[Samba] Can you use roaming profile in a workgroup environment?

[John Schmerold]

I spent hours trying to make Outlook XP work in a networked IMAP / LDAP 
environment.

What I ended up doing is creating PRF files for all users on the network 
with FoxPro, then calling the PRF file on system login.

This doesn't solve the roaming contact issue, however it does solve the 
"I want to log in anywhere & see my emails"

I hope this sample helps someone, even better it would be great if this 
prompts someone to refine my findings.

joe.prf:

[General]
Custom=1 
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=Append
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE
 
[Service List]
Service1=LDAP Directory 
 
[Internet Account List]
Account1=IMAP_I_Mail  
 
[Service1]
UniqueService=Yes 
ServerName=mail.lp.com  
DisplayName=LDAPDirectory   
ConnectionPort=389 
UseSSL=FALSE   
UserName=  
SearchBase=ou=people,dc=lp,dc=com    
SearchTimeout=60 
MaxEntriesReturned=100  
 
[Account1]
UniqueService=Yes 
AccountName=IMAP Email    
IMAPServer=mail.lp.com 
SMTPServer=mail.lp.com  
IMAPUserName=joe    
EmailAddress=joe at lp.com  
IMAPUseSPA=0   
DisplayName=Joe LP
ReplyEMailAddress=joe at lp.com   
SMTPUseAuth=0   
SMTPAuthMethod=0   
ConnectionType=0 
RootFolder=
ConnectionOID=MyConnection   
IMAPPort=143 
IMAPUseSSL=0   
ServerTimeOut=60 
SMTPPort=25  
SMTPUseSSL=0    
 
[Personal Folders]
ServiceName=MSPST MS     
Name=PT_STRING8,0x3001     
PathToPersonalFolders=PT_STRING8,0x6700     
RememberPassword=PT_BOOLEAN,0x6701        
EncryptionType=PT_LONG,0x6702    
Password=PT_STRING8,0x6703    
 
[Outlook Address Book]
ServiceName=CONTAB    
 
[LDAP Directory]
ServiceName=EMABLT    
ServerName=PT_STRING8,0x6600     
UserName=PT_STRING8,0x6602     
UseSSL=PT_BOOLEAN,0x6613      
DisplayName=PT_STRING8,0x3001     
ConnectionPort=PT_STRING8,0x6601    
SearchTimeout=PT_STRING8,0x6607    
MaxEntriesReturned=PT_STRING8,0x6608     
SearchBase=PT_STRING8,0x6603     
 
[Microsoft Outlook Client]
SectionGUID=0a0d020000000000c000000000000046      
FormDirectoryPage=PT_STRING8,0x0270     
WebServicesLocation=PT_STRING8,0x0271     
ComposeWithWebServices=PT_BOOLEAN,0x0272         
PromptWhenUsingWebServices=PT_BOOLEAN,0x0273         
OpenWithWebServices=PT_BOOLEAN,0x0274        
 
[Personal Address Book]
ServiceName=MSPST AB    
NameOfPAB=PT_STRING8,0x001e3001       
Path=PT_STRING8,0x001e6600    
ShowNamesBy=PT_LONG,0x00036601       
 
[I_Mail]
AccountType=POP3   
AccountName=PT_UNICODE,0x0002      
DisplayName=PT_UNICODE,0x000B      
EmailAddress=PT_UNICODE,0x000C     
POP3Server=PT_UNICODE,0x0100     
POP3UserName=PT_UNICODE,0x0101        
POP3UseSPA=PT_LONG,0x0108       
Organization=PT_UNICODE,0x0107    
ReplyEmailAddress=PT_UNICODE,0x0103      
POP3Port=PT_LONG,0x0104     
POP3UseSSL=PT_LONG,0x0105       
SMTPServer=PT_UNICODE,0x0200      
SMTPUseAuth=PT_LONG,0x0203      
SMTPAuthMethod=PT_LONG,0x0208       
SMTPUserName=PT_UNICODE,0x0204        
SMTPUseSPA=PT_LONG,0x0207       
ConnectionType=PT_LONG,0x000F     
ConnectionOID=PT_UNICODE,0x0010     
SMTPPort=PT_LONG,0x0201     
SMTPUseSSL=PT_LONG,0x0202       
ServerTimeOut=PT_LONG,0x0209    
LeaveOnServer=PT_LONG,0x1000    
 
[IMAP_I_Mail]
AccountType=IMAP  
AccountName=PT_UNICODE,0x0002      
DisplayName=PT_UNICODE,0x000B      
EmailAddress=PT_UNICODE,0x000C     
IMAPServer=PT_UNICODE,0x0100     
IMAPUserName=PT_UNICODE,0x0101       
IMAPUseSPA=PT_LONG,0x0108       
Organization=PT_UNICODE,0x0107    
ReplyEmailAddress=PT_UNICODE,0x0103      
IMAPPort=PT_LONG,0x0104    
IMAPUseSSL=PT_LONG,0x0105      
SMTPServer=PT_UNICODE,0x0200      
SMTPUseAuth=PT_LONG,0x0203      
SMTPAuthMethod=PT_LONG,0x0208       
SMTPUserName=PT_UNICODE,0x0204        
SMTPUseSPA=PT_LONG,0x0207       
ConnectionType=PT_LONG,0x000F     
ConnectionOID=PT_UNICODE,0x0010     
SMTPPort=PT_LONG,0x0201     
SMTPUseSSL=PT_LONG,0x0202       
ServerTimeOut=PT_LONG,0x0209    
CheckNewImap=PT_LONG,0x1100      
RootFolder=PT_UNICODE,0x1101    
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Craig White wrote:

>On Sun, 2004-01-25 at 00:42, John H Terpstra wrote:
>  
>
>>On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Philip M Grisedale wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>All
>>>
>>>Can you set-up roaming profiles in a workgroup environment?  or do I have to
>>>migrate to PDC?
>>>      
>>>
>>No. Roaming profiles work only with domain members. Ergo, you need a
>>Domain, for that you need a PDC.
>>    
>>
>----
>While we're on the subject...
>
>I'm playing with Outlook / IMAP / profiles and reading through
>Microsoft's IT Pro pages, I am circular referencing and somewhat
>indecisive about the best plan for roaming profiles.
>
>I am in final throws of converting a network over - users were on
>Outlook 2000 / Win 98 and I never bothered with roaming profiles. I am
>definitely using roaming profiles on computers to be deployed tomorrow.
>Some of these users have some very big PST files (big shock - right?)
>
>Anyway, I want to move the pst files from %SYSTEM_PROFILE_ROOT%\Local
>Settings\Microsoft\Outlook because obviously that don't roam.
>
>Microsoft suggests that you put them on network share. It's simple
>enough to move them to %SYSTEM_PROFILE_ROOT%\Application
>Data\Microsoft\Outlook which does roam.
>
>Seems as though the price is paid throughout the day on the former and
>only at startup and shutdown on the latter. I'm planning on just storing
>their local PST stuff on the server share and going to beg them to clean
>it up. It seems silly to pull email from their home share and store the
>local cache also in their home share - plus I'm gonna have to set up
>quota's now.
>
>Anyone have an opinion here?
>
>Lastly I've got Netscape 7.1 weighing in with up to 50 mb of cache in
>the Application Data tree...run without cache?
>
>Craig
>
>  
>

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