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Outlook Connector is an extension to MS Outlook. It allows scheduling and sharing different types of data. Thanks to this module, MS Outlook is able to work with groupware data (contacts, calendar, tasks, notices) stored in MailServer. The main benefit of the shared data store is that the data is available via the Internet anywhere necessary. To access the data, you'll need just an Internet connection and a web browser (the WebMail interface) or MS Outlook with Outlook Connector or MS Entourage.
MailServer and MS Outlook communicate via MAPI. MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface) is a versatile interface for email transmission. It is a software interface that enables any MAPI client to communicate with any mailserver (Microsoft Outlook and MailServer in this case).
Outlook Connector also includes Help which can be triggered from the MS Outlook's toolbar ().
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If you intend to handle your email also offline, follow the instructions in chapter 6.4 Outlook Connector and Synchronization Plug-in.
Outlook Connector provides support for digital signatures. The function and settings for digital signatures are described in standard MS Outlook help.
Note: All settings relate to MS Windows XP and MS Outlook 2003. If you use a different version of MS Outlook 2000 or MS Outlook 2007, the settings may differ (see chapter 5.12.2 Installation and configuration of MS Outlook 2000).