Exchange 2000 Server Back End Mailbox Scalability

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Published: October 1, 2000

By Exchange User Education

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Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server performs very similarly with all protocols including Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3), Internet Message Access Protocol version 4 (IMAP4), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI), and Microsoft Outlook Web Access. This document demonstrates how servers processing POP3, IMAP4, and Outlook Web Access requests perform on Exchange 2000 Server as varying amounts of load are run against 4-processor and then 8-processor servers.

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Scenario

This section describes the testing scenario used for all protocols discussed in this White Paper.

Outlook Web Access

This section discusses the testing of Outlook Web Access using the scenario described at the beginning of this White Paper.

IMAP4

This section discusses the testing of IMAP4 using the scenario described at the beginning of this White Paper.

POP3

This section discusses the testing of POP3 using the scenario described at the beginning of this White Paper.

Appendix

This appendix includes computer recommendations, additional terminology, and sample ESP scripts used for this White Paper.

Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles

This section contains a list of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that contain important information referenced in this White Paper.