Author Barry Gerber shares his extensive real-world experience in easy-to-understand language in this comprehensive guide to Microsoft's messaging and collaboration server. Mastering Exchange Server 2003 systematically and sequentially walks you through all the essential concepts of planning and design, installation, deployment, administration and management, maintenance, and troubleshooting. With detailed background information, clear step-by-step, hands-on instructions, and realistic examples, Gerber teaches you how to devise and implement a system that is just right for your environment. He then leads you to the next level with advanced coverage on reliability and availability, disaster recovery, security solutions, wireless access, and building custom e-mail forms for Outlook.

Coverage Includes:

• Designing a new Exchange 2003 system
• Upgrading to Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2003
• Installing and configuring Exchange Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 as a domain controller, and Outlook 2003 from a customized server image
• Organizing Exchange users, distribution groups, and contacts
• Managing the Exchange Server hierarchy and core components
• Managing Exchange 2003 Internet services and services for Internet clients
• Installing and administrating additional Exchange Servers
• Performing advanced administration and management
• Ensuring Exchange Server reliability and availability
• Building Exchange Server system security
• Configuring wireless access to Exchange Server 2003
• Creating and managing Outlook forms designer applications
• Exploring third-party applications for Exchange/Outlook clients and Exchange Server