Exchange 2000 vs. 2003

[MISMCSEJERSEY]

I’m want to add an Exchange email server (upgrading from Imail) to my current Windows 2000 Active Directory Domain. I have experience with Exchange 2000. Should I add a 2003 Server with Exchange 2003 or go with another 2000 server with Exchange 2000? I don’t want to upgrade the rest of my servers or AD to 2003. My 200 clients will connect via OWA to the new server.

 

[Marcs41]

If you are going for OWA, you really should consider 2003. OWA 2003 is a dream compared to 5.5 and 2000 versions.

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[sicktrick]

dunno if a FE server was needed in exch2000 but I just found out the hard way that if having mailboxes on multiple Exch2k3 servers requires a ded. Exch2k3 server to handle OWA for all the mailboxes. So basically you have to have two url's handling two Exch2k3 OWA setups or you have to have a 3rd server to dedicate to OWA that can't have any mailboxes.

 

[MISMCSEJERSEY]

I guess I should go with Server 2003 with Exchange 2003. I also am upgrading Proxy to ISA on a 2000 Server (with plenty of resources). Should I go ISA 2004 or ISA 2000? Assume I go Exchange 2003.

 

[Marcs41]

I erally don't see the point on 'upgrading' to a 2000 version? In a few days, it is 2005! ;-)

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