Re: Manually moving a mailbox

From: Mark Arnold [MVP] (mark_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/28/04


Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 19:16:31 +0100

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:59:01 -0700, "John"
<John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>.We want to put SBS2000 onto a new server. After speaking with Microsoft they
>suggested we start from scratch since we only have 35 users. AS far as the
>mail boxes as concerned it was suggested that each user export their mail to
>a .pst and save to their local drive. Once the new server is up using
>identical domain name and Ip address scheme, just as the old SBS2000, all
>users will be manually recreated & exchange mailboxes will be recreated. The
>users will then import their mail into their new mailbox.
> Will this affect our users from being able to reply back to mail that
>existed before the move, and/or affect other people's ability to reply back
>to us from mail prior to the move. (Domain Name, Server Name and IP
>addresses will not be changed)

They would suggest that but the SBS folks in M.P.smallbiz have some
good steps and also here:
http://www.sbslinks.com/



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