We are setting up CRM 1.2 in a mixed NT4 (Exchange 5.5) and AD (Exchange
2003) environment. I need a little help setting up the email routing.

I set it up according to scenario 2 (page 72 of the Implementation Guide)
which involves a separate subdomain for the CRM Exchange server.

Here is the behavior as indicated on page 75:

In each of these scenarios, Microsoft CRM users and queues send messages
from the Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 server by using the Microsoft CRM
subdomain (user@crm.adventure-works.com). Replies to these messages are
handled in one of two ways:

* If the reply message is to a Microsoft CRM user, the message is forwarded
to the Exchange 5.5 organization and appears in the Microsoft CRM user's
Exchange 5.5 mailbox. Because the Microsoft CRM user is not an Active
Directory user, no Microsoft CRM e-mail activity event will be created on the
Microsoft CRM server by the Router.

* If the reply message is to a Microsoft CRM queue, the message is accepted
by Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 and delivered to the mailbox of the
Microsoft CRM queue on Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003. An e-mail event is
posted to the Microsoft CRM server by the Router.

Is there any way to have the best of both worlds and allow replies to users
appear as email events and also route back to the Exchange 5.5 server?

What we don't want is to have the CRM users be forced to check two
mailboxes: their primary Exch 5.5 and the new Exch 2003.

If not, is it common practice to set up all users as queues in this type of
coexistence setup?

Thanks in advance!!

RE: Emailing Routing in Mixed Environment by geoffm33

geoffm33
Wed Nov 16 10:09:02 CST 2005

UPDATE:

I set up a queue for the CRM user so that email replies are trapped by the
router and posted as an email activity. I did this by creating a user, making
sure the mailbox registered, then disabling the account.

I then setup all mail to that disabled account to forward to the users
Exchange 5.5 account. Quite simple, really wish I thought of this before my
post!

I'd still like to hear from anyone who has a setup like mine...

Thanks!

Re: Emailing Routing in Mixed Environment by Matt

Matt
Wed Nov 16 20:59:33 CST 2005

I'm confused about your setup. Are you saying your users have 2 mailboxes?
If so, that is your real problem (that and the fact that Exchange 5.5 is
unsupported with the app). Thos users whould only have a mailbox on the
2003 server and it should work.

--

Matt Parks
MVP - Microsoft CRM


"geoffm33" <geoffm33@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5C372C06-A6B6-4837-AC61-30C7A5394149@microsoft.com...
We are setting up CRM 1.2 in a mixed NT4 (Exchange 5.5) and AD (Exchange
2003) environment. I need a little help setting up the email routing.

I set it up according to scenario 2 (page 72 of the Implementation Guide)
which involves a separate subdomain for the CRM Exchange server.

Here is the behavior as indicated on page 75:

In each of these scenarios, Microsoft CRM users and queues send messages
from the Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 server by using the Microsoft CRM
subdomain (user@crm.adventure-works.com). Replies to these messages are
handled in one of two ways:

* If the reply message is to a Microsoft CRM user, the message is forwarded
to the Exchange 5.5 organization and appears in the Microsoft CRM user's
Exchange 5.5 mailbox. Because the Microsoft CRM user is not an Active
Directory user, no Microsoft CRM e-mail activity event will be created on
the
Microsoft CRM server by the Router.

* If the reply message is to a Microsoft CRM queue, the message is accepted
by Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 and delivered to the mailbox of the
Microsoft CRM queue on Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003. An e-mail event is
posted to the Microsoft CRM server by the Router.

Is there any way to have the best of both worlds and allow replies to users
appear as email events and also route back to the Exchange 5.5 server?

What we don't want is to have the CRM users be forced to check two
mailboxes: their primary Exch 5.5 and the new Exch 2003.

If not, is it common practice to set up all users as queues in this type of
coexistence setup?

Thanks in advance!!



Re: Emailing Routing in Mixed Environment by geoffm33

geoffm33
Thu Nov 17 07:03:05 CST 2005

Perhaps I wasn't clear enough. I have the setup as in the Implementation
Guide "Chapter 8: Planning Microsoft CRM and a Mixed Windows NT 4.0 and
Active Directory Network .......61"

Out Exchange 5.5 is not integrated with CRM but is "connected" via the
instructions on page 72 of the IG.

Since according to the coexistence setup there are no real users in the AD
environment (they are all in NT4) there has been a queue setup for each user
so that mail can post as email events. I have setup disabled accounts in AD
to create the Exch 2003 mailbox for each queue. In the ADUC properties for
the user I have setup forwarding (only forward, do not send to mailbox too)
to the users real mailbox in Exch 5.5

What this give me is an NT4 user that can login to CRM 1.2. They can send
email from CRM that is posted as an email event. Replies to that email are
captured as email events in CRM and also forward to the users Exch 5.5
mailbox.

"Matt Parks" wrote:

> I'm confused about your setup. Are you saying your users have 2 mailboxes?
> If so, that is your real problem (that and the fact that Exchange 5.5 is
> unsupported with the app). Thos users whould only have a mailbox on the
> 2003 server and it should work.
>
> --
>
> Matt Parks
> MVP - Microsoft CRM
>
>
> "geoffm33" <geoffm33@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5C372C06-A6B6-4837-AC61-30C7A5394149@microsoft.com...
> We are setting up CRM 1.2 in a mixed NT4 (Exchange 5.5) and AD (Exchange
> 2003) environment. I need a little help setting up the email routing.
>
> I set it up according to scenario 2 (page 72 of the Implementation Guide)
> which involves a separate subdomain for the CRM Exchange server.
>
> Here is the behavior as indicated on page 75:
>
> In each of these scenarios, Microsoft CRM users and queues send messages
> from the Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 server by using the Microsoft CRM
> subdomain (user@crm.adventure-works.com). Replies to these messages are
> handled in one of two ways:
>
> * If the reply message is to a Microsoft CRM user, the message is forwarded
> to the Exchange 5.5 organization and appears in the Microsoft CRM user's
> Exchange 5.5 mailbox. Because the Microsoft CRM user is not an Active
> Directory user, no Microsoft CRM e-mail activity event will be created on
> the
> Microsoft CRM server by the Router.
>
> * If the reply message is to a Microsoft CRM queue, the message is accepted
> by Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 and delivered to the mailbox of the
> Microsoft CRM queue on Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003. An e-mail event is
> posted to the Microsoft CRM server by the Router.
>
> Is there any way to have the best of both worlds and allow replies to users
> appear as email events and also route back to the Exchange 5.5 server?
>
> What we don't want is to have the CRM users be forced to check two
> mailboxes: their primary Exch 5.5 and the new Exch 2003.
>
> If not, is it common practice to set up all users as queues in this type of
> coexistence setup?
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
>
>

Re: Emailing Routing in Mixed Environment by Matt

Matt
Fri Nov 18 21:10:13 CST 2005

I don't think you are going to resolve this. I'd wait for v3.0 as that
should heelp you with this due to the reengineered router architeccture.

--

Matt Parks
MVP - Microsoft CRM


"geoffm33" <geoffm33@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9EB0E4A0-C473-477F-BE05-17D1861AA3C2@microsoft.com...
Perhaps I wasn't clear enough. I have the setup as in the Implementation
Guide "Chapter 8: Planning Microsoft CRM and a Mixed Windows NT 4.0 and
Active Directory Network .......61"

Out Exchange 5.5 is not integrated with CRM but is "connected" via the
instructions on page 72 of the IG.

Since according to the coexistence setup there are no real users in the AD
environment (they are all in NT4) there has been a queue setup for each user
so that mail can post as email events. I have setup disabled accounts in AD
to create the Exch 2003 mailbox for each queue. In the ADUC properties for
the user I have setup forwarding (only forward, do not send to mailbox too)
to the users real mailbox in Exch 5.5

What this give me is an NT4 user that can login to CRM 1.2. They can send
email from CRM that is posted as an email event. Replies to that email are
captured as email events in CRM and also forward to the users Exch 5.5
mailbox.

"Matt Parks" wrote:

> I'm confused about your setup. Are you saying your users have 2
mailboxes?
> If so, that is your real problem (that and the fact that Exchange 5.5 is
> unsupported with the app). Thos users whould only have a mailbox on the
> 2003 server and it should work.
>
> --
>
> Matt Parks
> MVP - Microsoft CRM
>
>
> "geoffm33" <geoffm33@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5C372C06-A6B6-4837-AC61-30C7A5394149@microsoft.com...
> We are setting up CRM 1.2 in a mixed NT4 (Exchange 5.5) and AD (Exchange
> 2003) environment. I need a little help setting up the email routing.
>
> I set it up according to scenario 2 (page 72 of the Implementation Guide)
> which involves a separate subdomain for the CRM Exchange server.
>
> Here is the behavior as indicated on page 75:
>
> In each of these scenarios, Microsoft CRM users and queues send messages
> from the Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 server by using the Microsoft CRM
> subdomain (user@crm.adventure-works.com). Replies to these messages are
> handled in one of two ways:
>
> * If the reply message is to a Microsoft CRM user, the message is
forwarded
> to the Exchange 5.5 organization and appears in the Microsoft CRM user's
> Exchange 5.5 mailbox. Because the Microsoft CRM user is not an Active
> Directory user, no Microsoft CRM e-mail activity event will be created on
> the
> Microsoft CRM server by the Router.
>
> * If the reply message is to a Microsoft CRM queue, the message is
accepted
> by Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 and delivered to the mailbox of the
> Microsoft CRM queue on Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003. An e-mail event is
> posted to the Microsoft CRM server by the Router.
>
> Is there any way to have the best of both worlds and allow replies to
users
> appear as email events and also route back to the Exchange 5.5 server?
>
> What we don't want is to have the CRM users be forced to check two
> mailboxes: their primary Exch 5.5 and the new Exch 2003.
>
> If not, is it common practice to set up all users as queues in this type
of
> coexistence setup?
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
>
>