Exchange Server

ace2109 · 28 Feb 2010 at 15:08

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

ace2109 · 28 Feb 2010 at 21:03

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.

ace2109 · 28 Feb 2010 at 21:26

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?

ace2109 · 28 Feb 2010 at 21:27

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.

ace2109 · 28 Feb 2010 at 22:40

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.

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?

ace2109 · 1 Mar 2010 at 10:55

What way does apple mail server work then guys?? We were looking at getting a mac mini server with osx snow leopard server but then we thought about exchange.

It might be worth looking at again as it sounds like exchange can be rather exspensive especially when adding extra cals and things like that.

What way does licsencing work on apple mail server then because we could probably buy a mac mini server with osx server and do it that way

ace2109 · 1 Mar 2010 at 14:29

Do you need active directory for either of these to work??

We have no real need for active directory at the minute as we are running multiple platforms but we need to get a new mail server ASAP as, I I said before hmail is rubbish.

ace2109 · 1 Mar 2010 at 22:25

Ok if i install active directory can people outside the AD still access mail say one of my macs at home using entourage or something if it has the right server details?

ace2109 · 1 Mar 2010 at 23:34

Ok i think i get it now mate cheers, going to install sbs 2008 trial this week so i will let you know how i get on, bnut we may go down the apple mail server route.