Wednesday, August 8

Install outlook in an Exchange server?

Guys,

After reading some articles, seminars, statements and quesries, would like to share something on a statement "installing outlook into an Exchange Server".

In Exchange 5.5/2000/2003 era, all of us know that it is not recommend to install outlook client into an Exchange server, reason being MAPI32.dll file is written. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313889

However, this thing now changed due to Exchange 2007 re-coded. It is now recommend that administrators install outlook into Exchange 2007. One of the advantages is, as known, Exmerge no longer support in Exchange 2007. In Exchange 2007 64 bit, there are no tools to export e-mail to .PST or personal folder. To do this, you will need to install outlook into Exchange server, getting the client tools for administration purposes.

Cheers

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Is there any Microsoft KB article suggesting that it is safe to install Outlook on a Exchange 2007 server? The article linked hasn't been reviewed since 2006 so I wouldn't think it would have taken the 2007 product into account yet.

Poo Ching Loong said...

Well, in E2007, architecture changed, once you install outlook on it, you have more features, eg: be able to use import/export :)

Alexis said...

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