We are running SBS2003 with Exchange2003. Here is what we are trying to do:

1. Make the Public Contacts folder the one and only default Contacts folder
for each workstation so no one accidentally adds/modifies a contact to their
hard drive's contact folder.

2. Enable offline access to the Public Contacts folder, similar to the way
email messages can be created/viewed/modified in Cached Exchange Mode.

Are either of these possible in Exchange2003? If not, what is the best
add-on application(s) out there to handle these two issues.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

We are running SBS2003 with Exchange2003. Here is what we are trying to do:

1. Make the Public Contacts folder the one and only default Contacts folder

Not possible in any version of Outlook

for each workstation so no one accidentally adds/modifies a contact to their
hard drive's contact folder.

Contacts aren't on the hard drive, except in a cache. They're in the mailbox on the server.

2. Enable offline access to the Public Contacts folder, similar to the way
email messages can be created/viewed/modified in Cached Exchange Mode.

Add the folder to Public Folders\Favorites and set Cached Exchange mode to sync PF Favs, not just the mailbox.

Are either of these possible in Exchange2003? If not, what is the best
add-on application(s) out there to handle these two issues.

You might look at http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync/exssync.htm
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

Thanks for the advice, Sue! I received a Site Error message when trying to go
to http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync/exssync.htm

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

We are running SBS2003 with Exchange2003. Here is what we are trying to do:

1. Make the Public Contacts folder the one and only default Contacts folder

Not possible in any version of Outlook

for each workstation so no one accidentally adds/modifies a contact to their
hard drive's contact folder.

Contacts aren't on the hard drive, except in a cache. They're in the mailbox on the server.

2. Enable offline access to the Public Contacts folder, similar to the way
email messages can be created/viewed/modified in Cached Exchange Mode.

Add the folder to Public Folders\Favorites and set Cached Exchange mode to sync PF Favs, not just the mailbox.

Are either of these possible in Exchange2003? If not, what is the best
add-on application(s) out there to handle these two issues.

You might look at http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync/exssync.htm
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

Sorry, I typed it wrong: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync/.htm#exssync

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Sam" wrote in message ...

Are either of these possible in Exchange2003? If not, what is the best
add-on application(s) out there to handle these two issues.

You might look at http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync/exssync.htm