If any of you are still around, I had an idea, any reason it won't
work?

Create a unique email address for each computer using Outlook.
Configure Outlook to Send/Receive only that machine's email and not the
other ones, since Outlook won't know which machine you are on. Then
each time you create a new Appointment, choose Accounts, set it to send
from that machine's unique address, and then "Invite Attendees" to send
it to the other machines. Each machine using Outlook will receive any
new Appointments, and must "Accept" to put it in the Calendar. Changes
will be Updated and sent out again automatically. The Contact entries
can be forwarded to the other user email addresses

The only down side I see to this is that an Attendee cannot change the
Appointment (am I right about that)?

I'm trying it today and it seems ok so far...am I missing something
that might be a dealbreaker? If not, I am one happy woman today!

Michelle


wrote:
I know, I know, www.slipstick.com. But I guess what I really want
to get across is just how frustrating it is to have to, in this day and
age, where more and more folks are using home networks, that we Outlook
users have to go to third-party programs to accomplish the sharing that
should be built in to Outlook. This feature really hinders the
potential productivity that Outlook offers. So many of us are over the
learning curve of the sickly sweet GUI of AOL and the narrow reach of
MS Works, and are ready to ride the technological wave of the now, and
of the future. I want to have the ability to share email, scheduling,
contacts, etc., over my home network without becoming an IT
professional in my home (using Exchange ) and without having to find
some other PIM; I really love Outlook!

So my question for you MVPs is, can I do this with Outlook? Will I
ever be able to? Is the MS Live going to be this kind of an option?
Did I vent in the proper forum? I have done my research in the
groups here, and I would like some more insight on why MS has not
developed this possibility more. Thanks!!!

Michelle
(SeaShel)