We have 4 Exchange 2007 servers at 4 sites throughout the world. One of these servers, and only one, has stopped showing public folders from the other servers. Both Outlook 2007 and OWA act this way. I've cranked up logging in Replication In and Out: no joy. Even more oddly, Free/busy information is publishing across the servers without issue. I've dismounted and run the DB repair utility on the store as well. I've also followed multiple guidance articles concerning ADSI edit and such, with the problem remaining. And the error logs are providing zero help. Any suggestions?

On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:22:01 +0000, Shryke wrote: >We have 4 Exchange 2007 servers at 4 sites throughout the world. One of these servers, and only one, has stopped showing public folders from the other servers. Both Outlook 2007 and OWA act this way. I've cranked up logging in Replication In and Out: no joy. Even more oddly, Free/busy information is publishing across the servers without issue. I've dismounted and run the DB repair utility on the store as well. I've also followed multiple guidance articles concerning ADSI edit and such, with the problem remaining. And the error logs are providing zero help. > >Any suggestions? When you say that the server has stopped showing public folders from other sites, what do you mean? Does that mean that the folders no longer appear in the public folder hierarchy? Or does it mean that you can't access public folders that don't have a replica in the AD site? On thing to check is the "Intersite Messaging" service on the DC's in the AD site with the Exchange server. If that service isn't running on the Intersite Topology Generator then there's no way for the public folder store to get the AD site costs to figure our public folder referrals. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

The topology, including test folders created on other servers, are present. However, when I click inside any PF's not on the server itself, I get the same error: Outlook cannot display the folder, there is a configuration error on the server. Oops: yes, Inter-Site messaging is on. Correction!!!! The second DC did not have the service running, turned it on, all is well. Thanks Rich!

On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:09:58 +0000, Shryke wrote: > > >The topology, including test folders created on other servers, are present. However, when I click inside any PF's not on the server itself, I get the same error: Outlook cannot display the folder, there is a configuration error on the server. > > > >Oops: yes, Inter-Site messaging is on. > > > >Correction!!!! The second DC did not have the service running, turned it on, all is well. Thanks Rich! I should have been more specific. It's the Intersite Messaging service on the machine that's the "interSiteToplogyGenerator" for the AD site that has to be running. You'll find the name of that server in the AD (use ADSIEDIT or LDP.exe) and navigate your way to: Configuration Sites <your site> NTDS Site Settings property name = interSiteToplogyGenerator --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP