Connector for Outlook Features

Sun Java System Connector for Microsoft Outlook enables Outlook to be used as a desktop client with Messaging Server and Calendar Server.

Connector for Microsoft Outlook is an Outlook plug-in that you install on end-users desktops. Connector for Microsoft Outlook queries Messaging Server for folder hierarchies and email messages. Connector for Microsoft Outlook then converts the information into Messaging API (MAPI) properties that Outlook can display. Similarly, Connector for Microsoft Outlook queries Calendar Server for events and tasks, which are then converted into MAPI properties. Connector for Microsoft Outlook uses Web Address Book Protocol (WABP) to query Address Book Server for contacts, which are then converted into MAPI properties. With this model, Connector for Microsoft Outlook builds an end-user Outlook view from three separate information sources: mail from Messaging Server, calendar information from Calendar Server, and contacts from Address Book Server.

For more information about Connector for Microsoft Outlook features, see the following documentation: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1630.1