Modifying Your GroupWise Remote Options

After GroupWise is configured on your remote computer, a new icon labeled Accounts (Remote) is available in the Tools, Options menu. This icon is used to set default parameters for GroupWise Remote operations. When you double-click this icon, you see the Accounts dialog box, shown in Figure 10.9.

Figure 10.9. Use the Accounts (Remote) options to establish GroupWise Remote parameters.

From the Accounts dialog box, you can click Properties to modify the connection properties for GroupWise Remote. You can also click General Options to force GroupWise to dial up and synchronize with the master Mailbox on given intervals.

The important options you can configure in the Properties screen are explained in Table 10.1.

Table 10.1. GroupWise Remote Connection Properties

PROPERTY	EXPLANATION
Time Zone (located under the Server tab)	GroupWise needs to know the time zone where you reside so it can automatically adjust appointment times. This setting is important if you live in a time zone different from the time zone where your master GroupWise system is located. GroupWise automatically adjusts the appointments you create depending on the time zone information that is entered here.
Delete Options (located under the Advanced tab)	The Delete Options tab lets you configure the synchronization of deleted messages between your master and remote Mailbox. The options at the top of the dialog box let you specify what happens to messages in your master Mailbox when you delete messages from your remote Mailbox (and vice versa). The Always Delete option automatically deletes messages from your master Mailbox (a deletion request will be sent to the server the next time the client connects). The Never Delete option indicates that messages from your master Mailbox are not to be deleted. The Prompt Me option asks you what to do with the master Mailbox each time you delete a message from your remote Mailbox.
Item Downloads (located under the Advanced tab)	Specifies which items to download when you connect.
Item Downloads (located under the Advanced tab, Advanced button)	Lets you set date ranges for items you want to download from your master Mailbox.

NOTE

The selections you make in the Tools, Options, Accounts (Remote) menus are system defaults. You can override the default options during a specific connection if you desire .