"f825_633" <f825_633}NOSPAM{@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> apologies if this is the wrong area.
>
> We would like to share an outlook calender with a client, that is allow
> them to view the calender from their site.
>
> We have full administrative control over both sites, so setting up trusts
> etch could be possible.
>
> Whilst we share calenders on site within our domain, we have no idea how
> to share with another on a different site/domain? - should we be trying to
> use the publish to internet facility etc. ?
>
> many thanks,

> Define "sharing".  Also always specify your version of Exchange.  If you
> want to open calendars between organizations like you do so within
> organizations, that's not natively possible and I'm not aware of any
> third-party tools that will do that.  If you would like to share
> free-busy status, that's doable with the Interorg Replication Utility
> from Microsoft. That tool is tricky to set up, but it does work and it's
> been around quite a while.  There are third-party tools (like one from
> Quest Software) that does this as well.  Without any add-ons, you can
> already invite each other to meetings and accept them, so perhaps the
> free-busy replication might be enough to make it bearable for your users.

"f825_633" <f825_633}NOSPAM{@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, you are correct I should have included more details, the exchange
> version is 2003, SP2 all the clients on both sides are using outlook 2007.
>
> To define sharing - there are essentially two company's us/them that are
> managing a single resource and the booking of that resource is done
> informally via the outlook calender, within out company all the users are
> able to open the calender that relates to the resource and put into it an
> entry to book it for that day/time. the other company traditionally have
> telephoned and asked questions etc, as you can image if one of their
> customers calls to book, they then call us to see if its available and
> then they go back to their customer and negotiate time changes if already
> booked etc... where as on our site the client calls in we look at the
> calender and its all dealt with in a few minutes.
>
> Outlook/exchange is already on the system, everyone is happy with it and
> if its not broke why break it - we've had companies in try and sell for
> huge sums asset management software which would do this - but we
> essentially one have one asset and its not cost effective to purchase a
> 'system' to manage one resource.
>
> We tried the 'publish to internet' feature, and the request is sent but
> for some reason its not working, perhaps more time spent here might reap a
> result.
>
> Can a trust relationship be set-up between the exchange servers , or is
> this a sledgehammer to crack a nut?
>
>
>
> Ed Crowley [MVP] wrote:
>> Define "sharing".  Also always specify your version of Exchange.  If you
>> want to open calendars between organizations like you do so within
>> organizations, that's not natively possible and I'm not aware of any
>> third-party tools that will do that.  If you would like to share
>> free-busy status, that's doable with the Interorg Replication Utility
>> from Microsoft. That tool is tricky to set up, but it does work and it's
>> been around quite a while.  There are third-party tools (like one from
>> Quest Software) that does this as well.  Without any add-ons, you can
>> already invite each other to meetings and accept them, so perhaps the
>> free-busy replication might be enough to make it bearable for your users.