"JJ" wrote in message
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I would like a way so that my contacts and calendars are maintained on
server so that they get synchronized automatically without manual
intervention but mails should continue to download on my laptop. Is it
possible?

It sounds like you are using Exchange so you have two choices. The first is
to make your delivery location the Exchange mailbox and use cached Exchange
mode which will make local copies of everything in the mailbox so you can
work offline when you're not connected to the server and Outlook will work
just like you are on line. The phone will sync with the server just as it
does not and so will Outlook when you are on line. This is the intended
method.

The second choice is to again make the Exchange mailbox the delivery
location, but add a rule that copies anything using the Message form to a
folder in your PST. This will be a client-side rule. With such a rule, all
incoming mail will be routed to a local folder but all other items like
meeting requests and such will stay on the server.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]