OWA 2003 - Sharing Calendars & Contacts

[peterocc]

Hello all,

I have a customer that happens to have an Exchange server at home for personal use. (Don't ask, he loves technology)

He wants his secretary to have complete access to his calendar & contacts via OWA with read/write access. Currently, I have her log in directly into his account to access the calendar and contacts. He doesn't want this anymore. She has an AD account on the exchange server with permissions to edit both.

From everything I've read and tried so far, OWA does not allow shared calendars & contacts to be edited by anyone other than the owner. This would defeat the need for the Outlook client (read: less money for Micro$oft).

I found a way for her to view the calendar and contacts, but it doesn't let her edit.

http://domain.com/exchange/owner/calendar

- calendar access only)

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http://domain.com/exchange/owner/contacts

- contacts access only)

Does anyone know a workaround or something that works?

Thanks!

 

[ShackDaddy]

When I've run into this situation, I've had both users use a public folder instead of the private folder. You can copy all your stuff from the private folder to a public folder, and from that point the customer just needs to get used to updating things there.

It adds complexity if the client has a PDA that he syncs with the calendar and contacts though. When that's the case, you have to go with a third-party app that will sync public folders, like KeySuite (Chapura.com), Pocket On Schedule (odysseyinc.com), or Pocket LookOut (vonken.com).

ShackDaddy

 

[peterocc]

I considered that, but he wants them to access his calendar and still be able to sync his Treo without the need for 3rd party apps (he doesn't trust them).

Thanks!

Anyone else?

 

[jahlmer]

peterocc,

I'd look into synchronizing public folders and mailbox. Here's some starter info

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm#exssync

Hope this helps. :1