Re: Need Feed Back Please

[Missy Koslosky]

Title: Message

A deleted message is a deleted message, whether it's gone from the OST or the mailbox - either way, it's gone.   I don't see how this can cause confusion unless your users are way beyond hope. ----- Original Message ----- From: Abercrombie, Sherry To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 10:27 AM Subject: RE: Need Feed Back Please Key words, USERs,  & SETUP CORRECTLY & I should add know how to use.  Never could seem to get it across to those guys how to do it correctly....of course this was several years ago, on Outlook 97.  Haven't tried it since then.  They would delete mail in mailbox while in office, then connect from home and delete the same emails from their offline folder, then call Help Desk because they didn't have their email......we finally made it a "corporate" decision not to let them use .ost's & have never revisited that thought. -----Original Message----- From: William Lefkovics [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 9:09 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Need Feed Back Please How does an .ost cause users to lose email?  It is a slave copy to the mailbox on the server.  It can and does corrupt as a .pst might.  You just blow it away and create a new one from the 'master' mailbox.   William -----Original Message----- From: Abercrombie, Sherry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 6:53 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Need Feed Back Please IMHO .pst = Bad idea, but a necessary evil (unfortunately) .ost = Very Very Bad idea, causes many problems, don't use them, they can cause users to lose mail if not setup properly..... -----Original Message----- From: Snook, Kevin S (ITD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 8:32 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Need Feed Back Please "like a .pst but better" - NO! They are exactly the same structure and are as prone to problems as .psts. However, with .psts you have a choice (i.e. you don't have to use them) but with .osts you don't. Many people that use .osts will tell you that they are sometimes as much of a PITA as .psts. My company converts .osts to .psts and we do a lot of it! Kevin -----Original Message----- From: TIM CARFREY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 01 May 2002 13:27 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Need Feed Back Please I understand the you WERE using .pst in the past because you were using a POP3 server. (Yuk). Now you are switching from the Darkside, Think outside the box and use .ost's. They are offline file, like a .pst but better. You don't have to back them up and if they get trashed you just recreate them. They are great because mobile users can still read there email from the road. I know Exchange is a POP3 server also but why not use it correctly. List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm