Entourage - contact categories

[Simon T]

When will MS enable Exchange Server to fully back up Categories within
Contact address book? I have my clients sub grouped by category in the
Entourage address book. Some will be sorted by 6 or more categories.
Very useful. However if one is doing a Data Rebuild or restoring
Entourage from Exchange, everything BUT Categories is restored. If
Categories are provided in Entourage why cannot MS write a simple
script to enable full data rebuilds or Restore from Exchange? (I have
an IT friend who wrote a script to cover the Rebuild. It took him an
hour. Where is MS??!)

 

[Corentin Cras-Méneur]

When will MS enable Exchange Server to fully back up Categories within
Contact address book?

I don't know , but there are already tricks available around this.

I have my clients sub grouped by category in the
Entourage address book. Some will be sorted by 6 or more categories.
Very useful. However if one is doing a Data Rebuild or restoring
Entourage from Exchange, everything BUT Categories is restored. If
Categories are provided in Entourage why cannot MS write a simple
script to enable full data rebuilds or Restore from Exchange? (I have
an IT friend who wrote a script to cover the Rebuild. It took him an
hour. Where is MS??!)

I agree that losing the categories after a rebuild is a serious issue.
I believe all Exchange users agree here. Don't expect a reply from MS
here though since they hardly ever post on usenet.


Corentin