Outlook Questions


Outlook Web Access Active Directory property name
Hi, I adminstrate an exchange server 2003 and would like to know the Active Directory property that shows if OWA is active. I have AD Explorer but I haven’t been able to find it. I want this because my colleague is creating extranet profiles and wants to show owa link for those who have it [...]

Answer Question   |  June 30, 2008  2:37 PM
Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Outlook, Outlook Web Access, OWA
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15 pts.

pre-fill names from address book to the “to” box
I need to know how to set up my email to be able to pre-ill the names from my address book into the “to” field in an email. I am using Microsoft Outlook 6.

Answer Question   |  June 25, 2008  12:05 PM
AutoComplete, Outlook
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5 pts.

outlook profiles not get proper Global Address List
The main outlook profile mailbox sees all the contacts in the GAL even the new users. The 3 additional profiles that were added are seeing the GAL but not seeing any of the new ids that were created in the last few months.

Answer Question   |  June 25, 2008  5:50 PM
GAL, Global Address Lists, Outlook, Outlook profiles
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5 pts.

Forwarding email from public folder
Can I set a rule to automatically forward email messages from a public folder to an Outlook mailbox? I need to preserve 2 names but do not want to check two mailboxes.

Answer Question   |  June 30, 2008  5:03 PM
Outlook, Outlook rules, Public folders
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5 pts.

Combining Outlook Calendars
Instead of sharing individual calendars, is it possible to automatically sync a group calendar to show individuals’ appoontments.

Answer Question   |  July 2, 2008  12:36 PM
Group calendars, Outlook, Outlook 2007, Shared calendars
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5 pts.

Can’t Open Synchronized emails
I upgraded Outlook 2000 to 2007 and can’t get my synchronized email to open without rebooting my computer. I have installed two Hotfix from MS supoort downloads that allowed me to open them after rebooting. I don’t know what to try next. I have upgraded a scond computer with no difficulties. Any help out there????

Answer Question   |  July 1, 2008  1:41 AM
Email synchronization, Outlook, Outlook 2000, Outlook 2007
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5 pts.

I have created two email accounts but they are not appearing in Global address list in Oulook
I have created two shared email accounts in Server 2003 but they are not appearing in Global address list in Oulook, what could be the reason

Answer Question   |  June 26, 2008  12:49 AM
GAL, Global Address Lists, Outlook, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

How to deny user the ability to send email via Outlook 2002
We have Exchange Server 2003 and our mapi client is Outlook. Out users must authenticate to an NT domian to gain access to their email. I have a request to setup multiple users to access one mailbox to review emails sent to them but not the ability to send. When I added there NT account [...]

Answer Question   |  June 20, 2008  2:21 PM
Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Outlook, Outlook 2002
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5 pts.

Outlook problem
Good afternoon, I’m having a weird problem in outlook, I have my pst working fine but one folder shows no mails when I go to the properties and check the folder size says 13megas more or less, the only way to see something inside is to remember everything I’ve there and search it, do you [...]

Answer Question   |  June 23, 2008  11:35 AM
Outlook, Outlook 2003
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25 pts.

export calendar from public folder Outlook 2007
How do I export from an Outlook ’07 Public Folder calendar into an Excel file? Using the menu Import/Export t allows only selections from my personal folders.

Answer Question   |  June 23, 2008  7:59 PM
Export Calendar, Outlook, Outlook 2007, Public folder permissions
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5 pts.

Distribution lists with Outlook Mobile Service (OMS)
We have developed a web service to distribute sms/mms according to Microsoft’s recommendations. However, only sms/mms to a single mobile phone numero goes through web service. When you try to send this to a distribution list/group it doesn’t reach web service. It goes directly to Exchange server and sends the item to Outlook inbox as [...]

Answer Question   |  May 27, 2012  6:58 AM
Distribution Lists, Exchange, OMS (Outlook Mobile Service), Outlook, Outlook Mobile Services, Web services
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5 pts.

Out of Office subject line contains ‘Abwesend’
recieve out of office messages intern and extern is enabled but often contains the oof subjct line ‘Abwesend:’ Environment international office in DE, NL and US server E2K7 migrated from E2K3 english installation client outlook 2003 windows xp (english and german clients) user activate her/him OOF Agent in one period i see Out of Office [...]

Answer Question   |  June 24, 2008  9:00 PM
Abwesend, Exchange 2007, Out of Office, Outlook, Outlook 2003
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20 pts.

Add-ins that we can get to override the need to hold down shift when left click dragging and dropping in Outlook Public Folders.
We use numerous Outlook Public folders and need users to be able to drag and drop items between them so that the items actually move and not duplicate, like they do currently. I aware that of some solutions to get around this such as holding the shift key down when left click dragging and dropping [...]

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2008  8:00 PM
Outlook, Outlook Public Folders, Public folders
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16,755 pts.

Is there a way to sync the Outlook 2003 client on my notebook with the company Exchange Server in this setup?
My new employer has deployed Exchange Server 2003 and Outlook 2003 clients. They also have Outlook Web Access available. As I am on the road almost full time, I log on to our shared/hosted applications through a Citrix ICA Client. They will not allow us to use a VPN to sync-up. (Too much security risk) [...]

Answer Question   |  June 20, 2008  7:58 PM
Citrix ICA Client, Exchange 2003, Outlook, Outlook 2003, Outlook Web Access, OWA
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16,755 pts.

WebReady Document Viewing service is not working correctly
I am using exchange 2007 SP1 . I am unable to view any document with any extension in owa interface . When I try to open the document or pdf file in view as web page option it gives error “The WebReady Document Viewing service is not working correctly because an error occurred. Please contact [...]

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2008  11:03 PM
Exchange 2007, Outlook, Outlook Web Access, OWA, WebReady
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60 pts.

Is there a free Microsoft Outlook 2007 indexing and search tool?
Lookout for Outlook doesn’t run on Microsoft Outlook 2007 and we are looking for a free tool that will index and search our Microsoft Outlook public folders. The “advanced” search in Outlook 2007 isn’t very helpful. Is there a way to access Outlook public folders via a share and browse through the subfolders in Windows [...]

Answer Question   |  June 29, 2008  8:08 PM
Microsoft Outlook 2007, Outlook, Outlook 2007, Public folders, Search software
580 pts.

Can’t delete an old Microsoft Outlook public folder
As a new network administrator for our organization, I am attempting to clean up the Microsoft Outlook public folder tree. I am running into a problem while trying to delete non-used/old Outlook public folders. I am unable to delete a public folder; I don’t have permissions. The public folder’s author/owner/creator has left the organization and [...]

Answer Question   |  June 26, 2008  6:58 PM
Exchange 2003, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook, Public folders
580 pts.

Employees who need to connect using POP3 using Microsoft Outlook. These employees are unable to send outgoing messages
We just recently installed Microsoft Small Business Server and migrated most employees to it successfully. Most of our employees connect via Outlook using Microsoft exchange. However, I have few employees who need to connect using POP3 using Outlook. These employees are unable to send outgoing messages. Any ideas what are we missing? We checked the [...]

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2008  1:46 PM
Exchange Server, Microsoft Small Business Server, Outlook, POP3, SBS
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16,755 pts.

how to import outlook calendar into Lotus Notes
Hi all, I am trying to migrate to Lotus notes from outlook exchange. Does anyone know how to export your calendar and import it into Lotus Notes. I do not want to re invite people to my meeetings when I do so. Does anyone have the answer? Thank you Jay

Answer Question   |  September 3, 2008  12:41 PM
Exchange, Exchange to Lotus migration, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes 8.x, Outlook, Outlook calendar
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5 pts.

OWA URL not working- Exchange 2003
We run a single Exchange 2003 server behind a SonicWall TZ170 firewall. I recently updated the security services on the SonicWall and now our OWA FBA page isn’t loading. We use http://mycompany.com/email to access OWA, this is the URL that doesn’t work. I can still access the exchange server by going to http://mycompany.com/exchange. Let me [...]

Answer Question   |  June 21, 2008  12:14 AM
Exchange 2003, Firewalls, Outlook, Outlook Web Access, OWA, SonicWALL TZ 170, URL
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5 pts.