

Open the list of categories and add any category to the list. Otherwise, the current default categories will be removed. If you've never edited the default list of Outlook categories, please do this now. For users of Microsoft Outlook 2003 and earlier versions If you deny access, the sharing of public categories via FTP server will not be possible as Windows firewall will prevent connections from the server. For CatMan to function correctly, you need to allow these changes. 80, 81, 21).Īfter installing CodeTwo CatMan and opening Outlook for the first time, the system will ask if you allow Outlook to make changes on the computer. Protocol_type://server_name:port/path_to_file To use an alternate port to communicate with the server, modify URL address according to the pattern below: Therefore, by providing the following address in CatMan settings: will force a connection with the server:my_ on port 21. The communication with WWW and FTP servers in CodeTwo CatMan is done via the following default ports: How to configure the communication with WWW/FTP server on a different port than the default (80/21)? This file can be placed on a drive in the local network, or on an internet server such as Category name color IDįor MS Outlook 2003 and earlier versions, the color ID always equals 0 as these versions do not support color categories. Public categories that are shared by multiple users of MS Outlook are stored in a single text file (.txt). By default, the synchronization cycle is set to 30 seconds for public categories located in the local network, and 120 seconds for public categories located on a WWW or FTP server. The program lets you decide how often (in seconds) Outlook categories will be synced with public categories. You can change the settings of the program if you click the CodeTwo CatMan button, located on the main Outlook toolbar and then click the Settings button at the bottom of the dialog box. The administrator can also place the public category file on a The access to the public categories can also be limited by hosting the file on an FTP server requiring authentication. By setting write access rights to the file containing public categories located in the local network, the administrator can define which users can modify the categories. The program features a category editor in which the user can conveniently edit private and public categories. When one of the public categories is added, deleted or modified, the list of Outlook categories is updated accordingly. All the time the Outlook client is open, the program monitors the public categories file. On the list of categories a user can see both his own private categories and the public categories. Private categories are the categories added in Outlook locally by a user and they are only visible for that user.
