Synchronizing Outlook PST with Exchange Server

My mailbox is on the Exchange Server. If I utilize my Exchange Server mailbox
as the default data file, then that means I have to manually move my mail
items over to my personal PST file as well as manually copying calendar items
from the Exchange Server mailbox to my PST calendar.

Is there no way to synchronize my Exchange mailbox Calendar with my PST
Calendar?

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> "mesterak" <mesterak DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:294D5C42-A4A7-463B-9BFB-B93E2EC748A0@microsoft.com...
>
> >I have a PST file that serves as my default data file for mail in Outllok
> > 2007. When I connect to through my company's Exchange Server, all of my
> > mail,
> > etc., is transferred to my personal PST file. A bad side effect thous is
> > that
> > all my Outlook calendar items are not visible on the Exchange Server.
> > People
> > wanting to schedule meetings with me show that I have no scheduled
> > meetings.
> > How do I synchronize my calendar items from my personal PST with the
> > Exchange
> > Server calender for my mailbox?
>
> What type of account are you using? POP? IMAP? Exchange? If the latter
> (via VPN or HTTP), then make your delivery location the Exchange mailbox,
> not the PST. If POP, then configure the account to leave copies of messages
> on the server.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>

you need the calendar in the mailbox to share it with others. if you need to
use a pst for mail, use rules to move the messages.

--
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"mesterak" <mesterak.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:738D2F61-A9EA-4175-ABE2-031E9C3A0B23@microsoft.com...
> My mailbox is on the Exchange Server. If I utilize my Exchange Server
> mailbox
> as the default data file, then that means I have to manually move my mail
> items over to my personal PST file as well as manually copying calendar
> items
> from the Exchange Server mailbox to my PST calendar.
>
> Is there no way to synchronize my Exchange mailbox Calendar with my PST
> Calendar?
>
> "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> "mesterak" <mesterak.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:294D5C42-A4A7-463B-9BFB-B93E2EC748A0@microsoft.com...
>>
>> >I have a PST file that serves as my default data file for mail in
>> >Outllok
>> > 2007. When I connect to through my company's Exchange Server, all of my
>> > mail,
>> > etc., is transferred to my personal PST file. A bad side effect thous
>> > is
>> > that
>> > all my Outlook calendar items are not visible on the Exchange Server.
>> > People
>> > wanting to schedule meetings with me show that I have no scheduled
>> > meetings.
>> > How do I synchronize my calendar items from my personal PST with the
>> > Exchange
>> > Server calender for my mailbox?
>>
>> What type of account are you using? POP? IMAP? Exchange? If the
>> latter
>> (via VPN or HTTP), then make your delivery location the Exchange mailbox,
>> not the PST. If POP, then configure the account to leave copies of
>> messages
>> on the server.
>> --
>> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>>
>>

"mesterak" <mesterak.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:738D2F61-A9EA-4175-ABE2-031E9C3A0B23@microsoft.com...

> My mailbox is on the Exchange Server. If I utilize my Exchange Server
> mailbox
> as the default data file, then that means I have to manually move my mail
> items over to my personal PST file as well as manually copying calendar
> items
> from the Exchange Server mailbox to my PST calendar.

What makes you think you need to use a PST at all?
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

What would be a good rule to ensure that all mail is moved to my PST file?


"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> you need the calendar in the mailbox to share it with others. if you need to
> use a pst for mail, use rules to move the messages.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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> "mesterak" <mesterak.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:738D2F61-A9EA-4175-ABE2-031E9C3A0B23@microsoft.com...
> > My mailbox is on the Exchange Server. If I utilize my Exchange Server
> > mailbox
> > as the default data file, then that means I have to manually move my mail
> > items over to my personal PST file as well as manually copying calendar
> > items
> > from the Exchange Server mailbox to my PST calendar.
> >
> > Is there no way to synchronize my Exchange mailbox Calendar with my PST
> > Calendar?
> >
> > "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
> >
> >> "mesterak" <mesterak.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:294D5C42-A4A7-463B-9BFB-B93E2EC748A0@microsoft.com...
> >>
> >> >I have a PST file that serves as my default data file for mail in
> >> >Outllok
> >> > 2007. When I connect to through my company's Exchange Server, all of my
> >> > mail,
> >> > etc., is transferred to my personal PST file. A bad side effect thous
> >> > is
> >> > that
> >> > all my Outlook calendar items are not visible on the Exchange Server.
> >> > People
> >> > wanting to schedule meetings with me show that I have no scheduled
> >> > meetings.
> >> > How do I synchronize my calendar items from my personal PST with the
> >> > Exchange
> >> > Server calender for my mailbox?
> >>
> >> What type of account are you using? POP? IMAP? Exchange? If the
> >> latter
> >> (via VPN or HTTP), then make your delivery location the Exchange mailbox,
> >> not the PST. If POP, then configure the account to leave copies of
> >> messages
> >> on the server.
> >> --
> >> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
> >>
> >>
>

I have two primary reasons for using a personal PST:

1. If the Exchange Server is unavailable, I still have access to all my
previous mail and calendar items.
2. My personal PST is not limited (space wise) versus the Exchange Server
mailbox size limit. I typically keep the last 1-2 months of mail and archive
the rest, but it is nice to to that at my leisure instead of being forced to
delete and remove files all of the time because the mailbox size limit is
reached.

-Matt

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> "mesterak" <mesterak.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:738D2F61-A9EA-4175-ABE2-031E9C3A0B23@microsoft.com...
>
> > My mailbox is on the Exchange Server. If I utilize my Exchange Server
> > mailbox
> > as the default data file, then that means I have to manually move my mail
> > items over to my personal PST file as well as manually copying calendar
> > items
> > from the Exchange Server mailbox to my PST calendar.
>
> What makes you think you need to use a PST at all?
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>

2. Use Cached Exchange Mode - all of your mailbox items will be available
if Exchange is down.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, mesterak asked:

| I have two primary reasons for using a personal PST:
|
| 1. If the Exchange Server is unavailable, I still have access to all
| my previous mail and calendar items.
| 2. My personal PST is not limited (space wise) versus the Exchange
| Server mailbox size limit. I typically keep the last 1-2 months of
| mail and archive the rest, but it is nice to to that at my leisure
| instead of being forced to delete and remove files all of the time
| because the mailbox size limit is reached.
|
| -Matt
|
| "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| "mesterak" <mesterak.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
|| news:738D2F61-A9EA-4175-ABE2-031E9C3A0B23@microsoft.com...
||
||| My mailbox is on the Exchange Server. If I utilize my Exchange
||| Server mailbox
||| as the default data file, then that means I have to manually move
||| my mail items over to my personal PST file as well as manually
||| copying calendar items
||| from the Exchange Server mailbox to my PST calendar.
||
|| What makes you think you need to use a PST at all?
|| --
|| Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]