Ahhh...
I'm a versioning kinda gal.
You do need document management. Dpptu.
Missy
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From: "Shoemaker, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'missy koslosky'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Exchange Discussions"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 3:34 PM
Subject: RE: Attaching Files as Shortcuts
I understand exactly what you are saying, however I still have the problem
involving those who receive a file as an attachment, change the document and
send it on to another person or back to the original sender. I now have 2
different files representing different versions of the same file. If this
person had received a shortcut to this file, he/she then would have altered
the original file which is the desired result. Having 2 different versions
of 1 particular file floating around presents the oppurtunity for
snowballing even futher.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: missy koslosky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 3:07 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Attaching Files as Shortcuts
>
>
> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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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