That'll all change with Outlook 11 one hopes. Perhaps a 2k per user limit will be sufficient.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:thlabse@;hotmail.com] > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:05 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > > This issue has come up a few times regarding bandwidth needed for Outlook. > Seems most here agree 4K range per user. I have seen some say as high as > 8K > though. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Winzenz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:51 AM > Subject: RE: Working Offline > > > > If they are connected using ADSL (how fast?) there is no reason why they > > can't continue to work online. My office currently does not have enough > > user to warrant an exchange server, so we connect remotely to our corp > HQ. > > We are connecting over a 384K pipe, and we all work online. Even if the > DSL > > line is only a 768K line, there should be no issues with your users > working > > online if they want to. If you have enough users in the remote offices > to > > be concerned about the bandwidth, then perhaps the idea of having a > > centralized exchange server should be rethought. We have about 20 users > in > > this office, though, and there are no significant performance issues > with > > outlook and exchange. I recommend forgetting the PF idea with calendars > and > > let those users who need to open other users' calendars just work > online. > I > > really don't think they will see a performance hit, and if so, it should > be > > minimal. > > > > James Winzenz, MCSE, A+ > > Associate Systems Administrator > > InovisTM, formerly Harbinger and Extricity > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange [mailto:exchangelist@;partition.co.uk] > > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:41 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Working Offline > > > > > > Ok thanks, we have remote sites that used to have local exchange > servers, > > and they worked online. We've now moved all mailboxes to our central > server, > > seperated from our remote offices via ADSL, and remote users now work > > offline, with automatic synchs every 10 mins. > > > > They basically open each others calenders, so I'm thinking we could > achieve > > the same by them using public folders instead > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Winzenz [mailto:james.winzenz@;inovis.com] > > Sent: 01 November 2002 14:13 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Working Offline > > > > > > 1) yes, they have to mark that folder as being synchronized/made > available > > offline. Even if you designate all folders to be made available > offline, > > you will have to go in and modify that synchronization group whenever > new > > folders or subfolders are created. > > 2) no, you will not have access to other users' folders when working > > offline, because you are working *offline*. If they want to connect to > > other users' folders, they will have to work online. > > > > James Winzenz, MCSE, A+ > > Associate Systems Administrator > > InovisTM, formerly Harbinger and Extricity > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange [mailto:exchangelist@;partition.co.uk] > > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:02 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Working Offline > > > > > > ...also, we have lost the ability to 'open other users folder' > > > > Is this simply not workable with offline working? Or is there a > workaround > > > > thanks > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange > > Sent: 01 November 2002 13:53 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Working Offline > > > > > > Am I right in thinking that if a user working in an offline environment > > creates a subfolder under their Inbox, that they need to be taught how > to > > mark that folder to be synchronized? > > > > Theres no way of making all new folders, by default, included in > > synchronization > > > > Thanks > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]