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Linn Kubler

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Dec 28, 2009, 5:42:06 PM12/28/09
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Hi,

Running Exchange 2007 here with Outlook 2003. I have a small number of
staffers that work on Saturdays and I need to send them a reminder each
Saturday to perform a specific task. I won't have my Outlook open over the
weekend so how can I send these folk a message every Saturday at 8:00am
without user intervention?

Thanks in advance,
Linn


Mark Arnold [MVP]

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Dec 29, 2009, 8:48:36 AM12/29/09
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Leaving aside that if it's in their job description to do something on
a given day you should sack them if they don't do it......
Set up a recurring appointment in their calendars and have it pop up
whenever you need it to.

Linn Kubler

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Dec 29, 2009, 9:40:52 AM12/29/09
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"Mark Arnold [MVP]" <ma...@mvps.org> wrote in message
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Unfortunately it's not that easy. To start with their job is considered to
be much more important than mine and management has said, "So set up a
reoccuring email to remind them, what's the big deal?". They claim I did
this before and it just stopped working about two months ago, I have no
recollection of doing this but that is beside the point.

I don't think there is any way for me to push a reoccuring appointment to
their calendars is there? Part of the problem for me is that these are
"on-call" people, there is someone different on-call each week and they
don't always follow the schedule. What's acceptable to them is for me to
send a reminder to the entier group each week and anyone not on-call will
just ignor it.

Best I can think of is if I can setup a scheduled task on the server to send
an email directly to the Exchange server without using Outlook. Is there a
way to do that?

Thanks,
Linn


Mark Arnold [MVP]

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Dec 29, 2009, 6:20:20 PM12/29/09
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You're onto a loser no matter what you do here. If the punters want to
screw something up to hack you off then will. Nothing you do will be
guaranteed to work 100% of the time.

Jordan

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Dec 29, 2009, 6:27:15 PM12/29/09
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Have a look at Blat, command line util thats sends smail using smtp.
http://www.blat.net/

Jordan

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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

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Jan 4, 2010, 6:43:50 PM1/4/10
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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:40:52 -0600, "Linn Kubler"
<lku...@chartwellwisc2.com> wrote:

Why not just set up a recurring meeting invitation or task assignment?
I agree with Mark that this is a losing battle, but you have several
pointy-haired bosses, I suspect.

Fuzzy Logic

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Jan 5, 2010, 5:03:42 PM1/5/10
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"Linn Kubler" <lku...@chartwellwisc2.com> wrote in
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I haven't tried it but it may be the ticket:

http://www.tucows.com/preview/406140

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