I'm in a relatively new position of network administrator. I'm tech savvy but not well versed in AD/SBS. We have one server, running Windows Server 2003 for SBS, which apparently comes with Exchange. I've been an Exchange user plenty in the past, but never deployed.The Exchange is not in use and they've been using POP3 accounts up until now. I want to use Exchange and get rid of the internet email. I have looked, and looked at this Exchange System Manager and can't figure out how to make this thing work. The email addresses come back SERVERNAME.local and doesn't want to treat anybody right.What can I look at, what can I do, to get this working? Do I need to buy Exchange 2007? (Not even sure what version I'm running here...) Does it need to go onto a separate machine? Let me know what you need to know. Thanks very much for any efforts, much appreciated. :)Zack Barresse

hi, Please go through the below article of exchange on SBS and it will guide you to make the necessary change. http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Installing-and-Configuring-SBS2003.html Vinod |CCNA|MCSE 2003 +Messaging|MCTS|ITIL V3|

Hello Vinod, thank you very much for your response. It's much appreciated. :)I've seen that. Here's the thing, this was already run by a predecesor of mine. It appears to be setup, but not working. I don't know enough about setting it up to figure heads from tails here. I want to get this working, but not sure where to start.

I think the version is 6.5? If we need to, we'll upgrade to 2007. It's my understanding Exchange 2007 can fit on SBS 2003. Not sure if it needs it's own box or not. There should be room on it, but I'd hate to bog it down. Any guidance there?

Hello, I recently have been looking at upgrading out Exchange (6.5 I think) to 2007. Started asking a question (http://tinyurl.com/nu8fyc). We are now planning on deploying Exchange 2007 within our organization. I am an Administrator on the network, but yet relatively new to it and still consider myself a newbie here. I don't know much, but will try to list out what I think we have and what we're shooting for. Currently we have a Windows Server 2003 SBS w/ AD, using a single Domain and Forest. (Hope my terminology is correct here..) What I want to do is to get another server and put Exchange 2007 on it (don't want to clutter current server anymore, doubt it would handle it very well). I've read a lot of articles pertaining to deploying Exchange 2007, not sure what is relevant and what is not. What I'm looking for is an estimation on what it would take to do this (i.e. recommended hardware), settings I would have to make, how the machines should be linked, etc. Do both servers need to have Windows Server 2003? Does it make a difference if one is SBS? Can they both be SBS? Can I run the AD server on one machine and have the mail server another? Also, I've only dealt with POP mail in the past. Right now we have a POP mail account on a domain. If we can keep that domain name and use it for our Exchange, that would be great (we own rights to it). If we have to change domains, we do own an additional domain if necessary. How would we setup our current domain to use with Exchange? Please, if you couldn't tell, baby steps. I learn fast, but am seriously new to this. Most people just laugh hysterically and point fingers at me, so I don't mind. :) Thanks for any help anyone can give, much appreciated. If you need additional information, let me know, I will try to get you whatever you want. Zack

HI, Please fallow below TechNet Articles. It will help you to understand Exchange Deployment and select best scenario for your requirement as well. Resources Top Three Exchange Server 2007 Deployment Scenarios: Essential ReadingPlanning Your DeploymentRegards Chinthaka

I appreciate you taking the time to reply to my post. I was actually looking for some explanations, maybe even answering some of my questions. I've read those articles, as I said in my post. Good stuff, some of it foreign to me. Anybody able to read/answer my questions?

Hi Zack, Since your environment is based on SBS 2003, first I would suggest you to verify this in SBS newsgroup that it is supported to put standalone Exchange 2007 in SBS environment or you need to upgrade to SBS 2008... http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs&cat=en_US_77750084-cabb-4056-9708-d9264353c1b3=en&cr=USAmit Tank | MVP Exchange Server | MCITP: EMA | MCSA: M | http://ExchangeShare.WordPress.com

Hi Zack, Exchange in SBS2003 is called Exchange 2003. You could install a new Exchange 2007 server work with current SBS2003, however, it's not recommended. You will not be able to use the SBS Wizards to help configure Exchange. The CEICW (The Configure Email and Internet Connection Wizard) will also fail. ect... Please read the following article for more information: Exchange 2007 in an SBS 2003 Environment http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2008/01/10/exchange-2007-in-an-sbs-2003-environment.aspx If you would like use Exchange 2007, I suggest you upgrade your SBS to SBS2008 which includes Exchange 2007. If you prefer go on using current SBS with Exchange 2003, I suggest you write a post on our SBS newsgroup. SBS has its own wizard just like CEICW to manage its mail feature. Thanks, Elvis

Thanks all! Okay, so learning curve, it is Exchange 2003 (v6.5). That's great, I thought it was an earlier version. I don't need 2007 though. I did make a post over at the SBS ng, and they've been most helpful over there. The exchange has been setup already, but is a funky setup. The email clients are using POP3 accounts, but it looks like it's running through the Exchange server.I think most of my confusion is about the domain. For POP accounts, you just need to own a domain and get web space. Since we own the domain, and have a running DNS, can't we just not use the web space and use emails from our server?

Hi Zack,Since we own the domain, and have a running DNS, can't we just not use the web space and use emails from our server? -----Im not clear about your questions You could use SBS just for mail exchange purpose. If you have further questions about other feature of SBS, just like hosting a website, youd better post on our SBS newsgroup. Thanks, Elvis