An OfficeTalk server is a machine configured to perform server based activities such as checking for new mail on behalf of all users or performing commands on behalf of the workgroup or performing data synchronisation with remote workgroups. OfficeTalk provides a set of services which perform certain workgroup-based functions that are described in more detail below.
Most server based activities are database intensive and it is therefore most efficient to configure the machine holding the workgroup database as the OfficeTalk server machine.
You can access the list of OfficeTalk services from the OfficeTalk Services dialog box by selecting OfficeTalk Server… from the Options menu.
Each service may be run manually by selecting the relevant service and pressing the Kick… button. Selecting a service and pressing the Settings… button displays a service dependent Settings property sheet from which you may set up service options or a schedule for automating the running of each service.
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Remote Workgroup Gateway Services