XADM: Exchange 2000 Public Folders Are Mail-Enabled by Default After You Change to Native Mode (820854)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server SP3

SYMPTOMS

When you change an Exchange 2000 computer from mixed mode to native mode, public folders that you create are mail-enabled.

For example, after you change the Exchange 2000 computer from mixed mode to native mode, and you create a public folder, follow these steps:
  1. Start Exchange System Manager.
  2. Right-click the public folder, and then point to All Tasks.
You see that the Mail Disable option is displayed on the shortcut menu that appears.

CAUSE

This behavior may occur if both of the following conditions are true:
  • You change the Exchange 2000 computer from mixed mode to native mode.
  • You do not restart the information store service after you change Exchange 2000 to native mode.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, after you change the Exchange 2000 computer from mixed mode to native mode, restart the information store service. To do so:
  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services.
  2. Right-click Microsoft Exchange Information Store, and then click Restart.
After you restart the information store service, new public folders that you create are mail-disabled. .

MORE INFORMATION

When you change the Exchange 2000 computer from mixed mode to native mode, and you create a new public folder before you restart the information store service, the public folders are mail-enabled. The new public folders remain mail-enabled even after you restart the information store service. To mail-disable the public folders:
  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.
  2. In Exchange System Manager, expand Folders, expand Public Folders, right-click the public folder that you want to change from mail-enabled to mail-disabled, and then point to All Tasks.
  3. Click Mail Disable.
For additional information about Exchange 2000 modes of operation, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

270143 XADM: Mixed Mode vs. Native Mode


For additional information about Exchange 2000 mixed mode public folders, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

273263 XADM: Cannot Mail-Disable a Public Folder in Mixed Mode


For additional information about Exchange 2000 public folder settings in mixed mode, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

295652 Exchange 2000 Public Folders Are Mail-Enabled by Default in Mixed Mode

STATUS

This behavior is by design.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/17/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB820854 kbAudITPRO
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