Introduction

Welcome to the Microsoft Exchange Server Resource Guide. This guide is designed for people who are or want to become expert users of Microsoft® Exchange Server. For example:

• Computer professionals can use this guide to help understand the design and architecture of messaging systems based on Microsoft Exchange Server.
• Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS) staff can use this guide to plan for, deploy, and maintain Microsoft Exchange Server computers.
• Administrators can use this guide to help troubleshoot problems, optimize performance, and keep Microsoft Exchange Server running smoothly.
• Developers can use this guide to help design and program collaborative applications that use Microsoft Exchange Server to facilitate communication between members of the organization.

The Microsoft Exchange Server Resource Guide is a technical supplement to the documentation that is included as part of the Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 product. It does not replace that documentation as the source for learning how to use Microsoft Exchange Server. The discussions in this publication generally assume you are using Microsoft Outlook™ client software. However, some information about the Microsoft Exchange Client has been included for the benefit of organizations that also have clients running the Microsoft Exchange Client, which was shipped with earlier versions of Microsoft Exchange Server. This guide also includes a glossary for terms that might be unfamiliar to some readers.