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There are no integration points to be concerned about with 3rd party applications either, this is a very basic/vanilla Exchange 2003 setup.
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There are no integration points to be concerned about with 3rd party applications either, this is a very basic/vanilla Exchange 2003 setup.

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Thanks for the feedback demazter! &nbsp;I never would have thought of the reply to old email issue.
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Thanks for the feedback demazter!  I never would have thought of the reply to old email issue.

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No problem, if you need any help just let me know
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No problem, if you need any help just let me know

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Thanks for the expert advice! &nbsp;It's just what I needed.
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Thanks for the expert advice!  It's just what I needed.

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I'm looking to migrate a very shaky Exchange 2003 (single server, non-SBS) server to Exchange 2010 (single server). &nbsp;I'm considering a traditional coexistence migration, but need a plan B if that is not working out.<br />
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What's the upside/downside of just exmerging all of the mailboxes out of Exchange 2003, removing the entire Exchange 2003 organization, doing a fresh install of Exchange 2010, and exmerging the mailboxes back in?<br />
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I do understand that my database size will increase as the message/attachements will no longer be linked.<br />
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If this is feasible please provide at lease a high level sequence of events to achieve the above.<br />
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Thank you!
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I'm looking to migrate a very shaky Exchange 2003 (single server, non-SBS) server to Exchange 2010 (single server).  I'm considering a traditional coexistence migration, but need a plan B if that is not working out.

What's the upside/downside of just exmerging all of the mailboxes out of Exchange 2003, removing the entire Exchange 2003 organization, doing a fresh install of Exchange 2010, and exmerging the mailboxes back in?

I do understand that my database size will increase as the message/attachements will no longer be linked.

If this is feasible please provide at lease a high level sequence of events to achieve the above.

Thank you!

How do I exmerge out of Exchange 2003 and into Exchange 2010

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.