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by shanghai sam

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I have a manager with two secretaries who wish to share her contact list, ideally having real-time access to it as she updates it. So I would like to know the best way of all three of them being able to update and constantly share a common contact list (they use either Outlook 97 or 2000 on an Exchange 5.5. NT server).

Also, on that basis, does anyone know of a solution (or an add-in) that could provide similar firm-wide access to a communal address book?

Many thanks.

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by [_rick_>

or, you can setup a Public Folder with the Contact template and provide the users access to this folder. This is typically much cleaner and eliminates any questions that the user may have about access to other areas of their mailbox by the delegates.

Just don't place Distribution Lists in the contact folder, Contact Folder DLs are only usable under Outlook 2000 and above.

God luck.

-Rick

by [_rick_>

btw - Forgot, if using a Public Folder, the end user can configure it to be used to resolve email addresses from the To field or the Address Book lookup.

If interested send me an email query at rick_platt@hotmail.com, I'll send you the steps necessary to do this.

Good luck again. -Rick

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