Chapter 5

Configuring and Managing Public Folders

The following topics are discussed in this chapter:

  • Creating public folders
  • Managing and configuring public folders
  • Public folder replication

Public folders have been around for as long as we can remember, even before we were first introduced to Exchange 5 and 5.5.

They provide a simplified and useful way to share information within groups or organizations. Public folders contain email messages, contacts, calendars, tasks, files, and other content. They are like mailboxes because they can be mail-enabled, allowing them to send and receive email messages. But unlike mailboxes, they are publicly accessible to many users at the same time. Public folders can also be replicated to other Exchange ...

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