On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 7:45 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> All 400+ of my users are using POP3 with Outlook 2003 or 2007. I just >> gotten the ability to do IMAP, but the trick there is that there is a >> 90 day message limit on the server. This causes issues with many >> users since they like to keep EVERYTHING. > > So the POP server is *not* one you control? >
The POP server is company controlled, but not by me. It is one of the few servers outside of my control and the way the politics are set up I don't have much say in any form of its setup. > And every user wants to either keep everything forever, or not keep anything > ever. :-) > My users tend to keep just about everything forever. The average PST size for a POP user is about 1 GB, and some folks have archives back to 2002 that they still reference. >> Setting up local PSTs on most user's PCs is ok, especially since most >> users understand the risks associated with doing so. Where I'm >> running into issues is on my Terminal Servers. I have a few >> "stand-alone" Terminal Servers, where users are assigned one specific >> server and that's it. They have a local profile on these servers, so >> their PSTs don't move across the network at all. I'm not using Citrix >> here, just normal Windows 2003 Terminal Server. > > I'd go IMAP (probably Courier) on Linux, if it were me, and you're not > looking for collaboration (such as calendaring; there are other > add-ons/programs for that, none quite as easy or integrated as Exchange). > This presumes that I can run and control my own Linux server, of course. You > can even web front-end it, using sqwebmail or Squirrelmail (which I prefer). > The guys running the email server recently set up IMAP, but Outlook still requires a PST file for settings and calendar/task/contact information. The IMAP setup itself creates its own PST file, but it will automatically regenerate each time Outlook opens. This mean two PST files; one for Outlook to function, the other for IMAP mail (which can regenerate). I tried testing by setting up Outlook for IMAP, testing email functions, closing Outlook, deleting the PST files, then reopening Outlook. Upon opening, it complains that it can't find the Outlook.pst file. Seth ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
