On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Greg J. Zartman wrote:
> > I'm with you on that, Greg. The big killer is when what should be data > > files become part of the profile, rather than just per-user configuration > > information. Outlook mailboxes comes to mind. > Yes, the outlooks .pst file is the major reason profiles in my office grow > so large. Our company policy is to save ALL email message (I hate it.). > Remove this beast from the profiles tree and you have a profile that isn't > to bad to pull across a network at boot-up. The problem with this is you > don't bring your email messages and address book with you when you play > musical workstations.. That's what IMAP and LDAP are for. And besides, people have home directories accessible from any workstation - why do they need local copies? > If someone out there has a magical receipt for making this all work without > having to go drink six cups of coffee while my profile loads up, I'm all > ears... Don't use LookOut!, for starters. And use IMAP, wherever you can. -- Charlie Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lead Product Developer Network Server Solutions Group http://www.e-smith.com/ Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com/ Phone: +1 (613) 368 4376 or 564 8000 Fax: +1 (613) 564 7739 -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives by mail and http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
