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[pwjepson]

I'm having difficulty finding information on how to set up a second exchange server. here's the scenario:

exchange 2003 in France
AD forest is "Paris", AD domain is "ParisDomain"

we have a US office now and assuming I can see the "Paris" forest over VPN, can I create a new domain "USADomain" and join "Paris" forest?

We would like to have full "USADomain" admin control for AD management of the domain, but can we use the same @companyname.com email address from either exchange server? Can we share the GAL?

Any insight,articles, whitepapers or links would be much appreciated!!!!

 

[58sniper]

I'm heading out the door right now, but YES to all your questions. You can have another domain in your forest (assuming, as you said, that you can see it over the VPN). Yes, you can have control over it. Yes, you can use the same email domain name. You should be able to use the GAL without issue, but I've never had to do it with different domains (YMMV).

Create the domain, and make sure you run setup /domain prep in that new domain before installing Exchange

Pat Richard, MCSE(2) MCSA:Messaging, CNA(2)

 

[pwjepson]

Thanks for the prompt reply! That is great news!!! Given that, how do we set up the MX record for mail.companyname.com?

If I have user1@companyname.com in "ParisDomain" and user2@companyname.com in "USADomain", how will the DNS servers on the internet know where to deliver the email?

 

[58sniper]

If your servers are connected as part of AD, then the mail should get to the right spot.

For an MX record, you create an A record (aka 'ADDRESS' or 'ALIAS') record that points to your public IP address. Then, the MX record points to the A record.

However, if everyone is going to use the @companyname.com, and that's already working in the PARISDOMAIN, then the MX record already exists.

Pat Richard, MCSE(2) MCSA:Messaging, CNA(2)

 

[pwjepson]

Ok, But that means the mail for USADomain will get delivered to the Paris server then forwarded to the US server by AD?

That seems inefficient, but I suppose there's no way around it if we want one email presence globally?

At least I know how to set it up now. Thanks!!!!

 

[58sniper]

That's correct.

Pat Richard, MCSE(2) MCSA:Messaging, CNA(2)