Are organizational forms supported in a non-public folder native Exchange 2007 environment? If so where are they stored? (I'm basically wondering what happens to the e-forms registry for things like the Outlook Security Form when there are no public folders aroudn) Thanks, Kevin

Hi Kevin! I guess you missed my slides on the future of public folders from Outlook's perspective. If there is no PF hierarchy, there can be no Org Forms library. The main reason for having an Org Forms library is to support custom message forms. Even for Outlook 2003 SP2, I consider custom message forms to be largely obsolete, except for some very limited functions like distributing Outlook settings that can't be set with a regular login script or GPO. I think the way forward from Org Forms will be two-fold: Replace Outlook custom message forms for surveys, data gathering, and work flow with InfoPath forms. Replace other global Outlook custom form functionality (e.g. a replacement default contact form) with Outlook add-ins that drive custom form regions (a new feature in Outlook 2007). The Outlook Security Settings folder is a regular public folder, not associated with Org Forms, but it becomes totally unnecessary with Outlook 2007, which supports security management with GPO (at last).

>If there is no PF hierarchy, there can be no Org Forms library.Sue, We are trying to create an org forms library with Ex2k7 and Outlook 2003/2007 with public folders. Should we even try going the old route or try using InfoPath or the Outlook add-in with custom form regions (does that work at all with outlook 2003)? Can we even do the PF org library route with our setup?Peter

If you have a PF hierarchy, you should be able to create an Org Forms folder. The most immediate question is whether you truly need oneto support existing applications. I certainly would avoid creating any new application that need it. Custom form regions are for Outlook 2007 only. InfoPath 2003 isn't quite as good at survey forms as the 2007 version, but you can take a look to see if it helps meet your needs.