Exchange 2000 Top Knowledge Base Articles

Updated : September 20, 2002

Here is a list of the top KB articles that customers are using to solve their Exchange Server issues.

August 2002

XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack (301378)

Service packs are the means by which Exchange 2000 Server fixes are distributed. Service packs keep the product current. Service packs include updates, system administration tools, drivers, and additional components. All are conveniently bundled for easy downloading. Service packs are cumulative, so bugs that are fixed in one service pack are also fixed in subsequent service packs.

XADM: Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Merge Program (Exmerge.exe) Information (174197)

The Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Merge Program (Exmerge.exe) enables an Exchange Server administrator to extract data from mailboxes on an Exchange Server computer and then merge this data into the same mailboxes on another computer that is running Exchange Server. The Exchange Server 4.0, 5.0, and 5.5 version of this program is included in the Microsoft BackOffice Resource Kit, Second Edition. The Exchange 2000 Server version of Exmerge is included on the Exchange 2000 Server CD in the Support\Utils\I386\Exmerge folder.

XCON: Setting Up SMTP Domains for Inbound and Relay E-Mail in Exchange 2000 Server (260973)

This article describes how to set up Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) domains for inbound and relay e-mail in Exchange 2000 Server.

HOW TO: Migrate from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange 2000 Server (316886)

This step-by-step article describes how to install Exchange 2000 Server into an existing Exchange 5.5 organization, migrate mailboxes to Exchange 2000 by using the Move Mailbox method, and how to remove the last Exchange Server 5.5 computer from the Exchange organization.

XADM: How to Set Up Exchange 2000 (262068)

This article describes the basic functionality of Setup and how to install Exchange 2000 on a Microsoft Windows 2000 domain controller or global catalog server, and on a Windows 2000 member server.

XADM: How to Manually Remove an Exchange 2000 Installation (260378)

In some situations, you may need to remove Exchange 2000 from a server. The best way to do this is to re-run Setup, and at the Component Selection screen click the Remove option for the installed components.

XCCC: Exchange 2000 Windows 2000 Connectivity Through Firewalls (280132)

This article describes how to install Exchange 2000 Server and Outlook Web Access 5.5 on computers that are isolated from their Microsoft Windows 2000 networks by a firewall and are in a demilitarized zone (DMZ) Ethernet environment. Before any Exchange 2000 connectivity can be attempted, the firewall must be configured to allow Windows 2000 logon and networking traffic.

XADM: How to Defragment with the Eseutil Utility (Eseutil.exe) (192185)

You can use the Eseutil utility to defragment the information store and directory in Exchange Server 5.5 and to defragment the information store in Exchange 2000 Server. Eseutil examines the structure of the database tables and records (which can include reading, scanning, repairing, and defragmenting) the low level of the database (Ese.dll).

XFOR: How to Configure the SMTP Connector in Exchange 2000 (265293)

In Exchange 2000, the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) connector replaces the Internet Mail Service in earlier versions of Exchange Server. This article explains how to configure the SMTP connector.

XFOR: Telnet to Port 25 of IMC to Test IMC Communication (153119)

This article describes how to telnet to port 25 on the computer that is running the Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Connector (IMC) in order to troubleshoot communication problems between a Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Connector (IMC) and another IMC or hosts.