[THIN] Re: OST Files

I only have a small number of mobile uses on Citrix.  Prior to this,
they used Outlook 2003 with RPC over HTTP (as I use for every fat client
outside my corporate office).  RPC over HTTP, when combined with cached
mode, is almost as good, if not better at times, then using Citrix (in
my opinion).  With cached mode, there is no delay in opening e-mails,
but without it, there is delay based on bandwith.  Cached mode means
your e-mail is delayed slightly for incoming/outgoing, but we're talking
< 1 minute even in the worst case scenarios from my experience.
 
Now, having said that, I tell my mobile uses that use Citrix to never
use their local Outlook.  Ok, so there are a few times we tell them they
might want to use it, primarily if they are on an airplane, or need to
lookup info.  This is still an issue, because, if they never open it to
let their cache update, the info they may be looking for is not there.  
 
In reality, of the few mobile users I have, only 1 or 2 of them would
even use their laptop in an offline mode for Outlook.  Those 1 or 2
people are smart enough to understand that they need to let their local
Outlook update the cache, and if they compose mail in it when offline,
they need to let it send that mail when they get a connection again.
 
What's my point?  I think you'll find that if you got the straight and
narrow out of your mobile users, you'll find 99% of them don't use their
e-mail when they don't have an internet connection, thus they don't take
advantage of an offline/cached mode in the first place, and it's not an
issue. 
 

        -----Original Message-----
        From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Russell Robertson
        Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 5:38 PM
        To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [THIN] Re: OST Files
        
        
        Hhhmmm, I've tried a couple of times to answer this question and
I'm not sure hat you want to do. 
         
        If your mobile user is offline, they are offline. If they use
Outlook locally it's going to wait till there is a connection. If you
are remote and get a connection, local Outlook can only connect via rpc
over http or using functionality via MSAM. This will get your local
Outlook connected to remote Exchange.
         
        But if you get connectivity, performance is always going to be
better (IMHO) using Citrix to connect.
         
        Do this help/make sense?
         
        Cheers
         
        Russell
        Russell Robertson
        Skibo Technologies
        E: russell.robertson@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:russell.robertson@xxxxxxxxxx> 
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        Microsoft Certified Partners
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        Northern Business Star Awards Finalists 2005 


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        From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mario Nicoletatos
        Sent: 29 October 2005 19:26
        To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [THIN] OST Files
        
        

        I would appreciate some opinions on how you all deliver locally
installed outlook(mobile users) syncing back to Citrix based mail

         

         

        Basically if a mobile users works offline how will the user be
able to Syn there unsent mail back to the exchange server

        There will be no local exchange server

         

         

         

         

        Thnxs in advance

         

         

        
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