You could create alias DNS and WINS entries for POP3 and IMAP clients. True, you'd probably have to change the server name once, but you'd never have to change it again. Create an entry for mail.company.com, point it to the server in question and then when the mailboxes are moved redirect the DNS and WINS entries.
I would suggest you do that for the old server name, but that would effectively prevent it from being used. It really is no big deal for 98% of users to rehome their POP3 and IMAP clients. Just send them out a series of e-mails with clear instructions. Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I Tech Consultant Compaq Computer Corporation Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of David Florea Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 1:55 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Server Upgrade One reason I'm wondering about on my own forthcoming upgrade is that for our various outside offices who pick up their mail either by OWA or POP3, is that I'll have to re-educate the users and have them change their settings. Not a tremendous biggie, but just enough to give me a headache. David -----Original Message----- From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 7:40 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Server Upgrade Please share with me what the many many different reasons are that the system must have the same system name. Ed Crowley MCSE+I MVP Tech Consultant Compaq Computer "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems." -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Exchange-List Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 10:57 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Server Upgrade I am upgrading our current e-mail system hardware, for many many different reasons the new system has to have the same system name as the old system. This is usually not a problem, I just do it as a Disaster Recovery and restore exchange to the new H/W, however I am trying to through my own wrench into the equation this time. Current Config is: NT 4.0 w/sp6a Exch 5.5 w/sp4 Purposed new configuration: Win 2000svr (member) w/sp2 Exch 5.5 w/sp4 I have not been able to find any documentation on this, and didn't know if any of you had tried this. I am doing this getting ready for our AD conversion and would like all my member servers to be 2000 as prior to going to AD. I can't upgrade the current server to 2000 as it is a BDC (I know...not my choice). I know I could always do the new one as a NT4.0 member then do a OS upgrade, however I am very wary of doing OS upgrades, I prefer to have them done as fresh installs. TIA Jeff _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
