[THIN] Re: OST Files
- From: Mario Nicoletatos <muray_n@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:34:46 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks guys for the opinions
Let me explain what Im up against
I work for a Broadband Company who does not really understand Citrix
Server Farm in the Netherlands.......affiliates around Europe
So everytime they accuire a company they go and throw out all their hardware
and replace it all new, put in exhange server,sms etc
I have suggested we keave there local infurstructure intact and give them our
services over Citrix.
The response was what will users do if they were working on a train using
outlook (no internet connection).........how will they syn back to there
mailbox (there will be no local Exchange server, only via Citrix which will be
based in the Netherlands)
(I have a very small group who dont like Citrix, hence the painful questions)
I said give the users UMTS PCIMA cards and there is no issue
Thanks to your comment I have a few things to check out with the exchange guys
Evan Mann <emann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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
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Microsoft Certified Partners
Citrix Solutions Advisers
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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