Migrating from Microsoft Mail for PC Networks

Before moving users from Microsoft Mail for PC Networks [MS Mail (PC)] to Microsoft Exchange Server, you need to know the following:

• Users running Microsoft Outlook with a Microsoft Windows operating system can use MS Mail (PC) postoffices.
• Microsoft Exchange Server users can send and receive mail through Microsoft Mail (PC) gateways.
• Directories can be synchronized during multiphase migration.
• Users in both the existing and the new system can view schedule information.
• All applications based on Common Messaging Calls (CMC) and Simple MAPI work with Microsoft Exchange Server.
• Both administrators and users can use migration tools to migrate messages in mailboxes, mail message files (MMFs), personal address book (PAB) entries, shared and private folders, and calendar data.
• Personal address lists (PAL) and template information are not migrated.

To perform the migration, you do the following:

• Determine what scenario best describes your current installation.
• Make decisions on issues that are relevant to your scenario.
• Familiarize yourself with the migration tools.
• Test your plan.
• Put your plan into action.