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ace2109

ace2109

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Hi Guys,
What do i need to get exchange up and running, i have the hardware but i just need to know what i need on the software side.

Dont really understand CALS and things and dont know if i need them. I just want to run exchange and nothing else on the server.

We are currently running hmail server but it is very tempermental and crashes a lot.

I have been having a look at Windows small business server and it seems to come with exchange, am i right in saying that? I was also wondering is there a limit to the amiunt of mailboxes you can have with it?

We ere also looking at OSX Mail server but i think exchange would be more industry standard and therefore we could maybe look at offering our clients this service down the road.

Really hope you guys can help me out on this one

thanks in advance guys
ace
 
SBS does indeed come with Exchange, and (iirc) 5 CALs. You DO need CALs, one for each user that will be accessing Exchange.

With Exchange 2007 and 2010 there are multiple types of CAL (they are additional, so you need the basic CAL in all scenarios and then the enterprise CAL for extended features if so required).
 
Does windows server 2008/2008 R2 come with Exchange? Just curious as they're some of the free products I can get from microsoft dreamspark.
 
Dist said:
Does windows server 2008/2008 R2 come with Exchange? Just curious as they're some of the free products I can get from microsoft dreamspark.
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No, Server 2008 and 2008R2 are just operating systems, Exchange is a server platform that installs on top of an AD infrastructure.

SBS2008 (and EBS2008) comes with Exchange however. But I really do despise SBS with a passion.
 
paradigm said:
No, Server 2008 and 2008R2 are just operating systems, Exchange is a server platform that installs on top of an AD infrastructure.

SBS2008 (and EBS2008) comes with Exchange however. But I really do despise SBS with a passion.
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I take it that there is no way as a student to get a 'free' version of exchange to just tinker with and see it through the installation and setup process?

And sorry ace2109 for hijacking your thread, but when this thread came up I thought it would be perfect for me to ask a couple of my own questions.
 
There will be around 10 mailboxes to start with so i would need to buy an additional 5 Cals.

Am i right in saying the Cal is for the mailbox and NOT The amount of connections? the reason i ask is because we have an info@ email address that everyone accesses at some stage and i wouldnt like to have to get a CAL for eveyone that connects to it.
 
CALs are per user/device, not per mailbox.

Dist said:
Thank you. I don't need to use exchange myself full time so if it only lasts 120 days thats fine, I just figure that if I intend to be a network/systems admin, then learning to install and manage exchange would be ideal. Although I daubt I can learn more than the basics outside of a proper environment where Exchange is used, it's better than nothing.
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Feel free to either start a thread, add me to MSN, or chuck me an email if you get stuck or want to know anything beyond what you learn by installing it :)
 
Yea i download the SBS 2008 demo, think you get 240 days or something, just need to get it installed now, will this work without any restrictions?
 
sorry and one more thing, we are only using exchange here and the SBS will not be managing profiles or anything else only mail as we are going all mac.
 
I don't know if mdaemon has changed since I last used it but it used to store all the messages as unencrypted flat files.

Secure it was not.
 
ace2109 said:
sorry and one more thing, we are only using exchange here and the SBS will not be managing profiles or anything else only mail as we are going all mac.
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If you are all going mac, I'd go the xserve route. Snow Leopard server running Apple Directory Services, and Apple Mail server.

Much MUCH better for controlling Apple desktops.

Toying with the idea of getting one at work for the 4 creative guys we have on Macs.
 
paradigm said:
If you are all going mac, I'd go the xserve route. Snow Leopard server running Apple Directory Services, and Apple Mail server.

Much MUCH better for controlling Apple desktops.

Toying with the idea of getting one at work for the 4 creative guys we have on Macs.
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We are getting an xserve with snow leopard server, 3 mac pros and 2 new macbooks over the next few weeks but we just though ms exchange would be more industry standard and possibly better for what we were after.

Is Apple Mail Server as good as exchange?
 
At the end of the day, mail is mail. Exchange is only worth the premium over its rivals if you are going to be making full use of its array of features. Firstly the fact that you won't be using Outlook 2007/2010 will cut down the features you are using from the off (as Entourage or Mail.app both use the web connector).

I adore exchange, but I'd never recommend it to an organization that isn't AD based. It's one hell of a lot of licensing (both server, exchange and CALs for both) for no real gain.
 
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