Group: microsoft.public.outlook · Group Profile
Author: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Date: Sep 18, 2008 19:43
AKKGFK dejazzd.com> wrote:> I have a group email mailbox set up that several people access. It
> resides on our server, which limits the amount of space available and
> thus, limiting the amount of messages that can be kept in it. I would
> like to set up a .PST or .OST file on a shared drive on our network
> that everyone can access. I want everyone to be able to access the
> inbox, sent folder, etc without any limitations, and perfectly in
> sync. Am I on the right track thinking about an .OST file on a shared
> drive? Does anyone know how this can be done or if it's even possible?
>
> Thanks
An OST file is just a mirror of the mailbox, so it won't do what you wish.
And it needs to be kept on the local hard drive in order to be of any use at
all. It is not useful outside of the mail profile for which it is created,
meaning it can't be shared by multiple users on different machines.
PST files are not natively shareable either and must also be on the user's
local hard drive. Plus, they remove the messages from managed storage into a
fragile, unmanageable file you can't reasonably expect to administer.
The right answer is to increase the mailbox quota on the server or get
server-side archive software.
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