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More info?)
From what I have seen (and test) you can do this. Actually from what I have
seen the default email attribute corresponds to the default SMTP email
address (generated by RUS) .. so if those users do not have an exchange
mailbox .. I think that everything is ok. I'm not 100% sure about this so if
I'm wrong please correct me.
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"Jeff" <Jeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Ok.. I think I need to rephrase my question. Basically, this network
> SHOULD
> have been two forests (I didnt design it, just trying to fix it as best as
> possible). The child domain is a seperate entity from the main company.
> The
> child domain consists of OUs assigned to various third party companies
> using
> a service provided by the primary company. They will not be using the
> Exchange server here (which is not currently part of AD. They still run a
> 4.0 domain but will be cutting over soon). We want to populate the email
> fields in the child domain users with their current email addresses. Is
> this
> a doable solution given that everyone is still in the same forest?
>
> "Chriss3 [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> It's how ever not a requirement to use the mail attribute, the mail
>> attribute is in the default schema.
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Christoffer Andersson
>> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>>
>> No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup
>> ------------------------------------------------
>>
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>>
>> "Glenn L" <the.only(delete)@gmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
>> news:unEmMPB2EHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > Jeff,
>> >
>> > Have you run Exchange setup /domainprep in this child domain.
>> >
>> > exchange domainprep is required in the following domains.
>> > forest root domain
>> > any domain that hosts exchange servers.
>> > any domain that hosts user accounts with mailboxes.
>> > --
>> > Glenn L
>> >
>> > CCNA, MCSE (2000,2003) + Security
>> > "Tomasz Onyszko" <T.Onyszko@w2k.pl> wrote in message
>> > news:eDPx%23N$1EHA.2112@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> >> Jeff wrote:
>> >>> Ok.. I should know this but.. The forest root has an Exchange
>> >>> server.
>> >>> Off of this domain is a child domain that does not use this Exchange
>> >>> server. Will there be any issues with us adding email addresses for
>> >>> these users not using the Exchange server even though they are in the
>> >>> same forest?
>> >>>
>> >> No, they should be no problem when You add e-mail address to this
>> >> accounts
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Tomasz Onyszko [MVP]
>> >> T.Onyszko@w2k.pl
>> >>
http://www.w2k.pl
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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