RE: [Samba] Roaming Profiles - the next step (OT)
I have a solution for this, i'm translating it to english now so be patient ... Louis -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Robert Schetterer Verzonden: dinsdag 8 november 2005 22:33 Aan: Nicholas Brealey CC: samba@lists.samba.org Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] Roaming Profiles - the next step (OT) Nicholas Brealey schrieb: Simon Faulkner wrote: So, if I switch to Thunderbird and use IMAP can I get a fully roaming profile? If only this was true! Sorry for this gripe, it has being annoying me for years! GRIPE Take a look at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74085 This bug took 4 years from the report to claimed fix. I need to try Thunderbird 1.5 to see if it is really fixed. (So much for Mozilla being more responsive to users than Microsoft!) Thunderbird may still be storing IMAP cache data in CSIDL_APPDATA instead of CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA which means users roaming profiles become huge. Thunderbird also lacks an option to delete locally cached copies of messages. Outlook Express uses CSIDL_APPDATA and CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA properly and has an option for deleting the locally cached copies of downloaded e-mails. I like Thunderbird much better than Outlook Express but have had to encourgae my users to use OE because of this problem. /GRIPE Follow ups should probably not go to the Samba list! Nick Hi, Nick is right ,big imap caching files reside in the profile too which can lead to problems, dont know if its fixed in Thunderbird 1.5 Regards -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
[Samba] Roaming Profiles - the next step
Thanks to the enthuiastic help of Mr. Dan Shearer and the excellent writings of John H. Terpstra (Samba-3 by Example) I have migrated an NT4 PDC to Samba 3.0.14a-2 on Fedora Core 4 (Cries of amazement) The clients (XP, NT4WS, Win2K, 98 and 95) didn't notice the switch (once I had made all the correct folders!) My questions now are fine tuning and filling in gaps in my Windows knowledge. Roaming Profiles - seems like a great idea. Login on any PC and get all your settings etc. So why have a local settings folder in your profile that doesn't move? This means that your email won't travel and your .pst gets shredded/copied/mangled. I guess it's because a .pst can end up at 2 Gb and would kill logins? So, if I switch to Thunderbird and use IMAP can I get a fully roaming profile? Simon -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] Roaming Profiles - the next step
Simon Faulkner schrieb: Thanks to the enthuiastic help of Mr. Dan Shearer and the excellent writings of John H. Terpstra (Samba-3 by Example) I have migrated an NT4 PDC to Samba 3.0.14a-2 on Fedora Core 4 (Cries of amazement) The clients (XP, NT4WS, Win2K, 98 and 95) didn't notice the switch (once I had made all the correct folders!) My questions now are fine tuning and filling in gaps in my Windows knowledge. Roaming Profiles - seems like a great idea. Login on any PC and get all your settings etc. So why have a local settings folder in your profile that doesn't move? This means that your email won't travel and your .pst gets shredded/copied/mangled. I guess it's because a .pst can end up at 2 Gb and would kill logins? So, if I switch to Thunderbird and use IMAP can I get a fully roaming profile? Simon Hi Simon, youre not right ,the pst file can be hosted where ever you want, theres no need to have it in the profile you can control the behavior of outlook and its default pst file ( means default place for the default pst file for a new user ) by a group policy or simple with outlook itself by hand. A good place for a pst is the a folder on the users home on the samba server. But notice dont use vfs antivirus with pst files cause it will be very slow, after all opening a 2G pst over the network will get slow in any case. Notice that pst primer outlook 2003 will get corrupt if the get bigger then 1.5 GB. After all switch to imap and thunderbird is a good idea in any case, but mostly fails with outlook junkies Best Regards -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] Roaming Profiles - the next step (OT)
Simon Faulkner wrote: So, if I switch to Thunderbird and use IMAP can I get a fully roaming profile? If only this was true! Sorry for this gripe, it has being annoying me for years! GRIPE Take a look at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74085 This bug took 4 years from the report to claimed fix. I need to try Thunderbird 1.5 to see if it is really fixed. (So much for Mozilla being more responsive to users than Microsoft!) Thunderbird may still be storing IMAP cache data in CSIDL_APPDATA instead of CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA which means users roaming profiles become huge. Thunderbird also lacks an option to delete locally cached copies of messages. Outlook Express uses CSIDL_APPDATA and CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA properly and has an option for deleting the locally cached copies of downloaded e-mails. I like Thunderbird much better than Outlook Express but have had to encourgae my users to use OE because of this problem. /GRIPE Follow ups should probably not go to the Samba list! Nick -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] Roaming Profiles - the next step (OT)
Nicholas Brealey schrieb: Simon Faulkner wrote: So, if I switch to Thunderbird and use IMAP can I get a fully roaming profile? If only this was true! Sorry for this gripe, it has being annoying me for years! GRIPE Take a look at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74085 This bug took 4 years from the report to claimed fix. I need to try Thunderbird 1.5 to see if it is really fixed. (So much for Mozilla being more responsive to users than Microsoft!) Thunderbird may still be storing IMAP cache data in CSIDL_APPDATA instead of CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA which means users roaming profiles become huge. Thunderbird also lacks an option to delete locally cached copies of messages. Outlook Express uses CSIDL_APPDATA and CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA properly and has an option for deleting the locally cached copies of downloaded e-mails. I like Thunderbird much better than Outlook Express but have had to encourgae my users to use OE because of this problem. /GRIPE Follow ups should probably not go to the Samba list! Nick Hi, Nick is right ,big imap caching files reside in the profile too which can lead to problems, dont know if its fixed in Thunderbird 1.5 Regards -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] Roaming Profiles - the next step (OT)
On Tue, 2005-11-08 at 21:24 +, Nicholas Brealey wrote: Simon Faulkner wrote: So, if I switch to Thunderbird and use IMAP can I get a fully roaming profile? If only this was true! Sorry for this gripe, it has being annoying me for years! GRIPE Take a look at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74085 This bug took 4 years from the report to claimed fix. I need to try Thunderbird 1.5 to see if it is really fixed. (So much for Mozilla being more responsive to users than Microsoft!) Thunderbird may still be storing IMAP cache data in CSIDL_APPDATA instead of CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA which means users roaming profiles become huge. Thunderbird also lacks an option to delete locally cached copies of messages. Outlook Express uses CSIDL_APPDATA and CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA properly and has an option for deleting the locally cached copies of downloaded e-mails. I like Thunderbird much better than Outlook Express but have had to encourgae my users to use OE because of this problem. /GRIPE Follow ups should probably not go to the Samba list! agreed - like Outlook, Outlook Express you can store the profile in the users home directory instead though or use redirection. Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
