We do not have these setup.From what I have read it you have a group mailbox or calendar it is better to set it up as a Pubic mailbox. We have five locations and at this time they do not have a common shared drive for each department. Would you recommend using Public Mailboxes to accomplish this? One item I read is you cannot edit documents stored with a time stamp.Any or pros or cons from people that have tried this or are using it?ThanksWe are on exchange 2007 SP1, Windows 2003 R2

Before you commit to using public folders, you should read this.http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/03/31/448537.aspx

sharepoint is not an option right now. Thanks

Per my knowledge, to share info in one place, public folder is a good option Using a Public Folder as a Mailbox

I am attempting to setup a new public folder and in the path field it will not allow me to put anything in there. When I go into outlook I can see the public folder, and when I try to open it I get an error "a server mailbox cannot be opended because this addressbook entry is not a mail user"What am I doing wrong?Thanks

Error: A server mailbox cannot be opened because this address book entry is not a mail user The error will occur if the following is true: If in the Calendar view of Outlook, you are trying to use the "Open a Shared Calendar" link to view a public folder calendar If the public folder calendar is selected to be visible to address lists Resolution: Add the public folder calendar to favorites list

James,I am not attempting to open a calendar view or open a shared calendar.I have setup the public folders and when I attempt to open it in outlook a permission error I cannot move it. I do not understand why I set up the public folder and only have author rights, when I am signed in as admin on the server.Thanks

What kind of permissions does the admin account have? Please use the cmdlet below to add the Owner permission for admin: Add-PublicFolderClientPermission -Identity "\xxx\yy" -AccessRights Owner -User Admin Configuring Public Folder Permissions

Cannot see the public folder in folder view in Outlook. What other option?Rakesh