Exchange 5.5 in native mode

I have a single windows 2000 active directory domain
runnig in mixed mode. The Exchange server 5.5 is running
on a Win2000 box. I am upgrading to Exchange 2003. Most of
the articles and guides I have read from Microsoft
recommend being in active directory native mode while I do
the upgrade to take advantage of the Universal groups and
such. (I might have multiple domains in the near future so
this would be helpful). Some articles I have read however
say you cannot run Exchange 5.5 in active directory native
mode. Which is it? And if you cant run Exchange 5.5 in
native mode, what do the articles mean that say it is
recommended you upgrade in a native mode enviroment.

Thanks

Andy
Fri Oct 01 18:48:28 CDT 2004

You can run 5.5 in a native AD forest. You can not run 5.5 in a native
Exchange org however.



On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 07:31:02 -0700, "Jeff"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have a single windows 2000 active directory domain
>runnig in mixed mode. The Exchange server 5.5 is running
>on a Win2000 box. I am upgrading to Exchange 2003. Most of
>the articles and guides I have read from Microsoft
>recommend being in active directory native mode while I do
>the upgrade to take advantage of the Universal groups and
>such. (I might have multiple domains in the near future so
>this would be helpful). Some articles I have read however
>say you cannot run Exchange 5.5 in active directory native
>mode. Which is it? And if you cant run Exchange 5.5 in
>native mode, what do the articles mean that say it is
>recommended you upgrade in a native mode enviroment.
>
>Thanks