The Role of Groups and Access Control Lists in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Deployments

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Exchange 2000 relies on Microsoft Windows 2000 groups and the Microsoft Active Directory directory service for both access control and distribution tasks. In this article you will familiarize yourself with the differences between Windows 2000 groups, distribution lists in Exchange Server 5.5 and earlier, and Microsoft Windows NT groups. With careful planning, you can migrate your existing Exchange distribution lists to the corresponding Windows 2000 groups, while retaining their functionality.

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Authors: Patricia Anderson

Publication Date: August 2000

Number of Pages: 20 pages

Table of Contents

Overview of Groups

Migration Considerations

Best Practices

Sample Migration Scenarios and Topologies