Microsoft KB Archive/907792

= Description of the Offline Address Book Integrity (OABInteg) tool =

Article ID: 907792

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server

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INTRODUCTION
This article contains information about the Offline Address Book Integrity (OABInteg) tool. The OABInteg tool was developed as a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) client and a MAPI client. Additionally, the OABInteg tool can simulate the logon process of a Microsoft Outlook client to download offline address book (.oab) files.

The OABInteg tool can connect to the public folder store and read the contents and properties of .oab files and folders. Additionally, the OABInteg tool can scan for Active Directory-related problems that cause the .oab file generation process to fail on a server that is running Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.

The OABInteg tool simulates the following:
 * The .oab file generation process that a Microsoft Outlook client uses to connect to the public folder store to download .oab files
 * The .oab file generation process that connects to the public folder store to rebuild .oab files.



MORE INFORMATION
The Microsoft Exchange System Attendant is responsible for invoking OABGen.dll so that address lists can be built or rebuilt. OABGen.dll is a MAPI application that reads from Active Directory through Name Service Provider Interface (NSPI) calls.

A healthy and correctly configured Active Directory is required for successful offline address book generation.

Active Directory-related issues, such as replication problems, latency, and stale information, can frequently cause the .oab file generation process to fail. The OABInteg tool can scan Active Directory for these types of issues.

The following tables contain descriptions of the Active Directory tests and the MAPI tests that you can perform by using the OABInteg tool.

Active Directory tests

MAPI tests

To obtain the OABInteg tool, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://gotdotnet.com/Community/UserSamples/Download.aspx?SampleGuid=A2338E73-F521-4071-9B1D-AAF49C346ACD

For more information about the OABInteg tool, see the OABInteg-UserGuide.doc file that is included with the OABInteg tool. The OABInteg-UserGuide.doc file contains details about each test. Additionally, the OABInteg-UserGuide.doc file contains information about display functionality and display counters.

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