Three minor reasons for sticking with the PAB. 1. While Contacts now supports PDLs, they have a fairly low size limit (I don't remember what it is though). PAB PDLs can be bigger.
2. Display names from Contacts have that irritating (E-mail) tacked on, to distinguish them from other things, like faxes, that can be sent from Outlook. 3. Slightly better address resolving in PAB. Addresses are only resolved against the first words in the First and Last name fields in Contacts, but they're resolved against any words in the name fields in the PAB. This makes it much easier to use addresses with display names like "John and Jane Smith". One other unmentioned reason for using Contacts, synching with BlackBerrys or Palms. -Peter -----Original Message----- From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 14:58 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: PAB or Contacts Besides, the word "PAB" just doesnt sound right... -----Original Message----- From: Monteleone-Haught Matt - Millville [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 3:54 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: PAB or Contacts in addition, the only thing I could thing of that a PAB would be good for is for creating Personal Distribution lists, provided you are using OL98 or older. If you are using OL2k or newer, then I can't think of a good reason to use a PAB since the newer versions of OL support PDLs. YMMV Matthew Exchange Disaster Recovery, Live it, Learn It, Love It, Get yours today! http://www.microsoft.com/TechNet/exchange/technote/edrv3p1.asp "Besides the technical limitations on the PST (remember the P stands for Personal, that means you're responsible not the mail admin)..." Jim Schwartz 8-16-01 >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Darcy Adams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 3:22 PM >>>To: Exchange Discussions >>>Subject: RE: PAB or Contacts >>> >>> >>>Implied in that, but perhaps not obvious: only one person at >>>a time can access a PAB, or perhaps I should say, only one >>>machine. Once the PAB is in use by anyone machine, it's >>>inaccessible from any others. It's not accessible from OWA. >>> >>>A Contacts folder, on the other hand, can be accessed by any >>>number of users, making it a sharable resource. And, it is >>>accessible from OWA. >>> >>>Darcy >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Mike Morrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 12:19 PM >>>To: Exchange Discussions >>>Subject: RE: PAB or Contacts >>> >>> >>>The PAB is a file, similar in nature to a .pst, that resides >>>locally on the client machine. If the machine's hard drive >>>dies, so does the PAB. That also means they are accessible >>>to the client only when logging on to that particular >>>machine. Contacts are stored in the Exchange database, and >>>are so backed up as part of the mailbox, and are available >>>no matter what machine the user logs onto. >>> >>>Mike Morrison >>>NT/SMS/Exchange Administrator >>>Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Rob Sargent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:01 AM >>>To: Exchange Discussions >>>Subject: PAB or Contacts >>> >>> >>>Hello! >>> >>>I am sure this issue has been discussed somewhere before, >>>however I must have missed a recent debate! >>> >>>Is there a discussion on whether end users should use PAB's >>>or Contacts? >>>I have heard from a few people that Contacts are the way we >>>should go... >>> >>>Your thoughts? >>> >>>Thank you! >>> >>>Bob P. 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