Public folder help please..

Public folder help please..

I've been tasked with cleaning up our public folders.  There are a LOT of
disparate folders, some of which probably haven't been touched in years,
while others are used daily.  My questions are these;

What would be the most efficient way of identifying folder owners/managers
AND folder users?

What would be the most efficient way of backing up the public folders so
that they can be restored quickly in the likely event i delete an active
one?

What's the proper method for doing a public folder restore?

We're running Ex2k in native mode.  Most users have Outlook2k3.

Thanks!

date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:57:54 -0500 author: jim

Re: Public folder help please..

PFINFO - you can export the PF hierarchy and all the permissions.

I'd just archive to a pst and burn to CD/DVD.

Read the Disaster Recovery whitepaper for emergencies.

"jim"  wrote in message 
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> I've been tasked with cleaning up our public folders.  There are a LOT of
> disparate folders, some of which probably haven't been touched in years,
> while others are used daily.  My questions are these;
>
> What would be the most efficient way of identifying folder owners/managers
> AND folder users?
>
> What would be the most efficient way of backing up the public folders so
> that they can be restored quickly in the likely event i delete an active
> one?
>
> What's the proper method for doing a public folder restore?
>
> We're running Ex2k in native mode.  Most users have Outlook2k3.
>
> Thanks!
>
>

date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 01:21:53 GMT author: Jim Schwartz

RE: Public folder help please..

Hi Jim,

To identify the permission setting of public folders, I recommend use 
PFDevAdmin utility, the download address is:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/PSS/Tools/Exchange%20Support%20Tools/PFDavAdmin/

The other two utilities, PFAdmin and PFInfo, only work with the released 
retail version of Exchange 2000 Server or with Exchange 2000 Server Service 
Pack 1 (SP1). These utilities do not work with versions of Exchange 2000 
that were released after Exchange 2000 SP1. Please refer to:

XADM: Error Message When You Set Permissions on Public Folders: Invalid 
Windows Handle ID No: 80040102 Exchange System Manager
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=313333

The most efficient way of backing up and restoring public folders maybe 
using Outlook to import/export them via PST files. You can set the back up 
scope as whatever your like, and access the backup PST file at anytime. PST 
file is the standard data folder supported by Outlook. Please refer to:

OL2002: How to Back Up, Restore, or Move Outlook Data
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=287070

You can also use NtBackup to back up/restore the public store, as well as 
the whole Exchange server. For more information about this method, please 
refer to:

326052 XADM: White Paper - Disaster Recovery for Microsoft Exchange 2000 
Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=326052

Hope the information helps.

Regards,

Pat Cai
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:44:04 GMT author: (Pat Cai[MSFT])

RE: Public folder help please..

Hi Jim,

To identify the permission setting of public folders, I recommend use 
PFDevAdmin utility, the download address is:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/PSS/Tools/Exchange%20Support%20Tools/PFDavAdmin/

The other two utilities, PFAdmin and PFInfo, only work with the released 
retail version of Exchange 2000 Server or with Exchange 2000 Server Service 
Pack 1 (SP1). These utilities do not work with versions of Exchange 2000 
that were released after Exchange 2000 SP1. Please refer to:

XADM: Error Message When You Set Permissions on Public Folders: Invalid 
Windows Handle ID No: 80040102 Exchange System Manager
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=313333

The most efficient way of backing up and restoring public folders maybe 
using Outlook to import/export them via PST files. You can set the back up 
scope as whatever your like, and access the backup PST file at anytime. PST 
file is the standard data folder supported by Outlook. Please refer to:

OL2002: How to Back Up, Restore, or Move Outlook Data
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=287070

You can also use NtBackup to back up/restore the public store, as well as 
the whole Exchange server. For more information about this method, please 
refer to:

326052 XADM: White Paper - Disaster Recovery for Microsoft Exchange 2000 
Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=326052

Hope the information helps.

Regards,

Pat Cai
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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Microsoft technology partners in the United States and Canada. This and 
other support options are available here:

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Others: https://partner.microsoft.com/US/technicalsupport/supportoverview/

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date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:43:25 GMT author: (Pat Cai[MSFT])

RE: Public folder help please..

Hi Jim,

To identify the permission setting of public folders, I recommend use 
PFDevAdmin utility, the download address is:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/PSS/Tools/Exchange%20Support%20Tools/PFDavAdmin/

The other two utilities, PFAdmin and PFInfo, only work with the released 
retail version of Exchange 2000 Server or with Exchange 2000 Server Service 
Pack 1 (SP1). These utilities do not work with versions of Exchange 2000 
that were released after Exchange 2000 SP1. Please refer to:

XADM: Error Message When You Set Permissions on Public Folders: Invalid 
Windows Handle ID No: 80040102 Exchange System Manager
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=313333

The most efficient way of backing up and restoring public folders maybe 
using Outlook to import/export them via PST files. You can set the back up 
scope as whatever your like, and access the backup PST file at anytime. PST 
file is the standard data folder supported by Outlook. Please refer to:

OL2002: How to Back Up, Restore, or Move Outlook Data
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=287070

You can also use NtBackup to back up/restore the public store, as well as 
the whole Exchange server. For more information about this method, please 
refer to:

326052 XADM: White Paper - Disaster Recovery for Microsoft Exchange 2000 
Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=326052

Hope the information helps.

Regards,

Pat Cai
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
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situations. This benefit is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to all 
Microsoft technology partners in the United States and Canada. This and 
other support options are available here:

BCPS: 
https://partner.microsoft.com/US/technicalsupport/supportoverview/40010469 
Others: https://partner.microsoft.com/US/technicalsupport/supportoverview/

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date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:43:47 GMT author: (Pat Cai[MSFT])

RE: Public folder help please..

Hi Jim,

To identify the permission setting of public folders, I recommend use 
PFDevAdmin utility, the download address is:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/PSS/Tools/Exchange%20Support%20Tools/PFDavAdmin/

The other two utilities, PFAdmin and PFInfo, only work with the released 
retail version of Exchange 2000 Server or with Exchange 2000 Server Service 
Pack 1 (SP1). These utilities do not work with versions of Exchange 2000 
that were released after Exchange 2000 SP1. Please refer to:

XADM: Error Message When You Set Permissions on Public Folders: Invalid 
Windows Handle ID No: 80040102 Exchange System Manager
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=313333

The most efficient way of backing up and restoring public folders maybe 
using Outlook to import/export them via PST files. You can set the back up 
scope as whatever your like, and access the backup PST file at anytime. PST 
file is the standard data folder supported by Outlook. Please refer to:

OL2002: How to Back Up, Restore, or Move Outlook Data
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=287070

You can also use NtBackup to back up/restore the public store, as well as 
the whole Exchange server. For more information about this method, please 
refer to:

326052 XADM: White Paper - Disaster Recovery for Microsoft Exchange 2000 
Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=326052

Hope the information helps.

Regards,

Pat Cai
Microsoft Online Partner Support

When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so 
that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
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support at no charge during critical LAN outages or "business down" 
situations. This benefit is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to all 
Microsoft technology partners in the United States and Canada. This and 
other support options are available here:

BCPS: 
https://partner.microsoft.com/US/technicalsupport/supportoverview/40010469 
Others: https://partner.microsoft.com/US/technicalsupport/supportoverview/

If you are outside the United States, please visit our International 
Support page: 
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date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:43:05 GMT author: (Pat Cai[MSFT])