I have canned my rather extensive task form due to functionality issues (huge
bummer!) and decided to try to use a message form instead. But since I
completely created my task only to find out it can't be used in the capacity
I need it, I would like to set up the message folders and such with a simple
test message form BEFORE I create it! So I created a folder in my "All
Public Folders" (actually, in a sub-folder in the All Public Folders) as a
message/post folder. This has led me to two questions:

1.) When I go in to change the default form to use to a standard message
rather than the default which is a standard post (by selecting it out of the
Standard Forms Library) it says I cannot create an item of this type in this
folder. But it is set up as a Mail/Post Items folder? And there is no other
option even close to an email/message folder option (???) If it won't let me
set a standard message form as the default then it probably won't let me set
my custom message form with it, either? Where is the option to set up a
message/email-based folder?

2.) Also, can I set up an email address for my public folder? I was dinking
around in the Outlook directory to try to find my new mail/post item folder,
and instead of searching the Global Address List I chose Public Folders to
search for my new folder. It did not show up, and niether did any of the
other public folders I work out of every day. But quite a few others did. I
did not recognize any of them though, have never seen any of them before.
And the icon for the folders has a mail envelope on them... my new mail/post
item folder has a double-headed blue arrow... not the same. I'm guessing
that to be able to associate an email address to my folder I would have to
create a folder like this, with the envelope icon? But when I go to create a
new public folder the closest option I have is the mail/post item folder?

Basically I wanted to initially create a custom task form that others could
have access to and post to a default task list (did this by just setting the
'assign to' field value myself and making it unmodifiable). Can I create
something like this with a custom email form and a public folder instead? If
I make the custom email form the default item for this folder, will they be
able to use it in it's full functionality? If not, where should I publish it
so that they can access it and it will retain it's full custom functionality?
(Obviously can't "save" it anywhere on the network drive where I can preserve
the functionality of my custom form, and am running into huge road-blocks as
far as publishing custom forms in places where others can access and use them.
)

Do you have any input??? I want to figure out the functionality before I
create the form this time!

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