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by bporter

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I am in the process of configing our office email system - Exchange 5.5, SP3 on an NT 4 server. We will be using Outlook 98 at the desktop.

We would like to be able to have the profiles for outlook on the server so that users can log onto different machines and access their email, calender, etc. Is this ability inherent in the software we have or do I need to acquire additional software? Also, any general directions on steps to config?

TIA,

Byron

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by jerrym mcse+i / a+

Hi Byron,
One of the easiest methods I have found with windows 9x is to 1. enable multiple users on each desktop 2. setup user home folders on the server 3. on the desktop create a shortcut to outlook and edit the start In folder to the mapped drive letter for the users home folder.

what this will do is save the users configuration on the server for outlook (as well as other settings), when the user logs onto a computer for the first time (if they have already logged on somewhere else before to save their profile in their home folder) they will get all their settings especially outlook. also note that if you use NT you don't need to do the shortcut mod..
Thank you for the post!
Jer

by rudolph(uk)

We have succeded educating users to setup their own profile when they log on. It is not really a big deal, just input the name of the Exchange server and eventually the user name if this is not the same as the Exchange alias.
Another solution, if your users are extremely mobile is to setup in Exchange the Outlook Web Access so they can access their mailbox just by using a browser.

by rudolph(uk)

Moreover, if your number of mobile users is not too large, you can create multiple profiles on the workstations they are likely to use. Then you setup Outlook to ask what profile to open.

by mark_lt

have the desktops configured to retain user profiles, then when a new user logs into the system, as long as they take the option to "save settings" on the system, the profile will be d/l from the server, and Outlook will also use these settings to start up for the correct user

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