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Table 1 Oracle Connector for Outlook System Requirements
Requirement
Value
Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
Note: Administrative privileges are required to install Oracle Connector for Outlook on Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, and XP.
Disk Space
Free disk space approximately equivalent to the size of the user's Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP4) mailbox
RAM
Refer to the RAM requirements of your Microsoft Outlook client.
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook 2000
Microsoft Outlook 2002 (SP 2 or higher)
Microsoft Outlook 2003
Note: A native language version or Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) is required for non-English version localization. Refer to the Oracle Collaboration Suite Installation Guide for a list of supported languages.
Calendar Server
Oracle CorporateTime server 5.4
Oracle Calendar server 5.5
Oracle Calendar server 9.0.4.x
Oracle Calendar server 10.1.x
E-mail Servers
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server for outgoing mail included with Oracle Collaboration Suite
Oracle IMAP4 Server 9.0.3 and above
Other e-mail servers whose implementations are based upon the open standards of SMTP and the IMAP4 reference implementations Cyrus and University of Washington
Conduits for PDA Synchronization
PocketMirror (3.1.6 recommended)
PocketJournal
Desktop To Go 2.5
Desktop To Go 2.509 (for Microsoft Outlook 2002 only
PSIWIN 2.3 or 2.31
ActiveSync 3.0, 3.1, 3.5, 3.7, or 3.8
HotSync Manager (4.0 for Microsoft Windows XP only)
Blackberry Desktop Manager up to version 3.6 (SP 1 or later are not supported)
Devices
The following devices are certified with Oracle Connector for Outlook. Similar devices may work but the user experience may vary.
Pocket PC
Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC 2002 - Models 3870, 3970
HP iPAQ Pocket PC 2003 - Model h 1940
Palm
PalmOne Zire 72
Palm Tungsten T
Blackberry
Blackberry 6710 Wireless Handheld
Blueberry 6820 Wireless Handheld
Preinstallation Requirements
A supported Microsoft Outlook version installed on a supported platform
Administrative privileges for installing Oracle Connector for Outlook on Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, and XP
Microsoft Outlook 2000 installed in the Corporate or Workgroup (CWG) mode
To verify the Microsoft Outlook configuration, select Options, Mail Services, and Reconfigure Mail Support from the Tools menu.
Caution:
Synchronize your offline folders before upgrading to avoid loss of information.
Full Version Installation Instructions
Note:
If you have upgraded your Microsoft Outlook installation, then you must reinstall Oracle Connector for Outlook.
This section describes how to install Oracle Connector for Outlook.
Exit all Microsoft Windows applications.
Double-click the con_outlook_10xx.exe file to start the InstallShield Wizard.
Click Next on the Welcome screen of the InstallShield wizard.
Enter your name in the User Name field and your company name in the Organization field. Click Next.
Click Next to install in the default folder. To install Oracle Connector for Outlook in a different folder, click Change and navigate to that folder.
Select the languages you want to install. You can also add more languages after the installation.
To review the information you entered in the previous screens, click Back. Otherwise, click Install.
Click Finish to start the Configuration wizard. If you intend to configure Oracle Connector for Outlook later, deselect Start Configuration, which is selected by default.
Table 2 Resolved Limitations: Oracle Connector for Outlook Release 10.1.2.0.7
Bug #
Description
5072628
In certain scenarios, the Display name for an E-mail address would appear garbled if it included certain multi-byte characters.
5081752
In certain scenarios, when selecting the option Send the response now when responding to a meeting request, certain multi-byte characters in the Subject line would appear garbled.
5099672
In certain scenarios, multi-byte characters in the last line of an e-mail would appear garbled if the line contained a carriage return line feed.
5161293
In certain scenarios, e-mail messages with a very large body would fail to open because the message source was incorrectly processed.
Table 3 Resolved Limitations: Oracle Connector for Outlook Release 10.1.2.0.6
Bug #
Description
5084922
A parameter for disabling the generation of plain text from an HTML message did not exist previously.
5042006
In certain scenarios, an Oracle Connector for Outlook profile whose name included certain multi-byte characters, would prevent Outlook from starting.
5042240
In certain scenarios, e-mail headers in received messages would appear garbled if these messages were sent with non-ASCII characters in headers that were not encoded.
5042249
The file name of an attachment would appear garbled in received e-mails if these messages were sent with non-ASCII characters in headers that were not encoded.
5060316
In certain scenarios, a corrupt local GAL file could prevent Outlook from starting.
5080374
With SMTP authentication enabled, the hashed value of the SMTP authentication credentials would get printed in the local SMTP troubleshooting log files.
Table 4 Resolved Limitations: Oracle Connector for Outlook Release 10.1.2.0.5
Bug #
Description
5021672
Selecting the configuration option Update folder counts would simulate a manual refresh of the mail folder counts, causing the calendar to be refreshed too.
4945412
The color displaying tentative attendees on the free/busy status form did not match the color indicated for "Tentative" in the legend.
4965709
Some Oracle Connector for Outlook temp files were not cleared from the default temp directory after Outlook was closed.
5015601
Meetings occurring between March 12 and April 2 that were created on an earlier calendar server would be displayed as taking place an hour earlier on the 10g calendar server.
4956453
In certain scenarios, the mail folder count would display new items even after new messages were read and no new messages arrived in the folder.
Table 6 Resolved Limitations: Oracle Connector for Outlook Release 10.1.2.0.3
Bug #
Description
4775130
In certain scenarios, release 10.1.1.0.5 of Oracle Connector for Outlook could not be installed with a Spanish version of Outlook.
4774710
If Crystal Reports Version 9 was installed, there would be a conflict with Oracle Connector for Outlook and the DLL file libeay32.dll.
4775311
With a specific pre-beta release of Oracle Connector for Outlook 10gR1, the installer could not detect an unsupported Oracle Connector for Outlook build, nor could it direct users to a supported build.
Table 7 Resolved Limitations: Oracle Connector for Outlook Release 10.1.2.0.2
Bug #
Description
4736494
In certain scenarios with Oracle Connector for Outlook running, a forms error would occur when starting the Forms6i application.
4755240
In certain scenarios with Oracle Connector for Outlook running, users could not run an SQL Plus query with 'Start in' set to a directory path on the network.
4751989
For users with an unlimited mail server quota, an error message would be displayed when creating a message draft or sending an e-mail.
4723549
Oracle Connector for Outlook would generate iCalendar files with an incorrectly set importance level.
4752134
The default directory path for opening a file in Excel would be incorrect if Oracle Connector for Outlook was running.
4751777
An attendee's Busy status would not be reflected on the Scheduling tab for all-day events.
4748915
The ability for users to configure the option to not show calendar meeting requests in the Inbox is now available.
4696854
In certain scenarios, sending e-mails with Oracle Connector for Outlook using a Thawte freemail digital certificate would result in invalid digital signatures.
Table 9 Resolved Limitations: Oracle Connector for Outlook Release 10.1.1.0.5
Bug #
Description
4347951
Japanese characters would cause some lines in the e-mail body to be truncated.
4541598
Sending an attachment to a locally created distribution list from Microsoft Word or Excel would cause an error.
4303825
In certain scenarios, the mail server quota value displayed for shared folders would be incorrect.
4422517
When trying to find items in the Calendar folder using Oracle Connector for Outlook with Microsoft Outlook 2000, the results obtained after entering the search criteria would be incorrect. All meetings would be displayed instead of only those matching the text string.
4443313
When you would create a daily note or day event in the GMT +9.30 (Adelaide) time zone, the entry would not be displayed with the correct date in Oracle Connector for Outlook.
4551609
The designate would be unable to print a shared calendar from the day view.
4550149
When opening another user's Inbox folder, meeting requests would be displayed up to a 14-day period.
4531177
In a specific scenario, e-mails containing a .eml attachment file could not be forwarded.
4580523
In certain scenarios, when resending an e-mail, the mail list ID would be added and the e-mail would not be delivered.
4582942
The default value is now true (selected) for the option Check for message changes and deletions when a folder is selected, found in the Local Mailbox Cache dialog box after clicking Settings on the IMAP4 tab in the Oracle Connector for Outlook Profile Settings dialog box.
4594970
In a specific scenario, e-mail folders that were created offline would disappear when uploaded.
4607563
Default display options have been set to "Show All" for Private folders, and "Subscribed" for Public/Shared folders in the IMAP4 Folders submenu in the Tools menu.
4610774
A recurring meeting's iCalendar notification created in a different time zone would not get saved with the correct time.
4568350
GnuPG encryption with Oracle Connector for Outlook would not be possible.
4614017
Administrators would not be able to override the time range used for users' calendar folders.
4627895
The same folder hierarchy would be displayed twice, once in the root and once under Inbox.
3450389
Under certain conditions, the wrong attachment would get deleted when trying to delete an attachment from an e-mail inside your Inbox that contains multiple attachments.
4630375
In a specific scenario, when upgrading Oracle Connector for Outlook, the INI setting for disabling the Save Password check box would be lost.
4038714
In a specific scenario related to the University of Washington IMAP4 server, you would not be able to create a folder hierarchy on the mail server.
4650084
When an invitee would accept a meeting using Outlook 2003 with SP 2, the meeting would be deleted and a copy would be created.
4658394
In certain PC configurations, the Oracle Connector for Outlook installation would fail because it could not find the MAPISVC.INF.
Oracle Connector for Outlook, 10g Release 1 (10.1.2.0.7)
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