Re: [WinMac] BackOffice Mac Services need info sources

Tim Scoff(casper[at]nb.net)
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 22:54:08 -0400

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At 6:35 PM +0000 6/14/99, Tony wrote:
>First let me apologize for the series of really dumb questions I'll
>be asking in
>the next few weeks.
>
>We just got a Dell Server with Back Office Small Business Server and have a
>programmer modifying some service system and accounting software for
>a network of
>currently 4 PCs (10 user license).
>
>Without much of a problem we were able to set up Outlook so that the
>PC users could
>use email.
>
>Now I want to add several Macs to the network so that they can share
>printers and
>email (internal for now).
>
>The good news is that I installed Mac Services without too much trouble (we're
>supposed to call Dell for support but thus far they've just provided
>noise where
>Mac services are concerned... don't get me started about they're
>screwy support on
>my 3500 laptop).
>
>Connected my mac to the network, no problem with setting up printer
>services, set
>up shared folder accessible from my Mac and the PCs in about 5
>minutes, very nice
>so far.
>
>Now comes the first problem. installed Outlook Express on my Mac, go to the
>preferences area and options for connecting to the local server
>which are present
>in the PC version are not in the Mac Version. Is there a version of
>Outlook (not
>Outlook Express for the Mac) is there a server ready version and
>were do I get it?
>Am I missing something in the Outlook setup for the Mac?
>
>More generally, the only reference to Mac Services in the BackOffice Help and
>Online files are in of all things "troubleshooting" and hardly any
>help at all.
>Can't find anything very useful on the Microsoft Web Site. Are there FAQs, web
>sites, books, covens, cults, or secret societies where I can info about Mac
>Services under NT?
>
>TIA
>
>Tony
>
>
>
>
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