Restoring email on Outlook2000 client from Exchgsvr 5.5

[neeko]

What's the quickest way to restore someone's email messages on Outlook2000 from the Exchange Server 5.5?

thanks,

Neeko

 

[nelvinchi]

Neeko,

I take it you think the messages are still on the Exchange server? if so....
Use the EXMERGE utility. Run on the exchange server, and it will merge the mailfile to a PST file. You can then open the PST in outlook as a personal folder, or import.
Note, the exmerge utility has been updated since released on the resource tools. Search microsoft KB for newer versions.

Good luck!!!

 

[majmojo]

If all of the email is gone from the mailbox:
-Build an NT server and put it in the domain. Make it identical in service pack level as the target server. Name doesn't matter.
-Install Exchange and put it in the same Site and Org. DO NOT join the existing site. Create a new one but make it the same site and org. Ensure it is service packed to the same level as the target.
-Restore the IS only to this server. DO NOT restore the directory.
-Start the IS.
-Go to Exchange admin,...servers. Select the server and click properties. Click Advanced, Consistency Adjuster.
-Click the top box and then All consistancies. Click OK.
-Once that is done you should be able to use Exmerge to suck the email from the new mailbox and put it in the old mailbox.

We have a restore server online at all time so we just have to perform the restore w/out always having to build the server.
Any questions, let me know.
mojo