Can Outlook 2007 be configured NOT to use Availability Service for

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Hello,

We have a solution in place that replicates the free/busy data from another
org and assigns it to AD contacts in our org (the solution just writes
free/busy messages in the F/B public folder, using contact's
legacyExchangeDN).

So, here's what we've got:
Outlook 2003 w/mailbox on Exchange 2003 = can view contact's free/busy
Outlook 2003 w/mailbox on Exchange 2007 = can view contact's free/busy
Outlook 2007 w/mailbox on Exchange 2003 = can view contact's free/busy
Outlook 2007 w/mailbox on Exchange 2007 = can NOT view contact's free/busy

Apparently, Outlook 2007 users with mailboxes located on Exchange 2007
cannot view free/busy because in this case Outlook 2007 uses Availability
Service to retrieve free/busy, but that requires a mailbox to exist , which
is not the case for contacts.

So, is there anyway to switch Outlook 2007 to legacy mode of retrieving
free/busy (from public folders) even when it is connected to mailbox located
on Exchange 2007? Or, is there any otherway to resolve this (configure
Availablility service to read free/busy not from mailbox, but from public
folders)?

Thanks!
 
I'll answer to myself ;)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Options\Calendar
Value Type: DWORD
Value Name: UseLegacyFB
Values:
0 or not set - default behavior of using the Availability Service
1 - use public folder Free/Busy information (what you need to emulate 2003
behavior)

However, this requires a Public Folders hierarchy in the Exchange 2007
organization.

Still looking for information on how to do the similar thing with OWA 2007

Thanks!
 
Best posted to an Exchange group as OWA is a part of Exchange, not Outlook.

microsoft.public.exchange.clients is a good place to start.


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After furious head scratching, Anvigos asked:

| I'll answer to myself ;)
|
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Options\Calendar
| Value Type: DWORD
| Value Name: UseLegacyFB
| Values:
| 0 or not set - default behavior of using the Availability Service
| 1 - use public folder Free/Busy information (what you need to emulate
| 2003 behavior)
|
| However, this requires a Public Folders hierarchy in the Exchange 2007
| organization.
|
| Still looking for information on how to do the similar thing with OWA
| 2007
|
| Thanks!
|
| "Anvigos" wrote:
|
|| Hello,
||
|| We have a solution in place that replicates the free/busy data from
|| another org and assigns it to AD contacts in our org (the solution
|| just writes free/busy messages in the F/B public folder, using
|| contact's legacyExchangeDN).
||
|| So, here's what we've got:
|| Outlook 2003 w/mailbox on Exchange 2003 = can view contact's
|| free/busy Outlook 2003 w/mailbox on Exchange 2007 = can view
|| contact's free/busy Outlook 2007 w/mailbox on Exchange 2003 = can
|| view contact's free/busy Outlook 2007 w/mailbox on Exchange 2007 =
|| can NOT view contact's free/busy
||
|| Apparently, Outlook 2007 users with mailboxes located on Exchange
|| 2007 cannot view free/busy because in this case Outlook 2007 uses
|| Availability Service to retrieve free/busy, but that requires a
|| mailbox to exist , which is not the case for contacts.
||
|| So, is there anyway to switch Outlook 2007 to legacy mode of
|| retrieving free/busy (from public folders) even when it is connected
|| to mailbox located on Exchange 2007? Or, is there any otherway to
|| resolve this (configure Availablility service to read free/busy not
|| from mailbox, but from public folders)?
||
|| Thanks!
 
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