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Old March 25th 08, 08:14 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Blue Max
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Does anyone know of a way to automatically synchronize or update Outlook
2007 contact information from information periodically posted by the
contact? It seems that Windows Live Messenger has ways to update contact
information based on updates made by the contact themselves to their own
information.

Is there a way that Outlook 2007 can access Windows Messenger contact
information to automatically update the Outlook 2007 contact information?
Are there other ways to request updates from the contact (vCards, contact
files, etc) in order to synchronize or update your existing contacts?

Our problem is that contact information is so dynamic that you really need
an automated way to update your contact information based on changes
actually made by the contact to their own information. Thanks for any help
in resolving this issue.

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Old March 26th 08, 12:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Brian Tillman
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Blue Max wrote:

Does anyone know of a way to automatically synchronize or update
Outlook 2007 contact information from information periodically posted
by the contact? It seems that Windows Live Messenger has ways to
update contact information based on updates made by the contact
themselves to their own information.


The Plaxo add-in for Outlook is supposed to be able to do that. Plaxo,
however, has a history of not playing well with Outlook.

Is there a way that Outlook 2007 can access Windows Messenger contact
information to automatically update the Outlook 2007 contact
information?


I don't believe that's possible.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

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Old March 26th 08, 11:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Blue Max
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Thanks, Brian. Thought I would take a shot-in-the-dark. Our ever-growing
email database is becoming almost impossible to update manually. We were
hoping for a way to keep it updated based on changes made by the contact to
their own information. Such a method would simplify the process and would
provide more accurate information.

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Blue Max wrote:

Does anyone know of a way to automatically synchronize or update
Outlook 2007 contact information from information periodically posted
by the contact? It seems that Windows Live Messenger has ways to
update contact information based on updates made by the contact
themselves to their own information.


The Plaxo add-in for Outlook is supposed to be able to do that. Plaxo,
however, has a history of not playing well with Outlook.

Is there a way that Outlook 2007 can access Windows Messenger contact
information to automatically update the Outlook 2007 contact
information?


I don't believe that's possible.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]


 




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