Actually, what I think has been lost in this long, PITA thread, is that
Exchange uses Single Instance Storage, so only one copy of the file exists
in the database anyway. So it shouldn't be a big deal.
Let's think about that for a minute, shall we?
Missy
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From: "Byron Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 6:31 PM
Subject: RE: Attaching Files as Shortcuts
Hey Mike,
I actually think you pose a very valid question and think this functionality
would be useful for users (and is not a behavioral issue - though there are
many out there :)). However, Exchange/Outlook doesn't offer this
out_of_the_box so like someone mentioned earlier you should check into
writing or hiring someone to write some code for you or look into
third-party tools. Fundamentally, you're wanting a automated tool for the
File: command. I'm sure there are resources on the slipstick site or in
Exchange/Outlook mag archives that may help you out. Also check
www.cdolive.com I looked at this years back and got sick of fooling with
the forms in Outlook. It's just not that interesting to me. I also looked at
a product called keyflow at one time.
Really what you're looking for is single storage for your data and that
makes sense. You may find that merging all the data into a workflow or
document/knowledge management system provides you other interface benefits
that just haven't come to mind yet.
Good luck.
Byron
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 2:41 PM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: Attaching Files as Shortcuts
> It's not a simple question. Yes, there's probably a registry key for it,
> but I wouldn't recomend it.
Why would you not reccomend it? 99% of the files flyig back and forth are
all sent to local addresses who all have access to the same servers. Right
now we are creating multiple copies of files already stored on a central
server. I would think this would be the reason for the shortcut
functionality?
> if you want a workflow application, purchase or create one. Exchange
don't
> do that so good.
I am not trying to have exchange manage workflow or documents, I simply
want to eliminate the multiple copies of files we already have stored on a
file server. Having our users go through the steps of creating a shortcut
to the file attachment would work fine, however I just wanted to make it
easier by making it the default.
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