Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging system that provides mail server, e-mail client, and user collaboration features to a business environment. The Exchange Server itself is basically an application that runs on a server operating system (such as Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003). There are two types of Exchange Server (Small Business and regular Exchange, which can come in a standard or enterprise edition) as well as many versions. It’s a great tool for administrators to manage groups of computers.

 

Many businesses that use Microsoft Exchange Server to manage their e-mail server also ask that employees use Microsoft Outlook to receive e-mail. The two products used together can provide powerful functionality, with extra features like shared folders, delegates, public folders, and the Out of Office Assistant.

 

In this lesson, we’re going to talk about what an Exchange mailbox will look like in Outlook, how to set one up, and what extra features are available.