outlook 2007, Outlook could not remind you from "Sub folders". Did you
write: Sorry, but Outlook was not designed to remind you from subfolders? It
is designed to do this, but they forget to activate this kind of reminders.

>but when Exchange server is there, why not use it?

Because Exchange server can not share PST files. If you "archive" your
Exchange Mailboxes to reduce the Exchange server you can not share the
information of your archive PST files.

If you have many files (arround 500 GB) that you want to share only with a
limited numbers of users, it could be helpfull to have a program that can
share information outsite the Exchange to reduce the Exchange server.

And many other reasons. We have a customer with 150 users who share
construction plans in PST files, because they lost some datas after the
backup of Exchange. I am not against Exchange, but you can share PST files,
not with Microsoft but with other solutions.

--
Oliver Vukovics
Share your Outlook PST files without Exchange: Public ShareFolder
Synchronisation for Outlook and Exchange: Public SyncTool
http://www.publicshareware.com


"John" <a> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>
> "Oliver Vukovics [Public Shareware]" <trash@publicshareware.com> wrote in
> message news:%233ItOCMkIHA.5956@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi John,
>>
>>> PST isn't designed for sharing.
>>
>> Who say this?
>
> Did you give links without reading the content?
> http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/share.htm says "However, two people
> cannot work from the same Personal Folders .pst file at the same time,
> because these files are not designed for shared access."
>
> Sure you may find a workaround but when Exchange server is there, why not
> use it?
>
>> --
>> Oliver Vukovics
>> Share your Outlook PST files without Exchange: Public ShareFolder
>> Synchronisation for Outlook and Exchange: Public SyncTool
>> http://www.publicshareware.com
>>
>
>

Gordon
Fri Mar 28 10:03:27 PDT 2008

"Jason Piercey" <Jason@atreng.com> wrote in message
news:%23kwQICFkIHA.4744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> That was part of the longer question.
>
> I'd like to be able to archive job specific information
> into PST files located in the respective job folder so
> anyone who works on the job can have access to
> the correspondence. But if more than one person
> can't have the PST file open there is no point.
>
>

Archive into Public Folders.....

Evgeny
Mon Mar 31 06:03:06 PDT 2008

Hi, Jason!
there is a solution MAPILab Groupware Server. With its help, you can create
shared PST files and give access to clients that would like to use it,
assign permissions to these clients.
the product page is: http://www.mapilab.com/groupware/server/

_________________
Eugene Grischenko
MAPILab Support
http://www.mapilab.com

"Jason Piercey" <Jason@atreng.com> wrote in message
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> The short question:
>
> Is there a way to allow multiple users to have a PST
> file open at the same time? Where one user adds an
> email the other users will see this new information?
>
> (SBS2003R2 - Exchange 2003 - Outlook 2003)
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>