Re: Migrating Public Folders

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From: Megan Kielman (megan.kielman_at_(removethis)weyerhaeuser.com)
Date: 09/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:12:56 -0700

Did you install Exchange 2003 into the same Organization as your Exchange
5.5 servers? If so, to migrate your public folders you can use PFAdmin to
"rehome" or move your mailboxes to the Exchange 2003 stores. However
security is based on SID not display name.

"carlos" <carlos_kennerley@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eROzOiynEHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> I have just got involved in a Migration from EX5.5 to EX2003.
> 1. AD is clean an all accounts have been manually created not migrated.
> 2. Company has over 12,000 public folders on EX5.5.
> 3. I need to migrate mailboxes to EX2003 and connect then to the manually
> created accounts.
> 4. Migrate the Public Folders whilst keeping the security.!
>
> What is the best method to do this.
> All migrition tools seem to use sid history etc, obviuosly not an
> optionhere.
> I have looked at a util called PFADMIN. Does this export security using
> display name. If so could this be used to re-assign security on the
EX2003.
> What would be the best way to move the Public Folders from one server to
> another?
>
> A tall order I know. TIA!
>
>

Relevant Pages

  • Exchange Public Folders Information Leakage
    ... The following security advisory is sent to the securiteam mailing list, ... Microsoft Exchange Server handles anonymous access to its Public Folders ... and resend the issued cookie. ...
    (NT-Bugtraq)
  • Exchange Public Folders Information Leakage
    ... The following security advisory is sent to the securiteam mailing list, ... Microsoft Exchange Server handles anonymous access to its Public Folders ... and resend the issued cookie. ...
    (Bugtraq)
  • Re: Groups/Public Folders
    ... You can use Distribution Groups to restricted access to public folders in a ... Exchange 2000/2003 public folders can only grant permissmions to security ...
    (microsoft.public.exchange.admin)
  • [NT] Exchange Public Folders Information Leakage
    ... The following security advisory is sent to the securiteam mailing list, and can be found at the SecuriTeam web site: http://www.securiteam.com ... Microsoft Exchange Server handles anonymous access to its Public Folders ... and resend the issued cookie. ...
    (Securiteam)
  • Re: Migrating Public Folders
    ... Did you install Exchange 2003 into the same Organization as your Exchange ... to migrate your public folders you can use PFAdmin to ... Migrate the Public Folders whilst keeping the security.! ...
    (microsoft.public.exchange.admin)