Overview
Because Public Folders already exist in the Exchange environment, and are not set up as a typical mailbox, moving from a public folder to a group mailbox may require a bit more manual intervention.
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Please note: These steps are still a work in progress and may change as UITSC continues to work with other groups on transitioning public folders. |
Request
In order to transition a Public Folder to a mailbox, please send a request to UITSC with the following information:
- Full path of the public folder (this should be the mail-enabled folder, but subfolders can also be migrated).
- Current SMTP address for this folder
- Name of the security group that should secure the new group account
- Desired date and time for the transtion
On the scheduled date:
UITSC will:
- Create a new Exchange group account and place the AD account in the appropriate dropbox
- Give the security group full access
- Transition the SMTP address from the public folder to the Exchange account
FSP will:
Move mail from the public folder to the new email account using the following procedure:
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