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Exchange 2000 Without Active Directory

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by slator.turner

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Is there a way (in spite of what Q262068 says) to run Exchange 2000 on a Win2k-Server without using AD?
I am thinking about switching soem [small] clients from NT to Win2k and would like to avoid using AD.
Thanks,
Slator

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by avswamy

it is not possible to run tasks with exchange2k w.o. dc.
i would like to know how u control the users and permissions and task with out a dc, it is silly. all the task ex. security- logon tasks from dc only. in 2k environment every thing is integerated into domain w.o. a dc there is no control for any thing in win2k environment.

by saihib

I'm afraid you'll have to implement AD. Much of the complexity comes from the fact that the architecture for the product has changed considerably. Exchange 2000 integrates with Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory, using it for all directory-related services that were previously handled by the Exchange Server 5.5 directory. Also, all of the Internet protocols for Exchange 2000 are integrated with Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). Therefore, an upgrade from Exchange Server 5.5 toExchange 2000 involves much more than just upgrading the messaging software; it requires Windows 2000 Active directory to be deployed and functioning properly, the Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure to be designed to support Active Directory, and IIS to be properly installed.

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