[Kolab-devel] Clarification regarding Windows and Kolab Legacy Mode

[Ian Reinhart Geiser]

On Friday 21 May 2004 03:01 pm, Etienne Goyer wrote:
> Martin Konold wrote:
> > Am Friday 21 May 2004 02:58 pm schrieb Etienne Goyer:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >>>Which MS OS and OL version are you using?
> >>
> >>XP and Outlook 2000.  If this make any difference, I also have MS Web
> >>Publishing Wizard 1.52 installed.
> >>
> >>Would that mean that the behavior change from version to version ?  That
> >>is getting hairy ...
> >
> > With MS XP you may simply map a web resource to a drive letter and use it
> > from OL like a local resource for up- and downloads of fb list. With XP
> > you definetly should _not_ the venerable web publishing wizard.
>
> If WPW is not installed, Outlook (2000, at least) won't even _try_ to
> retrieve the F/B.
>
> I can't map the web resource to a drive letter, because the .vfb is
> dynamically generated.  I guess your solution would be an acceptable
> work-around if it was not the case.
>
> I found another workaround to make the F/B accessible via plain HTTP for
> my setup, but I am still wondering why Outlook can't retrieve it via
> HTTPS.
This is a brain damage in outlook2k.  You actually have to set up FTP with 
free read/write for everyone on the same account to even have FBL.  I have a 
patch that allows you to actually use the accounts and passwords to read the 
FBL files with FTP. Somehow the KOLAB developers seem to think everyone using 
the same account is more secure than people using their own accounts, but i 
digress.  There are a few tired threads on the issue.

One other option that we have been using here is to share the directory on a 
samba share, but im not sure how feasible that is for your instance.  Good 
luck though, you will need it =)

Cheers
	-ian reinhart geiser
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