Public Folder sync from remote office

Hi guys,

I have a SBS setup in one state and the remote office in another state
which access various programs through TS and a VPN connection.
The connection is via ADSL.

The remote office also uses isp/pop email directly on their desktops
(not through TS)

What I want to do is give them access to the shared company address book
which is in a public folder on SBS. This should be easy enough through
the VPN and it is.. as long as the internet connection in the head
office does not go down.

So my question is.. what would be the best way to allow them access to a
local copy of this address book which is synchronised when they are
conncected through the VPN.

I suspect I know the answer, but feedback would be appreciated.


Thanks

Raa

Dave
Wed Aug 20 09:47:00 CDT 2003

Have the remote users set up Outlook to synchronize files for offline
access. Add any public folders they need access to to their public folder
favorites (only pf's in the favorites can be made available offline). In
the synchronization settings, make sure they choose to make the GAL
available in addition to any folders they want. I also recommend that you
set Outlook to sync every time you shut it down, so users cannot forget to
synchronize.

This should be fairly straightforward - just make sure you give it a good
test before you rely on it. You don't want to wait until your connection is
down to find out that you forgot to choose an important folder for
synchronization. Be prepared for the initial synchronization to take a
while, especially if the folders are large. After the first one, only
changed items will be copied, so those'll be faster.

You should be able to find out offline files in Outlook help, or post back
if you have questions.



"Raa" <raa@myspamaddy.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.19adeefe83277805989687@msnews.microsoft.com...
> Hi guys,
>
> I have a SBS setup in one state and the remote office in another state
> which access various programs through TS and a VPN connection.
> The connection is via ADSL.
>
> The remote office also uses isp/pop email directly on their desktops
> (not through TS)
>
> What I want to do is give them access to the shared company address book
> which is in a public folder on SBS. This should be easy enough through
> the VPN and it is.. as long as the internet connection in the head
> office does not go down.
>
> So my question is.. what would be the best way to allow them access to a
> local copy of this address book which is synchronised when they are
> conncected through the VPN.
>
> I suspect I know the answer, but feedback would be appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Raa