Outlook 2003 with Groupwise Connector

[fredbloggs]

Hi,

We have a requirement to migrate from Groupwise to Exchange, as part of the
plan we are giving users Outlook and connecting it to the Groupwise backend
so that they get familiar with the interface before they are forced onto it.

The question I have is that we need to configure Outlook so that the first
time it loads it automatically connects to the Groupwise post office with the
logged on username, much like you can with Exchange and .prf files or a
customised install, however I can't find a setting in the .PRF file for
Groupwise Connector service.

Does anyone know how this can be done or automated further (i.e. Reg, third
party, etc.) we have to set this up for 3,800 users.

Also, if I setup a profile manually the user gets prompted to enter their
Groupwise password three times. This only happens the first time and is more
an annoyance than a stopper.

Thanks

 

[Alan Sun [MSFT]]

Hi Customer,

Thank you for posting here.

Regarding my experience, it seems impossible to customize the PRF to deploy
the GroupWise account for Outlook.

For more info, see the following article:
OL2000: (CW) Outlook Unsupported Mail Transport Services
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=197204

In addition, I have helped you research this topic over the internet, and
found that there are some third-party solutions that may help you
automatically create an profile. For your convenience, I listed a popular
web site below:
http://www.autoprof.com/

Note: The third-party contact information included in this article is
provided to help you find the technical support you need. This contact
information is subject to change without notice. Microsoft in no way
guarantees the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

Thanks and have a nice day!

Best Regards,
Alan Sun
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Alan, there's no technical reason why this isn't possible, since the ..prf mechanism is designed to support any MAPI provider. Wouldn't it be up to GroupWise to support the user of a .prf file to add a GroupWise account and provide the information to its customers that they'd need to customize the .prf file?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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

 

[fredbloggs]

thanks Alan,

help doesn't appear forth coming at the Novell end

that tool, neither scriptlogic appear to be capable of solving this issue.

What I have found is this
http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/trench/3044.html though I haven't had a
chance to look at it as I don't access to Netware until I visit the site.
This refers to OL2000 and WinNT & Win9x. I'm hoping that using this I can
create a profile for OL2000 and when OL2003 runs it simply upgrades the
profile. But who knows.

Thanks anyway

 

[Alan Sun [MSFT]]

Hi Customer,

Thanks for your understanding.

As GroupWise is manufactured by Novell, we are lack of resouce on it. We
are unable to provide you with further help.

You may try the tool provided by Novell and see the results.

Thanks and have a nice day!

Best Regards,
Alan Sun
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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