Public folders Questions


migrating public folder from old exchange 2003 server to new exchange 2003
I am planning to migrate public folder from old exchange 2003 server to new exchange 2003. Old Exchange is first exchange in enterprise. I replicated public folder with new exchange. But, still when I make old exchange public folder offline. Users unable to get access any folder or file from public folder. Please can you [...]

Answer Question   |  October 15, 2008  2:52 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange migration, Public folders
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16,755 pts.

Outlook Public Folder – Standardize Field View for All Users
We use Outlook 2003 Public Folders for ISO document control. I would like to standardize the field view for all users (set up custom fields) without having to have each user set up their fields independently. Is there a way to push this out?

Answer Question   |  September 24, 2008  1:43 PM
Outlook 2003, Outlook Public Folders, Public folders
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5 pts.

Exchange 2007 Resource Forest / Public folder rights
Hello, I have the following problem. We have a Exchange Resource Forest. The User forest is called Kenia-u, the resource forest kenia-r. For our archiving product it is necessary that the user Kenia-uservice2 has owner rights on a public folder. Service2 has a linked mailbox on the exchange 2007 server in the resource forest. If [...]

Answer Question   |  September 3, 2008  10:44 AM
Exchange 2007, Exchange permissions, Exchange Public Folders, Exchange Resource Forest, Public folders, User Permissions
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5 pts.

view public folders both through IE as well as Firefox when the exchange server was 2003.
In our organization we could view public folders both through IE as well as Firefox when the exchange server was 2003. Ever since the exchange server has shifted to 2007 we can view the public folders ONLY in IE but not in Firefox. Apart from that, I would also like to know if it’s possible [...]

Answer Question   |  August 25, 2008  2:58 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange migration, firefox, IE, Public folders
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16,755 pts.

Unable to access public folders from Firefox
Hi, In our organization we can access public folders ONLY through IE and not too Firefox. This wasn’t the case when the Exchange Server was MS 2003. We are facing this issue ever since we shifted to Exchange Server 2007. What could be the reason ? Also, I would like to know if other clients [...]

Answer Question   |  October 15, 2008  5:53 AM
Exchange Server 2007, firefox, Public folders, Thunderbird
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5 pts.

once email messages are archived from Public mailbox folders, do these messages still reside in the Information Store database?
I want to know once email messages are archived from Public mailbox folders, do these messages still reside in the Information Store database?

Answer Question   |  September 23, 2008  1:44 PM
Information Store, Outlook, Public folders
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16,755 pts.

I have a situation that does not allow me to use the normal public folder replication process
I have a situation that does not allow me to use the normal public folder replication process. I believe the normal PF process sends each PF item through the SMTP queues of the two exchange servers, therefore stealing valuable mail delivery time from external email. I need to move Gigs of items another way between [...]

Answer Question   |  November 1, 2008  1:39 PM
Outlook, Public Folder replication, Public folders, SMTP
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16,755 pts.

Exchange Server 2003/Outlook 2003
I have a shared public folder in exchange 2003/outlook. I try to merge two folders together combining them but it tells me that there is a limit of contacts in a distribution list. Is this possible?

Answer Question   |  January 12, 2010  12:19 PM
Exchange 2003, Outlook, Outlook 2003, Public folders
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5 pts.

I was recovering a deleted public sub folder and attempted to recover it from OWA instead it seemed to recover It disappeared from the recovery list
I was recovering a deleted public sub folder and got the usual permissions error. When I attempted to recover it from OWA instead it seemed to recover fine. It disappeared from the recovery list but does not show up in public folders. Where would it have gone and why does it no longer show up [...]

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2008  5:34 PM
Outlook, Outlook Web Access, OWA, Public folders
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16,755 pts.

Listing public folders and subfolders
Hi, Now I am developing an application using Exchange 2007 with EWS. I am having trouble with listing the public folders and subfolders. Also I need to access the items which are present inside the public folders. I am using C# asp.net for my application. Kindly help to solve this. Thanks, Parani

Answer Question   |  July 16, 2008  2:30 PM
ASP.NET, C#, Exchange 2007, Public folders
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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.

Can you remove a Back-End Public Folder Store.
I have inherited an Active/Active/Passive cluster with a public folder store that is: Located on Node1 of the cluster 219GB on disk (.edb+.stm) 124GB listed in the “Public Folder Instances” in the ESM 38GB of white space (Listed in event 1221) Here is my question, since an offline defragmentation is not an option (would be [...]

Answer Question   |  February 1, 2012  5:53 PM
Clusters, Defrag, Public Folder Store, Public folders
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15 pts.

Public Folders
I have created a public folder to store excel spreadsheets that I need users to be able to access and change. I understand the permissions. My question is can more than 1 user be in the same spread sheet at one time and make individual changes.Will all changes be saved?

Answer Question   |  June 22, 2008  7:13 PM
Access, Excel 2003, Microsoft Access, Public folders
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5 pts.

i have a Exchange server 2003, and for some reason the public folder store has dismounted. However when i try to mount it i get the error message
i have a Exchange server 2003, and for some reason the public folder store has dismounted. However when i try to mount it i get the error message

Answer Question   |  January 12, 2010  1:12 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange error messages, Public folders
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5 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 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.

In Exchange 2007 SP1 I want public folder accessible to only those users whom I select
have installed Exchange 2007 SP1 . Mail are working fine . Now I want to create multiple public folder . I created a public folder from Toolbox . And I have made this folder mail enable .But this public folder is accessible to all the users on this exchange server . What I want is [...]

Answer Question   |  June 7, 2008  12:08 AM
Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 SP1, Public folders
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60 pts.

Pubic Folder Rights modification in Exchange 2000
I am having a problem in exchange 2000 server. How I can restrict some of the users in my domain to post message in public folder. I have domain admin rights.

Answer Question   |  June 5, 2008  11:37 AM
Exchange 2000, Exchange user settings, Public folders, User Permissions
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50 pts.

Hide Public Folder(calendar), without deleting…?
Using Outlook (2000-2007) with Exchange 2003. Had a couple of people leave a client’s firm, and would like to hide these former employees calendars (Public Folders). Disabled the user account (in AD), and hid the Exchange email address from the list. Is there any way of hiding the calendar(Public Folder) without simply deleting it?

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2008  4:21 PM
Calendar, Exchange 2003, Outlook, Outlook calendar, Public folders
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205 pts.