Not Going Anywhere SoonThe clamor was beginning for Microsoft to continue supporting the public folder structure. But no one has said Microsoft can't support the use of public folders in Exchange deployments (forever, if necessary) while still promoting SharePoint. True, SharePoint has some terrific, forward-thinking features, but sometimes you just want a public folder structure.
Public folders shouldn’t be threatened with extinction in favor of an entirely new product, when the two technologies can work side-by-side seamlessly. At least in SP1, Microsoft has given us the tools we need to easily do our job of managing public folders through the Public Folder Management Console.
Configure Individual Public Folder Settings