Backup of Public Folders to PST files

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Ambrose, Joseph

Hello,

I would like to automate the bakcup of Public Folders to one ( or more) PST
file(s).

I haven't found any applications that will allow me to do this.

My initial shot at this was to export PF's manually, but for the long term
this is not a viable alternative. we need to have this run on a schedule.

I'm NOT replacing the backup of MS Exchange with this. Our Exchange server
is supported by a third party ASP taking care of the day-to-day operations.
I'd like to make a secondary backup for onsite use.

Any ideas?

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Ambrose said:
Hello,

I would like to automate the bakcup of Public Folders to one ( or more)
PST
file(s).

I haven't found any applications that will allow me to do this.

My initial shot at this was to export PF's manually, but for the long term
this is not a viable alternative. we need to have this run on a schedule.

I'm NOT replacing the backup of MS Exchange with this. Our Exchange server
is supported by a third party ASP taking care of the day-to-day
operations.
I'd like to make a secondary backup for onsite use.

Any ideas?
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You should look for an Outlook syncronisation programme, e.g. here:
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm

This is one option:
http://www.olfolders.de/Lang/English/QSync/qsync1.htm

The programmes could sync your folders to similar folders in a pst-file,
which then is the backup file.

Jan
 
Dear Joseph,

why don´t you select the "Public Folders" as "Favorites" into a seperate
"Backup Mailbox" and synchronize this Mailbox incl. the "Favorites" Public
Folders with the standard "Offline" synchroniztion. Then you will get an
..ost file theat you can backup.

Then you will need no additional software.

I also found this website:
http://www.backup-for-workgroups.com/winitpro/winitpro-index.html

with a software that supports "Off-Site storrage" and Exchange Backup.

I wouldn´t sync automaticly the Public Folders of Exchange with a PST file,
with Tools that are written for notebook synchronization. (My meaning).
 
Oliver Vukovics said:
Dear Joseph,

why don´t you select the "Public Folders" as "Favorites" into a seperate
"Backup Mailbox" and synchronize this Mailbox incl. the "Favorites" Public
Folders with the standard "Offline" synchroniztion. Then you will get an
.ost file theat you can backup.

Then you will need no additional software.
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When I make Favorites, they appear under Public Folders and I cannot have
them in a Backup Mailbox. Furthermore, I have only one ost-file which must
contain off line content of both my personal mailbox and favorites. This
ost-file is possible to backup, I just think it is easier to have a pst-file
that you can open and then get old items from.
.....> I wouldn´t sync automaticly the Public Folders of Exchange with a PST
file,
with Tools that are written for notebook synchronization. (My meaning).
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Why not? The tool is just copying items to a pst-file. What could happen by
doing it this way?

Is it not possible to use your own Public SyncTool (PST) for this purpose?

Jan
 
Thanks for pointing these out....

Please remember the keyword in my original post is AUTOMATED, I know that i
didn't emphasize it, but that's the big issue.


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Joseph Ambrose
System and Network Manager
The Conference Board
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F: 001-212-836-3802
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can't use this because I don't have direct access to our servers.


--
Joseph Ambrose
System and Network Manager
The Conference Board
P: 001-212-339-0443
F: 001-212-836-3802
E: (e-mail address removed)
Visit our Award Winning Web Site: www.conference-board.org
 
OST files are a PITA for backups.


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Joseph Ambrose
System and Network Manager
The Conference Board
P: 001-212-339-0443
F: 001-212-836-3802
E: (e-mail address removed)
Visit our Award Winning Web Site: www.conference-board.org
 
Hello,

I would like to automate the bakcup of Public Folders to one ( or
more) PST file(s).

I haven't found any applications that will allow me to do this.

My initial shot at this was to export PF's manually, but for the long
term this is not a viable alternative. we need to have this run on a
schedule.

I'm NOT replacing the backup of MS Exchange with this. Our Exchange
server is supported by a third party ASP taking care of the
day-to-day operations. I'd like to make a secondary backup for onsite
use.

Any ideas?
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I don't know of any way to do this, unless it was some sort of script on the
server-side.
 
I don't think that it would need to be a script on the server side. A simple
vbscript that copies the public folders into a .pst file would work and then
you could use Task Scheduler to run that script nightly (or on whatever
schedule you wanted).


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
 
John said:
I don't think that it would need to be a script on the server side.
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Well, maybe not, if you are happy to leave your machine logged in when
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this runs, and leave this rather critical system function up to a
workstation. :)
A
simple vbscript that copies the public folders into a .pst file would
work and then you could use Task Scheduler to run that script nightly
(or on whatever schedule you wanted).
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True. However, I have no idea what that script would be. And see my previous
paragraph above.
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
I don't know of any way to do this, unless it was some sort of
script on the
server-side.
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