how to test email in existing domain

[centerjc]

We have an existing win2k domain that was set up without
forest or tree capability. We've installed Exchange 2000
on a test box and we want to test out email. Since we
can't make a subdomain for testing purposes, is it
possible to run both our official company mail in the same
domain as the test exchange email server?

 

[georgesz]

the "without forest or tree capability" makes no sense. As soon as you install Active directory (to create a domain), you automatically create a new forest.

Anyway, you should really set up Exchange in the production forest if you want to create mailboxes for those users. Otherwise you have 2 separate forests, and you'd have to create the users all over again.

georgesz