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SBS 2008 multiple domain and mailboxes - 17.Nov.2010 10:32:31 PM

eiger3970

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Well, after giving up on Microsoft Exchange 2010,
SBS 2008 is proving a lot easier and quicker to setup.
The hold up now is multiple domains and email boxes to be used on 3 client PCs:

SBS 2008 server (Exchange Server 2007 included):
Windows Server(R) Standard FE 2007 Service Pack 1
Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU E3300 @ 2.50GHz 2.50 GHz
RAM 4.00 GB
64-bit Operating System
Computer Domain: domain1.local

Client PC 1.
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Microsoft Outlook 2010
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz 2.67GHz
RAM 3.00GB
64-bit Operating System.
Computer Domain: domain1.local

Client PC 2.
Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, Service Pack 3
Microsoft Outlook 2007
Genuine Intel(R) CPU
T2300 @ 1.66GHz
RAM 1.66GHz, 0.99 GB
32-bit Operating System
Computer Domain: domain1.local

Client PC 3.
Microsoft Windows 7 Starter 2009
Microsoft Outlook 2010
Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N470 @ 1.83GHz 1.83 GHz
RAM 1.00 GB
32-bit Operating System
Computer Domain: domain1.local

The emails previously used via POP3 are:
usera@domain1.com
userb@domain1.com
usera@domain2.com
userb@domain2.com
usera@domain3.com
userb@domain3.com
usera@domain4.com
usera@domain5.com

I understand SBS 2008 only allows 1 domain for Users and Groups as per
Windows SBS Console
Home
Set up your Internet address.

a.
The blog http://sbs.seandaniel.com/2008/10/hosting-multiple-domains-on-sbs.html has a guide which has enabled me to complete the multiple domain and mailbox setup in Exchange Management Console. (there was some trouble making domain1.com the priority number 1 and SBS 2008 acknowledging this), however this is setup correctly again.
b.
I have also however, as per another blog, added
domain1.com
domain2.com
domain3.com
domain4.com
domain5.com
into the
Exchange Management Console
Organization Configuration
E-mail Address Policies
Default Policy which already has domain1.local
as the main 'bolded' E-Mail Address (the primary E-Mail Address Policy).

This (a. and b. above) has caused all email addresses including SBS 2008 Users and Groups E-mail Address to now look like this:
usera.com@domain1.com (alias@primary SMTP Address).

This is because I cannot add an email address simply as
usera@domain1.com and
usera@domain2.com. Exchange Management Console won't allow the same usera to be used twice. So I have added
usera@domain1.com and then
useradomain2.com@domain2.com for example.

So, putting those problems aside (a. and b.),
I have been able to add the email boxes to Microsoft Outlook 2010 (via Control Panel, User Accounts, Mail) however I cannot log in on the initial Microsoft Office 2010 username and password for the domain\emailbox prompt.
-----BIG TIP START!
When adding a new Microsoft 2010 email account or Client computer (don't use the
SBS 2008
Windows SBS Console
Network
Connect computer to your network
Access the program through a web browser (recommended) OR Copy the program to portable media
type http://connect
as this is hopeless and will waste your time)
Use this process:
Go to your client PC
Control Panel
User Accounts (or straight to Mail on Microsoft Window XP Pro)
Mail
E-mail Accounts
New
Manually configure server settings or additional server types
Next
Microsoft Exchange or compatible service
Next
Server
...TYPE IN THE IP ADDRESS eg: 192.168.1.xxx and not domain1.local. IP address solved me hours of lost research on why the client PCs wouldn't connect!
BIG TIP END-----

So, my email accounts
usera@domain1.com
userb@domain1.com
usera@domain2.com
userb@domain2.com
usera@domain3.com
userb@domain3.com
usera@domain4.com
usera@domain5.com
are all added to Microsoft Outlook 2010 in the left email folder pane, but on opening Microsoft Outlook 2010 it prompts for
Connecting to usera@domain2.com username and password, which won't log in.
Connecting to userb@domain2.com username and password, which won't log in.
Connecting to usera@domain3.com username and password, which won't log in.
Connecting to userb@domain3.com username and password, which won't log in.
Connecting to usera@domain4.com username and password, which won't log in.
Connecting to usera@domain5.com username and password, which won't log in.
(usera@domain1.com and userb@domain1.com are logged in to Microsoft Outlook 2010).

I cancel these 6 prompts as the accounts won't log in with password variations and Microsoft Outlook 2010 then opens with all accounts
usera@domain1.com
userb@domain1.com
useradomain2.com@domain2.com
userbdomain2.com@domain2.com
useradomain3.com@domain3.com
userbdomain3.com@domain3.com
useradomain4.com@domain4.com
useradomain5.com@domain5.com
in the left email folder pane.

However if I click to open the folder
useradomain2.com@domain2.com
userbdomain2.com@domain2.com
useradomain3.com@domain3.com
userbdomain3.com@domain3.com
useradomain4.com@domain4.com
useradomain5.com@domain5.com
and drop down to see the Inbox, Drafts, Sent Items, Deleted Items, Junk E-mail, Outbox, Search Folders,
the error: The set of folders cannot be opened. You must connect to Microsoft Exchange with the current profile before you can synchronize your folders with your Outlook data file (.ost).

I hope this helps some connect their network quickly and may be able to help me too.

< Message edited by eiger3970 -- 17.Nov.2010 10:46:30 PM >