FIM Knowledge Bit I know I solved this back during RC0 but I couldn't find any of my notes, so I posted the configuration for delivering notifications and approvals to non-Exchange 2007 systems: http://www.identitychaos.com/2010/03/fim-2010-email-notifications-without.html The short answer is that any SMTP platform will work but you can only deliver notifications, or notifications of approvals - you cannot leverage in-client approval or request capabilities from Outlook 2007. Without both Exchange 2007 and Outlook 2007 with the FIM Outlook client add-ons, you will need to go to the portal in order to complete an approval or rejection. <appSettings> <add key="mailServer" value="mail.domain.com" /> <add key="isExchange" value="0" /> <add key="sendAsAddress" value="svc-fimws@domain.com" /> <add key="synchronizationServerName" value="syncserver" /> </appSettings> Now, a general PG question - I recall from the early Alpha discussions that there were specific reasons for requiring Exchange 2007 beyond "its the latest and greatest". What were the features? I know it had to do with offline approvals... Brad Turner, ILM MVP - Ensynch, Inc - www.identitychaos.com Go to the FIM Knowledge Bit Collection

As I recall Exchange 2007 and Outlook 2007 have a security advantage that allows them prevent forged emails for approvalsDavid Lundell www.ilmBestPractices.com

Since Exchange 2007 was the current mail platform at the time, it makes sense for the requirement. Exchange 2007 has web servies that can be exposed, making it much easier to programmically support the Outlook 2007 client to be able to do Approvals. Security also probably has something to do with also.. like David says.. :) If you have Exchange 2007 setup, the FIM Mail Service will constantly monitor the mailbox depending on your polling value. So a request is sent to the person, the person receives the request and approves the request in Outlook 2007. The approval gets sent back to the mailbox and waits for FIM Service to access it. Then the FIM service takes this approval and goes on to the next step. Building this process for other mail systems could be a rather tedious task considering how different each mail system is. Joe Stepongzi - Identity Management Consultant - ILM MVP - www.microsoftIdM.com,ilmXframework.codeplex.com