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Chapter 1
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Designing and Planning Messaging Services
Table 1.7 shows a list of connectors that are no longer available in Exchange Server 2007,
and it describes how to maintain their functionality in Exchange Server 2007.
Planning for Foreign connectors is a key task when doing an Exchange Server 2007 design.
You should consider the following in your plan:
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Consolidate Foreign connectors to save budget.
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Plan for fault tolerance when implementing Foreign connectors; make sure the Drop
directory is available.
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Make sure the third-party connector is fully supporting Exchange Server 2007 before
you move it over to the Exchange server, especially if you are in an environment where
Exchange 2000/2003 still exists.
Remember: if you need Exchange 2003 servers in your environment, you
need to install them before installing Exchange Server 2007!
Viewing the Routing Table
Unfortunately the WinRoute tool that was used to view the routing table in Exchange
Server 2000/2003 does not work with Exchange Server 2007. Microsoft did not provide
any replacement with the release version of Exchange Server 2007, but will provide a new
version in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1.
The Routing Log Viewer for Exchange Server 2007 can read the routing topol-
ogy from your Hub Transport and Edge Transport server roles and will provide
a view into the routing table logs. The Routing Log Viewer tool will be part of
the Mail flow tools within the Toolbox in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1.
TABLE 1.7 Discontinued Connectors and What to Do in Exchange Server 2007
Connected System What to Do
Lotus Notes/Domino 5.x
or earlier
Retain a computer with Exchange Server 2000/2003 in your
Exchange organization.
Lotus Notes Domino 6.x
or later
Implement SMTP as your mail-routing protocol and use Microsoft
Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino for directory sync.
Novell Groupwise Retain a computer with Exchange Server 2000/2003 in your
Exchange organization.
X.400 connectivity Retain a computer with Exchange Server 2000/2003 in your
Exchange organization.
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