No, it's not going to get changed in the next update. PSTs on a network
share are trouble. It's not a bug either - and even if this worked like you
wanted, you probably wouldn't be happy, as Outlook isn't a very good IMAP
client.

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"Lenny" wrote in message
...
Did you get a chance to look into this. I need to make a decision on
going to Office 2003 on holding off unit next year. Is this something
that may get changed in the next update?

Thank
Lenny

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

is it this one?

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/...ch8/OutC03.htm

Bottom of the page:
Note It is not a supported scenario to place PST, OST, or PAB files on
a
network share and configure Outlook to access the files remotely.


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"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
...
I also find odd that you can set all the other PST files to reside on
the
server. The documentation that comes with the Office 2003 Reskit
recommends doing so for big PST files to help with log ins. I can
send
you the link if you want.

yes, I would like the url.

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"Lenny" wrote in message
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I have been storing Outlook Express IMAP folders in user roaming
profiles
for the last 5 years with very little in the way of problems. With all
the mail stored on the server if a local copy file becomes corrupt all
we
need do is delete it. The file will be rebuilt when the user opens OE
the
next time. It is true that the files can become very large and slow
down
log in, but setting it to down load headers only fixes most of that.

I also find odd that you can set all the other PST files to reside on
the
server. The documentation that comes with the Office 2003 Reskit
recommends doing so for big PST files to help with log ins. I can
send
you the link if you want.

It is only the IMAP PST that can't be moved. All the user settings
are
in that file, every time you open Outlook 2003 you have to start over
again. All my users roam, all my PCs are configured as alike as
posable,
all built from the same image. They love it, so why can't I put the
IMAP
file where I need it and get it out of the Local Settings folder. If
we
can move the POP3 file to another location (a file that if it gets
corrupt all is lost) then why not the IMAP folders. I can force the
IMAP
folder onto the network with a great deal of work and registry
tweaking,
but the setting does not hold if you make any other changes to the way
Outlook works and can't be deployed to the users. My users would love
to
see our Exchange and IMAP in one mail tool (yes we use both) and I
cannot
see why not.

Lenny

----- Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote: -----

Connecting to a pst over a network often results in a corrupt pst
and
is not
recommended. Storing it in a roaming profile that gets downloaded
everytime
the user logs in (and uploaded when they log off) can be slower
than
creating a new pst each time if the mailboxes are very large.

Web access would probably be better for roaming users.

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"Lenny" wrote in message
...
I am trying to use Outlook 2003 with IMAP and roaming users
(200 of
them). To put all the IMAP setting into a location that will be
deleted
every time a user logs outs so that they need to start over
every
time
from scratch, is either a bug or a deliberate road block. I
really
hope
it is a bug and that a hot fix will come out for this very soon.
This
issue is stopping us from rolling out OFFICE 2003.
Lenny
----- Diane Poremsky wrote: -----
you'll need to edit the path in the registry, but it's not
very
reliable and
they often revert back to the old location.
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"LS" wrote in message
...
Hi,
Im having problems moving some of my pst-files from the
default
location
(in profile) to an alternative network folder.
I can move the default Outlook.pst without any problems. But
I
have also
got two IMAP accounts (with their own pst-files). I can move
these
files
to my
alternative location, but when I start Outlook it creates two
new
files
in
the default folder and it ignores the two files that I have
moved.
What can I do to make these pst-files (for my IMAP accounts)
behave like
the default pst-file?
Best regards,
/LS