The user probably has their profile configured to deliver their messages in a Personal Folder File (.PST) instead of their server mailbox. Check that other workstation and you'll probably find a .PST file with their messages on it.
.OST files do not remove messages from the server. -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP-Outlook, CNA, MCPx3 Director of Information Services Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert http://www.hawaiilawyer.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erik L. Vesneski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 2:41 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > > Hi all, > > Actually, it is happening. People log on at another system, > not using roaming profiles, and all their email goes away > from the server. They go back to their 'normal' laptop or > workstation and there is nothing in the email client. > > With that said, being new here, I am researching why this is > happening. > The user, when logging on, gets a message about creating an > OST or a PST file. They usually click 'OK' or 'Yes' > > After that, the user gets their email dumped locally on the > host they are logged onto. Is this due to POP? I have never > seen this before... > > Thanks, > > Erik L. Vesneski > Sr. Systems Specialist > www.pmigroup.com > Ph#: 925-685-6161 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 11:42 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: OST Issue > > > OST files don't remove mail from the server. Care to clarify? > > On 3/17/03 12:42, "Erik L. Vesneski" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Hopefully someone has run into this issue and can lend me some > > thoughts: > > > > --------- > > > > 1.) All users of Outlook have mail pst's on a 'MyDocs' > share via a GPO > > > redirection. Some personnel have 'Autoarchive' selected in their > > client > > - this is an anomaly however. > > > > 2.) When a remote employee (laptop user) VPN's into the > network they > > have to remap their PST connection since it is redirected. > > > > 3.) Now, if the user comes into the office and logs onto another > > system other than using their laptop their mail is > redirected from the > > > Exchange server. The redirection downloads their email into an OST > > file on the file system, downloading the entire mailbox from the > > Exchange server. > > > > I am under the impression this happens because the new profile does > > not have an OST file created for the user. With the > creation of the > > OST file the users email is now off of the server. Help Desk > > personnel have to reimport the email into the server. > > > > --------- > > > > What changes can be done to _not_ have this happen? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Erik L. Vesneski > > Sr. Systems Specialist > > www.pmigroup.com > > Ph#: 925-685-6161 > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
