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I am doing some groundwork for a guy using a SBS2k3 box to run Exchange for several workstations. These workstations use a combination of Outlook 2003 and 2007. My question is, can Outlook 2010 work just fine with Exchange on a SBS2k3 system? I am looking into the question but would really appreciate an answer for someone in the know. Thank you very much. Edit: It looks like Exchange 2003 SP2 will work with Outlook 2010. Can anybody advise me of potential pitfalls? We're going to set up an entirely new Win7 Pro system and with Outlook 2010 installed from scratch. Tapedump fucked around with this message at Feb 28, 2013 around 01:22 |
| # ? Feb 28, 2013 00:54 |
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| # ? May 18, 2013 18:52 |
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I've used that exact setup a few time and I've not had any issues.
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| # ? Feb 28, 2013 01:42 |
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Tapedump posted:Can anybody advise me of potential pitfalls? Misogynist fucked around with this message at Feb 28, 2013 around 06:54 |
| # ? Feb 28, 2013 06:47 |
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That server must be end of life as far as hardware goes, sounds like a candidate for hosted exchange if it's only a few users.
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| # ? Feb 28, 2013 16:32 |
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You won't have any immediate pitfalls but will hit a snag the second they have to buy another machine, as Office 2010 is already hard to come by and any new system will come with a non-downgradeable Office 2013 install. This isn't relevant if they're on a Software Assurance plan for Office, though, but even the software support for that server is almost at end of life so you'll want to upgrade that to something more recent, or migrating them to Office 365/Google Apps assuming external email hosting isn't a problem for whatever reason (security/confidentiality requirements).
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| # ? Feb 28, 2013 17:46 |
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Thank you all very much for your replies. This is just the info I was looking for. I'm glad of verification that it will work and also of the other warnings. This is just a four seat environment, so if Outlook 2010 will work with Exchange 2003 SP2 for now, that's good enough. When/if that SBS box finally tanks, he's already looking at moving to hosted Exchange. We're thinking about, but not directly running up against, the 2003/2013 wall. Thank you again.
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| # ? Mar 4, 2013 19:06 |
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| # ? May 18, 2013 18:52 |
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Managing an Exchange 2k3 box for only four people is almost assuredly a money loosing endeavor. You'll have to maintain some kind of backups, check them regularly, and then manage and monitor the server. If you spend a couple hours a month doing that (which you likely will), if you make $25/hour you are better off subscribing to Office 365 at the Small Business Premium level, where for $15/month per user you get Exchange, Lync, and desktop licenses for Office. Even just setting up Exchange on the server and getting it configured for all the mobile clients and protocols has almost definitely already taken you an entire day. That day would have paid for close to an entire year of Office365. Seriously, managing an Exchange server, especially a 2k3 server, is just asking for misery.
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