Re: Upgrade from NT 4.0/Ex5.5 to Windows Server 2003/Exchange2003

From: tayoajax (tayoajax_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:05:06 -0800

"Missy Koslosky [MVP]" wrote:

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> "tayoajax" <tayoajax@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm presently working at a client site and they presently have one NT4 PDC
> Server and 2 NT4 BDCs in the same domain XYZDom. The BDCs have Ex5.5 running
> in the different organizations/domains i.e xyz.com and xyzafrik.com. Each Ex
> 5.5 server hosts different domain mailboxes i.e john@xyz.com and the client
> use outlook to check their mails, and the other ex 5.5 server hosts
> john@xyzafrik.com and the client use outlook express to check their mails.
> The xyzafrik.com server acts as a POP3 server.
> >>[missy] are these servers in the same Exchange organization, or separate
> >>organizations?
>
> THE SERVERS ARE IN SEPARATE ORGANIZATIONS

> I did an in-place upgrade of the PDC to server 2003 and i was only able to
> migrate mailboxes from one of the Ex5.5 server hosting the xyz.com domain
> after installing the ADC connector and installing Exchage 2003 on the
> Server.i.e i was only able to migrate a mailbox of say john@xyz.com. I
> installed another server2003 server in another forest and then installed Ex
> 2003 to manage the xyzafrik.com domain. The other john@xyzafrik.com is on
> the
> other exchange 2003 server in its own forest root domain xyzafrik.com. The
> two servers are on the same LAN
> >> this does not sound promising. how big are the organizations - how many
> >> mailboxes and how much data?

EACH SERVER HOSTA 110 USERS
>
> Each Ex 2003 server has a public IP address that has been NATed, a default
> gateway(router) and also the ISPs DNS IP addresses. The NT 4 domain was
> XYZDom and after upgrading to server 2003 the DNS domain name is XYZ.com,
> though the clients still log-on to xyzDom. IS THERE A WAY THAT THE CLIENTS
> CAN LOG ON TO XYZ.COM?
> >> are the clients' workstations members of the xyz.com domain?
>
THE CLIENTS LOG ON TO XYZ.COM ONLY

> IS IT POSSIBLE TO HOST THE TWO DOMAINS, XYZ.COM AND XYZAFRIK.COM ON A SINGLE
> EX 2003 SERVER SO THAT I WOULD HAVE JOHN@XYZ.COM AND THE USER WHOULD USE
> OUTLOOK TO CHECK HIS MAIL AND ALSO JOHN@XYZAFRIK.COM AND THE SAME USER WOULD
> USE OUTLOOK EXPRESS TO CHECK HIS MAIL?
> >> absolutely. although i'd be ditching OE as fast as humanly possible and
> >> have all the clients use outlook with MAPI, ditching the POP3.
> THE USERS STILL WANT TO USE OE AND OUTLOOK SIMULTANEOUSLY

> Also, from the queues of the ex 2003 server there are so many funny e-mail
> addresses. How can I get rid of them?
> >> need more information. "funny" is relative. probably spam though.
> >> delete them if you think it's safe.

THE ADDRESSES ARE NOT REAL, LIKE YAHO.COM, HOTMAIL.CK ETC. I CANNOT DELETE
THEM
>
> Presently i have one win 2003 server for the xyz.com(xyzdom)domain running
> ex 2003 for the xyz.com domain. The clients connect to this domain. I have
> the SMTP virtual server running with port 2225 and i've configured an SMTP
> connector. I have a user say, john@xyz.com. He can send and receive mails. I
> have the McAfee Group Shield installed on the Server. The SMTP port number
> had to be changed so that there won't be a confict with the McAfee Group
> Shield.
>
> I have another Win 2003 server for the xyzafrik.com domain running ex 2003
> for the xyzafrik.com domain. The clients use outlook express to connect to
> the Ex 2003 server acting as a POP server. I have the SMTP virtual server
> running with port 2225 and i've configured an SMTP connector. I've also
> enabled the POP service. I have a user say, john@xyzafrik.com. He cannot
> send
> and receive mails using outlook express. I have the McAfee Group Shield
> installed on the Server. How can i solve these problems.
> >> need more information. can the other users send mail? if so, what's
> >> different about our friend john?

ALL THE USERS CANNOT SENT AND RECEIVE MAILS USINH THEIR @XYZAFRIK.COM
ADDRESS.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
>

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