Article: Q237459
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.5,5.5 SP1,5.5 SP2,5.5 SP3
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): exc55 exc55sp1 exc55sp2 exc55sp3 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix
Last Modified: 17-NOV-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.5, 5.5 SP1, 5.5 SP2, 5.5 SP3
- Microsoft Outlook 97
- Microsoft Outlook 98
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SYMPTOMS
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After you use the Move Server wizard to move a Microsoft Exchange Server
computer from one site to another within the same Exchange Server organization,
the Free/Busy information for mailboxes on the server may be incorrect or
unavailable to other users.
CAUSE
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Every mailbox has a MAPI property indicating the Schedule+ Free/Busy Information
site folder to which Free/Busy data should be published. The Move Server wizard
to point to the new site's Schedule+ Free/Busy Information folder is not
updating this property. Therefore, the client incorrectly publishes data to the
original site's Schedule+ Free/Busy Information folder.
Both of the following conditions must also be met for this behavior to exist:
- The user accesses his or her mailbox with Microsoft Outlook 97 or Microsoft
Outlook 98.
-and-
- The old site's Schedule+ Free/Busy Information folder is replicated to the
new site, or the new site has been configured to have Public Folder affinity
to the old site.
RESOLUTION
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In some cases, simply logging into an affected mailbox with Outlook 2000 may not
resolve the issue. If that doesn't resolve the issue, you may need to run
Outlook with the /CleanFreeBusy parameter, as follows:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Outlook.exe" /cleanfreebusy
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server 5.5.
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack
WORKAROUND
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As an alternative to the hotfix provided above, users can upgrade to Microsoft
Outlook 2000. This version has a corrected algorithm for determining the
appropriate Schedule+ Free/Busy Information site folder to which data should be
published. When a Microsoft Outlook 2000 client accesses an affected mailbox on
the moved server, the Free/Busy folder property is updated on the mailbox.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service
Pack 4.
MORE INFORMATION
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Every site within an Exchange Server organization has its own Schedule+
Free/Busy Information folder, which is a hidden system folder. When a user
modifies his or her Calendar or schedule data, the resulting Free and Busy times
are published as messages to this folder.
The Entry ID of a user's message in the Free/Busy folder is cached in a MAPI
property in the mailbox root folder and in the Inbox. Because this property is
not being updated during a server move, the client continues to publish data to
the old site's folder.
NOTE: If the client is unable to find a replica of the old site's folder in the
new site or through Public Folder affinity to the old site, then it publishes
the correct Free/Busy data to the new site's Free/Busy folder.
Additional query words: f/b ol97 ol98 8.5 MSW
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Keywords : exc55 exc55sp1 exc55sp2 exc55sp3 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix
Technology : kbOutlookSearch kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 kbOutlook97Search kbOutlook98Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbExchange550SP1 kbExchange550SP2 kbExchange550SP3
Version : :5.5,5.5 SP1,5.5 SP2,5.5 SP3
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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