In short, is there a way to determine the name of the public folder
server from Windows Outlook? The main Exchange mail server is easy,
but what about the public folder server?

Up until a few days ago, my Entourage scheduling functions worked okay
because long ago, someone in IT told me the name of the public folder
server. But the company changed all of their servers -- it was hard
enough finding out the Exchange Mail server, and no one seems to know
the public folder server name (my old contact left the company). LDAP
servers were not changed.

I have Outlook 2002 and also 2000 for Windows, and I'm hoping that
somewhere I can find this info. I have been through every menu item I
can find -- maybe it's in the registry or some .ini file somewhere?
Thanks.

On 12 Sep 2006 11:22:07 -0700, "Tim Murray"
wrote:

In short, is there a way to determine the name of the public folder
server from Windows Outlook? The main Exchange mail server is easy,
but what about the public folder server?

Up until a few days ago, my Entourage scheduling functions worked okay
because long ago, someone in IT told me the name of the public folder
server. But the company changed all of their servers -- it was hard
enough finding out the Exchange Mail server, and no one seems to know
the public folder server name (my old contact left the company). LDAP
servers were not changed.

I have Outlook 2002 and also 2000 for Windows, and I'm hoping that
somewhere I can find this info. I have been through every menu item I
can find -- maybe it's in the registry or some .ini file somewhere?
Thanks.


In 2002 or 2003, hold the Ctrl Key down and right-click the Outlook
icon in the right hand tray on the desktop. Select connection status.
Should be listed there.

The Public Folder server is determined by which Exchange server you are on,
or rather, which Mailbox store you are on. You would need to contact your
Exchange administrator and ask them to quickly check the properties of the
Mailbox store where your mailbox is located, and tell you which server is
designated as the public folder server. However, there isn't necessarily
just one "Public Folder Server".

I suspect that you are looking specifically for the Public Folder server
that is housing the Schedule+ Free Busy folder. This can be foudn in
Exchange System Manager by viewing the Folders Tree, and choosing to "View
System Public Folders". Then, navigate inside the Schedule+ folder, and go
to the properties of that child folder. The replication tab will show which
public folder servers hold a replica of that folder. I haven't worked with
Entourage before, so I don't know why it needs a specific server for
scheduling, but the above procedure is how someone in IT would find out the
information you need.

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"Tim Murray" wrote in message
ups.com...
In short, is there a way to determine the name of the public folder
server from Windows Outlook? The main Exchange mail server is easy,
but what about the public folder server?

Up until a few days ago, my Entourage scheduling functions worked okay
because long ago, someone in IT told me the name of the public folder
server. But the company changed all of their servers -- it was hard
enough finding out the Exchange Mail server, and no one seems to know
the public folder server name (my old contact left the company). LDAP
servers were not changed.

I have Outlook 2002 and also 2000 for Windows, and I'm hoping that
somewhere I can find this info. I have been through every menu item I
can find -- maybe it's in the registry or some .ini file somewhere?
Thanks.

Andy David - MVP wrote:
In 2002 or 2003, hold the Ctrl Key down and right-click the Outlook
icon in the right hand tray on the desktop. Select connection status.
Should be listed there.

I do not have an Outlook icon in the system tray. I do have one in the
task bar, of course, but right-clicking it reveals only window
controls. What am I missing? Or, how can I get an icon in the tray?
Thanks.

Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP] wrote:
This can be foudn in Exchange System
Manager by viewing the Folders Tree, and choosing to "View System
Public Folders". Then, navigate inside the Schedule+ folder, and go to
the properties of that child folder. The replication tab will show which
public folder servers hold a replica of that folder. I haven't worked with
Entourage before, so I don't know why it needs a specific server for
scheduling, but the above procedure is how someone in IT would find out
the information you need.

Thanks, and I will hang on to this in case I locate a friendly IT
person who is willing to go beyond "reboot your computer and call us
back if it doesn't work".

Entourage uses a separate field for the pubic (free/busy) folder server
and another for the LDAP server.

It's in the user's Outlook profile in the registry. It's not easy to find;
it's underneath one of those cryptic zillion-character binary keys, but once
you poke around, it's pretty obvious which one it is.
--
Ed Crowley
MVP - Exchange
"Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"

"Tim Murray" wrote in message
ups.com...
In short, is there a way to determine the name of the public folder
server from Windows Outlook? The main Exchange mail server is easy,
but what about the public folder server?

Up until a few days ago, my Entourage scheduling functions worked okay
because long ago, someone in IT told me the name of the public folder
server. But the company changed all of their servers -- it was hard
enough finding out the Exchange Mail server, and no one seems to know
the public folder server name (my old contact left the company). LDAP
servers were not changed.

I have Outlook 2002 and also 2000 for Windows, and I'm hoping that
somewhere I can find this info. I have been through every menu item I
can find -- maybe it's in the registry or some .ini file somewhere?
Thanks.

On 12 Sep 2006 11:51:52 -0700, "Tim Murray"
wrote:


Andy David - MVP wrote:
In 2002 or 2003, hold the Ctrl Key down and right-click the Outlook
icon in the right hand tray on the desktop. Select connection status.
Should be listed there.

I do not have an Outlook icon in the system tray. I do have one in the
task bar, of course, but right-clicking it reveals only window
controls. What am I missing? Or, how can I get an icon in the tray?
Thanks.


Under Taskbar and Start Menu properties, you may have it set to hide
the icons.

Andy David - MVP wrote:

Under Taskbar and Start Menu properties, you may have it set to
hide the icons.

You may be thinking of XP -- actually this is Windows 2000. I suppose
I should said so earlier.

On 12 Sep 2006 12:48:25 -0700, "Tim Murray"
wrote:

Andy David - MVP wrote:

Under Taskbar and Start Menu properties, you may have it set to
hide the icons.

You may be thinking of XP -- actually this is Windows 2000. I suppose
I should said so earlier.


Ah. ok. Sorry. I misread that first post.

Andy David - MVP wrote:

Under Taskbar and Start Menu properties, you may have it set to hide
the icons.

Outlook 2002 doesn't have that feature, except via a registry setting. What
you describe here and before are Outlook 2003 features.
--
Brian Tillman