Public Mailboxes --do you use
We do not have these setup.From what I have read it you have a group mailbox or calendar it is better to set it up as a Pubic mailbox. We have five locations and at this time they do not have a common shared drive for each department. Would you recommend using Public Mailboxes to accomplish this? One item I read is you cannot edit documents stored with a time stamp.Any or pros or cons from people that have tried this or are using it?ThanksWe are on exchange 2007 SP1, Windows 2003 R2
April 6th, 2009 6:39pm

Before you commit to using public folders, you should read this.http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/03/31/448537.aspx
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April 6th, 2009 7:25pm

sharepoint is not an option right now. Thanks
April 6th, 2009 8:49pm

Per my knowledge, to share info in one place, public folder is a good option Using a Public Folder as a Mailbox
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April 7th, 2009 5:22am

I am attempting to setup a new public folder and in the path field it will not allow me to put anything in there. When I go into outlook I can see the public folder, and when I try to open it I get an error "a server mailbox cannot be opended because this addressbook entry is not a mail user"What am I doing wrong?Thanks
April 7th, 2009 5:14pm

Error: A server mailbox cannot be opened because this address book entry is not a mail user The error will occur if the following is true: If in the Calendar view of Outlook, you are trying to use the "Open a Shared Calendar" link to view a public folder calendar If the public folder calendar is selected to be visible to address lists Resolution: Add the public folder calendar to favorites list
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April 8th, 2009 5:09am

James,I am not attempting to open a calendar view or open a shared calendar.I have setup the public folders and when I attempt to open it in outlook a permission error I cannot move it. I do not understand why I set up the public folder and only have author rights, when I am signed in as admin on the server.Thanks
April 8th, 2009 3:45pm

What kind of permissions does the admin account have? Please use the cmdlet below to add the Owner permission for admin: Add-PublicFolderClientPermission -Identity "\xxx\yy" -AccessRights Owner -User Admin Configuring Public Folder Permissions
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April 9th, 2009 6:43am

Cannot see the public folder in folder view in Outlook. What other option?Rakesh
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