We use Exmerge all the time when migrating clients who are going from one old box to say, an SBS box. Works great. Keep http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=292509 handy.
If you want to go from just one box to another on the same wire, you might look at the migration wizard. I've only used that for going from GroupWise to Exchange, but I think it'll do Exchange to Exchange. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Wahlers Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 10:26 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: E5.5 to E2K3 in different forest Thanks for the comeback, Pat. I haven't used ExMerge at all yet, but it might be something worth learning. Not trying to be difficult, but do you think ExMerge is easier to use than just mounting each mailbox in my folder list and exporting the data? Regardless of which method I use, I'm going to end up with a .pst file that'll need to be imported, right? If I have an account in each forest that has Admin privs, and we're all on the same wire, will ExMerge let me do it in one operation - even if it's the two-step? Luckily, this department does not use public folders at all. -- Larry Wahlers > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Pat Richard > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 2:57 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: E5.5 to E2K3 in different forest > > Exmerge is your friend. But it won't do Public Folders unless you move > them into a mailbox first. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Larry Wahlers > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 3:34 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: E5.5 to E2K3 in different forest > > Hello, colleagues, > > One of our departments, currently in our forest, currently on Exchange > 5.5, has built an entirely new forest into which they want to put all > their current users and get them on Exchange 2003. The new Exchange > server is already built in the new forest, as are several other > servers for file, print, etc. The users will be created from scratch > in the new forest. > > I'm trying to think of an elegant way to get their current Exchange > 5.5 mailboxes moved to the new Exchange server, but the only way I can > think of to do it is to create .pst files from their current mailbox > and import into their new mailbox. This could be done by simply > mounting the mailbox in an administrator's Outlook folder list and > exporting all the data. Or, an administrator could use Exmerge to do > essentially the same thing. We're talking about 180 people here. > > Any thoughts as to what would be the best way to do this? > > -- > Larry Wahlers > Concordia Technologies > The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > direct office line: (314) 996-1876 > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. 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