Exchange 5.5 / Outlook 2003 compatibility

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blackeyedpea - 15 Sep 2004 17:21 GMT

The official word from Microsoft is that Exchange 5.5 and
Outlook 2003 are compatible:

http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/outlook/Exchang
eCompatibility.asp

However, does anyone know of any specific communication
issues involving that combination?

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Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook] - 16 Sep 2004 16:42 GMT

You need to install the post-SP4 hotfixes for Exchange and if you access the
same mailbox using Outlook 2000 and 2003 you might have problems because
there's an extra free/busy field that can prevent Outlook 2000 from closing.
The fix is to start Outlook 2000 with the /cleanfreebusy switch. Although I
haven't noticed that problem lately since Outlook 2003 SP1 when I access the
same mailbox from both versions of Outlook.

Other than that it works fine. I use that combination here.

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> The official word from Microsoft is that Exchange 5.5 and
> Outlook 2003 are compatible:
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> However, does anyone know of any specific communication
> issues involving that combination?

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