The "Exchange Server 2003 Deployment Guide" guide for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 is available (842762)

Microsoft has released an updated guide for intermediate and advanced administrators who plan to deploy Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. This guide gives you prerequisites, procedures, and recommendations for the installation and deployment of a new Exchange 2003 messaging system or of an upgrade from an earlier version of Exchange. The guide also includes information about how to configure your Exchange 2003 organization to run in native mode.

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