> 1) The archive settings are stored as a hidden item in each folder.
>
> SMS? I don't think so.
>
> 2) Correct.
>
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm> and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
>
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx>
> "John" <John[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4CAA386F-F54F-4D1E-90B0-5175DEEA18B1[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >I see a couple things over there that may in fact be useful. Thanks again!
> > Let me pick your brain two more times, though... (Let me be simplistic
> > here!!)
> >
> > 1. When the Apply to all folders button is selected, obviously some code is
> > run that cascades the settings to all the folders. When this is done, the
> > code has modified something to tell Outlook that those folders are to be
> > archived with those settings. Where is that setting changed, whithin a file
> > in the the Outlook application, in the registry, or in the pst file itself?
> >
> > Do you think that SMS could be used to advertise a change to one of these
> > areas to make the modification possible?
> >
> > 2. Am I correct in thinking that when a user creates another new folder
> > that the auto-archive settings will have to be applied to the new ones
> > too--that it is not automatically applied?
> >
> >
> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >
> >> GPO can't push buttons to launch Outlook procedures. It can only propagate Outlook settings.
> >>
> >> You might be able to write a script that runs while Outlook is running and sets autoarchive properties per folder. I've never tried it, but I think there may be some CDO 1.21 code over at
http://www.cdolive.com/cdo5.htm . An unsupported technique, of course.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> >> Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> >>
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm> >> and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> >> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> >>
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx> >>
> >> "John" <John[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7C1D3E20-CDFD-4ED5-B04B-2D9FC0FCAFF4[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> > Thanks for the response Sue!!
> >> >
> >> > Unfortunately, the Exchange servers are handled by a sepearte branch and it
> >> > is difficult to convey good ideas to them!!
> >> >
> >> > To beat the carpet a little more though, and perhaps your book has a
> >> > solution I can implement (I have not ssen the Programming one yet): can a
> >> > script be written that can trigger the Tools/Options/Other/AutoArchive/Apply
> >> > these settings to all folders now button to be pushed out via GPO? I see
> >> > that the AutoArchive settings are set in the client via the GPO and they
> >> > simply need to be applied to the folders.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> No, individual folder archive settings cannot be set with GPO.
> >> >>
> >> >> What about using Mailbox Manager on the server? Or a server-based archive application?
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> >> >> Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> >> >>
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm> >> >> and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> >> >> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> >> >>
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx> >> >>
> >> >> "John" <John[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1C5FB34F-B9EF-4648-BD2F-521A7D9A46E9[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Can a new adm template be created to include the Inbox in the GPO? And if
> >> >> > so, how is that done?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Anyone??!!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "John" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> We are running Outlook 2003 client to an Exchange server. I installed the
> >> >> >> Outlook11.adm so I can configure GPO settings.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Once setting in particular that I need to set is the Auto Archive, which I
> >> >> >> have. The policy resulted in the Archive Folders being generated on the
> >> >> >> client with sub folders for Deleted Items, Sent Items, and Search Folders,
> >> >> >> but not the Inbox and Inbox subfolders.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I have read that the Inbox folder is not included by default. Is there
> >> >> >> anything in the GPO or a registry setting that can be enabled to include the
> >> >> >> Inbox and any Inbox Sub Folders the users may create?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> The only workaround that I can figure is visiting each PC and setting the
> >> >> >> Auto Archive for the Inbox, but this really defeats the purpose of the GPO!!
> >> >>
> >>
>