Exchange 2003 and Outllok 2000 not Exchange clients

[Guest]

Hello,
I am new with Exchange.
E-Mail clients are Outlook 2000 that connect to Eudora mail server.
PSTs are on local HD.
I have to deploy SBS 2003.
On my test network I installed Exchange 2000 on 2000 server.
I didn't have a problem with configuration. Everything is working fine.
The info that I am reading is about configuration + optimisation. It helps a
lot.

But I have many questions about mail storage since my users kept all e-mail
on a local pc.

What is the best way to connect users to Exchange 2003?

Outlook 2003 is included in SBS.

1. Should I upgrade to Outlook 2003 before connecting to Exchange server?

2. Do I have to synchronise mail storage with local pst. ?

3. What is best practices for managing users e-mail.

I heard that all e-mail should be stored on the server. What about roaming
users with a large pst now.

You understand my concerns. Please provide links for appropriate info.
Or explain what will be the right approach for me to accomplish this
deployment.
Thanks,
Michael.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

What is the best way to connect users to Exchange 2003?

using the exchange mailboxes, not a personal folder.

Outlook 2003 is included in SBS.

1. Should I upgrade to Outlook 2003 before connecting to Exchange server?

No need to, but you'll have a better email experience when you do. Actually,
since it's a new server, yes, it's probably better to upgrade outlook first.
Make a new profile - don't use the one you have with your old version of
outlook.

2. Do I have to synchronise mail storage with local pst. ?

No. PST = BAD. When you upgrade the machines to Outlook 2003, use cached
mode and you'll have a local copy.

3. What is best practices for managing users e-mail.

Use the exchange mailbox, not a PST.

I heard that all e-mail should be stored on the server. What about roaming
users with a large pst now.

Roaming profiles can be used with exchange accounts - pst's should not be
used with roaming profiles because a large pst creates a lot of network
traffic as it's saved and read from the profile location.




--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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[Guest]

Diane,
thank you very much.
I will start carefully
Michael.

What is the best way to connect users to Exchange 2003?

using the exchange mailboxes, not a personal folder.

Outlook 2003 is included in SBS.

1. Should I upgrade to Outlook 2003 before connecting to Exchange server?

No need to, but you'll have a better email experience when you do. Actually,
since it's a new server, yes, it's probably better to upgrade outlook first.
Make a new profile - don't use the one you have with your old version of
outlook.

2. Do I have to synchronise mail storage with local pst. ?

No. PST = BAD. When you upgrade the machines to Outlook 2003, use cached
mode and you'll have a local copy.

3. What is best practices for managing users e-mail.

Use the exchange mailbox, not a PST.

I heard that all e-mail should be stored on the server. What about roaming
users with a large pst now.

Roaming profiles can be used with exchange accounts - pst's should not be
used with roaming profiles because a large pst creates a lot of network
traffic as it's saved and read from the profile location.




--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/