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mike typed:
can i make 2 or 3 mail profiles share the same one contact list in
outlook 2003 without a server involved ???

Not natively, simultaneously, no. If these are three profiles on one PC,
yes, they can share the same PST file (of course, only one user can have it
open in Outlook at the same time). See
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olshare1.htm for help.

and...

can i make outlook open to a default profile normally but open it in a
different way when i want to choose between multiple profiles ???

Outlook either prompts you for a profile on startup, or it doesn't.

thanks,

mike.