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In Exchange 2000, how can I provide access to Alternate Public Folder Trees via EXIFS?
Although Exchange 2000 allows multiple Public Folder roots (Create new PF Tree on Exchange 2000), current Outlook clients don t, so you can t display these other structures in Outlook. However, you can view them via the Web with the following format:
http://exchange server/public folder root
or via EXIFS (virtual drive M) just like you
d look at any shared folder on the network.To make your PF available via EXIFS do the following:
Note: You can also share any sub-folder you want. You do not have to share the PF Tree itself if you don
t want to.Note: This method of sharing Public Folders also works for the Default (MAPI) Public Folder tree and all of it
Exchange 2003 note: Exchange Server 2003 does not expose drive M by default. In order to access Alternate PF Trees via EXIFS in Exchange Server 2003 (Create new PF Tree on Exchange 2003) you ll need to re-create drive M (Restore the M Drive Mapping in Exchange 2003), and only then follow the tip found on this page. See EXIFS Access to Alternate PF Trees in Exchange 2003.
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