can multiple users write to an autoarchive file?

[ArchJ]

We want to know if multiple users can write to a single auotarchive file.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No, because .pst files are for use by one user at a time. The second user who tried to write to it would get an error.

Maybe you need to look into an enterprise-level archiving solution?

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Roady [MVP]]

In theory; yes. In practise this means that only 1 user can have a
connection to the archive file at any given time. Also note that storing
pst-files on a networkshare isn't supported or recommended by Microsoft. So
if this is for a situation where various users log on to the same
comoputerwith a locally stored pst-file it would work in practise as well.

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[ArchJ]

do you have a suggestion for an enterprise-lvel archiving solution?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

See http://www.slipstick.com/addins/housekeeping.htm#admin

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers