Mailbox Creation

You can create a new mailbox in one of the following ways:

• To create a mailbox for a user with an existing Windows NT account, use the Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator program.
• To create a mailbox for a new Windows NT user, use Windows NT User Manager.
• To migrate existing users on NetWare, LAN Manager, and Windows NT networks, use Microsoft Exchange Server extraction and import tools. For more information, see Appendix D, "Creating Mailboxes for NetWare, LAN Manager, and Windows NT Users."

Before setting up a mailbox, determine if more than one user will access it. If you configure a mailbox for a single user, the mailbox is associated with the user's Windows NT user account. If you configure a mailbox for several users, the mailbox is associated with each member's Windows NT user account.

After you create user accounts and mailboxes, you can customize the mailbox properties. For example, you can specify the mailbox owner's phone number and department name.

For more information about Windows NT user accounts, see your Windows NT documentation. For information about creating mailboxes for users who have migrated from other systems, see Microsoft Exchange Server Migration.

Creating a Mailbox for an Existing Windows NT User Account

You can use the Administrator program to create a mailbox for one or more existing Windows NT user accounts.

1. In the Administrator window, choose Recipients.
2. From the File menu, choose New Mailbox.

Creating a Mailbox for a New Windows NT User Account

You can create a new mailbox when you create a user account.

1. From the Exchange menu in Windows NT User Manager, choose Options, and then select Always create an Exchange mailbox when creating Windows NT accounts.
2. From the User menu in Windows NT User Manager, choose New User.
3. Type the account information, and then choose Add. For more information, see Windows NT Help.
4. If your site has more than one server, in the Connect to server dialog box, type the name of the Microsoft Exchange Server computer where you want to create the mailbox.

Option	Description
Always create an Exchange mailbox when creating Windows NT accounts	Sets up a new mailbox recipient when a new Windows NT account is created.
Always delete the Exchange mailbox when deleting Windows NT accounts	Deletes the Microsoft Exchange Server mailbox when the associated Windows NT account is deleted.
Always prompt for Microsoft Exchange server	Prompts for a server name to connect to when the mailbox is created.
Default Microsoft Exchange Server	Uses the server you designate as the default server for each new mailbox created.
Default Microsoft Exchange Recipients Container	If None is selected, no default recipients container is displayed. If None is cleared, the default Microsoft Exchange Server Recipients container is displayed.