EDIT 3/31/2008: We have posted the updated public folder guidance for versions of Exchange past Exchange 2007; you might want to read it. A frequent topic of discussion with cu...
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I'd like to join the voices of those disappointed in the lack of IMAP and OWA support for E12 Public Folders. I think it's horribly misleading to suggest that Public Folders AS WE KNOW THEM TODAY will be supported beyond the EOL of Exchange 2003. It sounds to me like Public Folders are being reluctantly retained for the sole purpose of appeasing the Outlook user population, without regard to the rest of the Exchange customer base. This only reinforces the industry misconceptions of Exchange being a closed, proprietary platform with poor interoperability options. Please...if you can't RTM with IMAP and OWA support for E12 Public Folders, then at least keep them on the list to catch for SP1.