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Removing Exchange 2010 with mail enabled PF

Hi,

I have 4 exchange servers, they all HUB Transport Servers, except EX03 which is PF server.

EX01 NOT SP2
EX04 SP2 Rolloup 4
EX03 (PF)
EXCH-W1 SP2 Rollup 4

The EXCH-W1 is the last server that i setup. The issue is that all the emails go to this server for mail enabled PF (i knpow for sure because when I shutdown this server I do not get ant emails going to PFs). I believe this is known bug see below:

http://www.networksteve.com/exchange/topic.php/Mail-enabled_Public_Folders_whacky_problem/?TopicId=5825&Posts=5

1- What I want to do is that to remove exchange from EXCH-W1. What do you think will happen if I do this? Is Microsoft smart enough to use EX01 or EX04 to send emails to mail enabled PF?

2- Can I force all messages even the ones that are going to PF go through either EX01or EX04 prior me removing the EXCH-W1?

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Manpreet SIngh Khatra

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The thing is I only have one PF now. It used to replicate exch-w1 not anymore, the things is although it does not replicate it still using the HUB to send messages to mail enable PF and when exch-w1 goes down emails gets stuck and never make it mail enabled PF. I believe this is bug with microsoft. Now that I want to remove the exch-w1 I am concern that Exchange will not recognize this correctly and any emails that go PF will be stuck. I am hoping that Exchange is smart enough to send the emails through ex01 or ex04.

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I removed the server and things are working fine.

Thanks Rancy.