Originally Posted by
jennj99738
Hmm, I don't know what version of Exchange I'm using. I access Outlook 2003. The menu is in the lower left corner. I sync my mail, contacts, and private calendar using the Exchange server but it does it in the background. FWIW, I'm sure it's 2003 because we wouldn't upgrade unless it was absolutely necessary.
I am using an iPhone 3G. But it doesn't matter what the device is because as I said earlier, I couldn't sync my own Blackjack I or my boss's BJ II running Windows Mobile to a public calendar without the Chapura app.
I don't know what you mean by syncing but MS Exchange doesn't allow syncing of public folders to a PDA or cell. See, e.g.:
http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=23155
Unfortunately, the third-party app this thread discusses costs hundreds of dollars and requires tech support to intervene which my IT department (if you can call them that) will not do.
Maybe I'm not explaining what I'm trying to do correctly or simply no one tries to view their public calendar on their mobile device. I don't know. Are you talking about OWA?
Thanks for your help.
I was talking about OWA as an access method when asking about the versions. You should be able to directly access a Public Folder, including a calendar folder, through a single URL rather than needing to browse all the way out to get to it through the many levels. That would help somewhat.
As for sync'ing a public calendar offline, you make it sound like it is a personal calendar that is stored in the PF hierarchy. That seems like a bad way to use the system. If you're using it as a shared calendar with many people's calendars in a single view and you're using it to ensure coverage or something like that it isn't a bad approach, but actually putting your personal schedule in your personal calendar and making that one accessible to others is a much better approach.
I don't have a solution for you to fix the sync tool not working; sorry.