11-17-2004, 01:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Sync Your Exchange GAL To Your Pocket PC
http://www.slipstreamsolutions.co.uk/products/mGALSync.htm
mGALSync 1.0.1 will automatically synchronize your Outlook GAL to your Pocket PC or Outlook's Contacts folder, something people in an Exchange environment have been asking for for years!
Features include:
� Contact details include all standard Microsoft Exchange Server fields, including: Name, Job title, Department, Phone numbers, Email address, Notes and many more.
� Contact details are stored in your Pocket Contacts database.
� Email addresses are displayed using SMTP format not X400.
� Distribution Lists and Custom Recipients are also Sync'ed.
� GAL Contacts can either by Sync'ed direct to Pocket Contacts on your Pocket PC, or into your Outlook Contacts folder for Sync'ing via ActiveSync.
� GAL Contacts are added to a new 'GAL' Category, making them easier to manage.
You can download a 15 day trial or buy it from the Pocket PC Thoughts/Handango store for $14.99.
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11-17-2004, 02:04 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 48
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Huh?
Maybe a silly question, but why would anyone want to sync a complete GAL to his Pocket PC in the first place? My company's GAL has 3500 entries, why would I want to have all those people in my Contacts?
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11-17-2004, 02:32 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
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Re: Huh?
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Originally Posted by SiliconAddict
Maybe a silly question, but why would anyone want to sync a complete GAL to his Pocket PC in the first place? My company's GAL has 3500 entries, why would I want to have all those people in my Contacts?
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Not every company has 3500 entries. There are thousands of companies that use Exchange that have dozens or maybe a few hundred email users.
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11-17-2004, 02:50 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 103
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Re: Huh?
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Originally Posted by SiliconAddict
Maybe a silly question, but why would anyone want to sync a complete GAL to his Pocket PC in the first place? My company's GAL has 3500 entries, why would I want to have all those people in my Contacts?
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I want to sync my company's GAL to my PPC because I want to have a database of all employees at the ready at all times. I'm a network engineer and am called upon to respond to pages, incidents, etc. at all hours and no matter where I am. It makes me feel more comfortable knowing I can look up contact info for any person I need to notify about a problem or event within seconds. If I'm at dinner with my family and I get a page that so-and-so's account is getting banged on at the VPN concentrator, I can immediately call that person and find out if they are indeed attemping to log in, if they need help, if this is a security event, etc. The problem is resolved quickly, I don't have to leave to go to work or home to log in, and I get to go back to spending time with my family. 
Also in outlook I don't think you can browse a GAL (btw am I the only one who think that sounds funny  ) like you can your contacts list, so I like this for that reason as well.
I'd be interested in hearing from other network or tech-types out there about how they use their PPC to help them do their jobs....
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11-17-2004, 03:19 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 242
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Actually, IMHO the main reason is not so much that you want the GAL on your PPC rather there is an issue with activesync if you are synchronizing between home and work. Activesync comes up with an unresolved item on your home machine for all meeting requests that you do not have the person's contact information locally - even though it actualy knows enough of it via the meeting request on the PPC. I have had to individually add people to my home PC's contacts for years to deal with this annoyance. Definitely worth $15 to get rid of...
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11-17-2004, 04:31 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 578
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We are a small business that uses Exchange. What is GAL?
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11-17-2004, 04:42 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 104
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Global Address List
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11-17-2004, 04:56 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Ah! That would be useful!
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11-17-2004, 06:10 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Oct 2003
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FYI I tried this out this morning and ran into a snag, something to do with the way my company formats some of the information in the GAL. I contacted the developer, and they got back to me within minutes. They are now coding a fix for the problem I had. Great response time!
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11-17-2004, 06:48 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 118
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GAL sync
I agree with Darren Behan. I have a half dozen entries at home that just don't sync. They don't bother me, but it is annoying and requires me to hit and clear the Resolutions, of which never do.
To that end, I have over 350 people in my contact list that I have imported into my 'personal' address book in OL. Most of which are seldom used, many have been added simply to shut the calendar sync up. Trust me, I'm not anywhere near that popular :lol:
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