Advantages of Cached Exchange Mode in OutlookĬached Exchange Mode was introduced with Outlook 2003. Therefore, if the server is offline due to maintenance or the internet is unavailable, you won’t be able to access your Outlook emails. On the contrary, in Online mode, Outlook needs a constant connection with the mailbox server. The changes are synchronized with the mailbox on the server as soon as the system and Outlook connect to the internet and Exchange mailbox server. The OST file allows Outlook users to continue working even when the system is offline or the server isn’t available. In Offline or Cached Exchange Mode, the Outlook creates and stores a synchronized copy of mailbox items, such as emails, contacts, calendar items, notes, tasks, etc., in an Offline Folder file or OST (Outlook Storage Table). When an Exchange account is configured in Outlook, it connects to the Exchange server in Offline mode with Cached Exchange Mode enabled by default. Since the clients are currently configured to automatically detect the connection state, I would assume that the following combinations would hopefully solve the problem: cached mode + IMAP (which is the main question in my original post) and/or configuring the "Offline detection" to manual.Microsoft Outlook can connect with Exchange server in two different modes, i.e., Offline Mode and Online Mode.
I came across a solution that stated to configure the account in cached mode, and I am curious if this will have a positive affect.Īdditionally, suggestions included to configured the Outlook to automatically detect when the connection is reachable yet another stated to configure Outlook to manual offline operation.
The specific symptom I see is that the users are not receiving email and Outlook reports Offline.
However, I am experiencing offline being randomly reported on my Outlook 2007 clients, who are using IMAP, even when the IMAP server is reachable. From my understand of Outlook and cached mode, it allows you to keep a cached copy of your exchange mailbox (populating the ost with your email). I lack thorough understanding of cached mode in Outlook 2007 with IMAP.
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