Add additional email domain to Exchange 2003 and make it primary

[dixson]

-----------Add additional email domain to Exchange 2003 and make it primary on specific date-------------

Current:>
We use Exchange 2003. We already have a default domain defined as email domain for users say, domain1.com

Projection:>
Company name is scheduled to change and new domain will be applicable say, domainnew.com

Requirement:>
1> Have additional email ids for users with domainnew.com
2> Make domainnew.com as primary ID for all users on a specific date
3> New users will have only domainnew.com and X400 ids created on and after "specific" date

How do i acheive above 3 requirements?

 

[WhoKilledKenny]

Edit the Defualt Recipent Policy in Exchange System Manager to add domainNew.com and "Set as Primary."
After changes have occured for all users, remove old domainName.com from the policy. I would test the removal first as I am not sure if it will remove the old address from current users.

ESM -> Org -> Recipients -> Recipient Policy.

 

[WhoKilledKenny]

Sorry... actual path
ESM -> Org -> Recipients -> Recipient Policies -> (default policy) -> right-click properties -> E-Mail Addresses(Policy) Tab.

 

[dixson]

I dont want to remove the old addresses.they will continue for some time. I want to add new address as secondary and set it as primary only on a "specific later date

 

[N0ktar]

Please read the article, add your new domain, set as primary on the specific date.

http://www.petri.co.il/configure_exchange_2000_2003_to_receive_email_for_other_domains.htm

 

[WhoKilledKenny]

Yes, I now you don't want to remove the old(current). I would assume that some of your users have business cards with the old (current) address and clients in other companies that have them as contacts, etc...

What I'm saying is when the time comes to make the change to the new company name. After adding the new name as primary, the old name will become a secondary name.
When I was taking about testing, if I were tasked to make this happen, I would want to answer a couple of questions.
1. If I make new address primary, will the change be inherited. Meaning will all current users primary address change or will the change only apply to new accounts created in AD?
2. If after the old name becomes a secondary address, if I remove it from the policy, will the secondary address continue to be in use for current users and any new user created should not get the secondary address?

That is how I would tackle it...

 

[dixson]

Whokilledkenny & noktar , basically you both are saying the same thing and it works. Thanks a ton for the help. I had created the addresses manually for all the users. Just added the %s.%g@domainnew.com to the receipient policy and did not update the recepient when prompted. it simply works fine. now i just have to set the new domain as primary as scheduled
Thanks