We have set up a new Exchange 2003 server and would like all of our users to be able to share the same Public Folders. Currently, our users are using the Public Folder Store on our old server, but the users on the new server cannot access these Public Folders. How am I supposed to set this up?

Create a replica of every folder on the new server. The PFMIGRATE tool can help you with that. Don't forget the free-busy and offline address book system folders. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;822895 If the servers are in different routing groups, create routing group connectors (both directions) and allow public folder referrals$. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/273479 If you do this, you don't have to replicate all the content if you don't want to.-- Ed Crowley MVP"There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems.". "hmaa" wrote in message news:40ba7ee9-070c-4fdf-a332-cef3e0f78ceb...We have set up a new Exchange 2003 server and would like all of our users to be able to share the same Public Folders. Currently, our users are using the Public Folder Store on our old server, but the users on the new server cannot access these Public Folders. How am I supposed to set this up? Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."

We had a permissions issue between servers, Windows Authentication was turned off. Once we fixed that problem, now users on both servers can view all the Public Folders. How come it works without us specifically specifying Replication on each folder?

Hi,The hierarchy replication happens automatically between the two Public Folder Store. For the replica replication, you can specify the replication interval. If you didn't specify the replication, the content will not be replicated. And when a user accesses a public folder within a hierarchy, they are then referred to a public store which has such a replica (content physically resides). If many people need to access this folder, then the server where the folder content resides will become a bottle neck. Thus, you need to copy or replicate the folder content to another public store.ThanksAllen

We are in the process of moving people from one server to another. The people on the new server can see the Public Folders on the initial server without replication. Once our moving process is complete, we're going to move the Public Folders and OWA as well. Does this sound like a plausible plan?

Hi, That is feasible. The recommended plan is first move the users to the new server, finally move the public folder. Please go on doing that based on your plan. Thanks Allen