The only exception I have to putting users in cached mode is when they are accessing shared mailboxes. Those particular mailboxes are configured in non-cached mode, even if part of a profile that includes cached access to the user's own, non-shared mailbox.
On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Damien Solodow < [email protected]> wrote: > PST and OST files are quite different animals. > > The main issue with PST files was their tendency to corrupt when they got > past 2gb but that was addressed with the Unicode PST format introduced with > Outlook 2003. > > > > They are still an issue for other reasons (not supported on file shares > and thus vulnerable to loss, very hard to discover/control,etc). > > > > OST files on the other hand are much less of an issue as it’s just an > offline cache of the Exchange mailbox. They should live on a local drive to > the user workstation (do NOT put them on a mapped drive) but are otherwise > pretty forgetablle with Outlook 2003+. > > > > They occasionally get corrupt (usual symptom is Outlook stops updating) > but you can just delete the file and let Outlook rebuild it. > > > > Using cached mode will take a significant burden off your Exchange servers. > > > > DAMIEN SOLODOW > > Systems Engineer > > 317.447.6033 (office) > > 317.447.6014 (fax) > > HARRISON COLLEGE > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *David McSpadden > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 14, 2014 10:44 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [Exchange] OST files > > > > MS PSS is recommending to me to set cached mode on my users and utilize > OST files? > > I thought I had heard PST and OST files are bad, very bad. > > Would like to be educated on the Pros and Cons of turning Cached Mode on. > It is currently off via Group Policy. > > > > > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are property of Indiana > Members Credit Union, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use > of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are > not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that > you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and > delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other use, > retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is > strictly prohibited. > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. >
