XCON: Where to Get IMC, X.400, Site, and Other Connectors for Exchange Server Standard Edition Versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5

ID: Q247785

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5

SUMMARY

Exchange Server 4.0

Exchange Server version 4.0 Standard Edition does not come with the Internet Mail Connector (IMC), the X.400 Connector, or the Site Connector. To install any of these connectors you must first purchase or create the installation disks. If you plan to perform directory replication with other Exchange Server sites, you must install the Site Connector.

NOTE: The Select May 1996 Complete Release Burgundy CD contains the Standard Edition. See the "More Information" section of this article.

Exchange Server 5.0

Exchange Server version 5.0 Standard Edition does not come with the X.400 Connector or the Site Connector. To install either of these connectors you must first purchase or create the installation disks. If you plan to perform directory replication with other Exchange Server sites, you must install the Site Connector. If you subscribed to Select CD, your CD may or may not have these connectors, depending on your customer subscription. Linkage Connectors are not included in the Exchange Server 5.0 Service Packs and are discontinued. Updates are on the Microsoft FTP site in the following directory:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/exchange/exchange-public/fixes/eng/linkage

Exchange Server 5.5

Exchange Server version 5.5 Standard Edition does not come with the X.400 Connector, the Exchange Connector for IBM Office Vision/VM (PROFS), the Exchange Connector for SNADS, the Exchange Connector for Novell GroupWise, or the Calendar Connector.

To install the X.400 Connector you must first purchase the X.400 Connector disk. If you subscribed to Select CD, your CD may or may not have the X.400 Connector, depending on your customer subscription.

The Exchange Connector for IBM Office Vision/VM (PROFS) and the Exchange Connector for SNADS are not available for the Standard Edition; these connectors require that you upgrade to Exchange Server 5.5 Enterprise Edition. Updates are on the Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3 CD in the Ex55sp3yk\Eng\Exchconn\Setup\I386 folder under the Ovvconn and Snaconn subfolders, respectively.

The Exchange Connector for Novell GroupWise and the Calendar Connector are free on the Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3 CD in the Ex55sp3yk\Eng\Exchconn\Setup\I386 folder under the Calcon and Gwxcon subfolders, respectively. These connectors require that you install Service Pack 1. These connectors can also be downloaded from the Microsoft FTP site in the following directory:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/exchange/exchange-public/fixes/eng/exchg5.5/sp3

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to create connector disks from Select CDs, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q199141 XCON: Creating Connector Disks from Select CD Subscription

Q152730 XGEN: How to Make Disks From the Select CD

For additional information about connectors included with Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q199125 XCON: Connectors Included with Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5

For additional information about the Exchange Connector for Lotus Notes, the Exchange Connector for IBM OfficeVision/VM (PROFS), and the Exchange Connector for SNADS, see the Readme file for the Exchange Connector for Lotus Notes, the Exchange Connector for IBM OfficeVision/VM (PROFS), and the Exchange Connector for SNADS on the Exchange Server Service Pack 3 CD in the Ex55sp3yk\Eng\Exchconn\Setup\I386\Ovvconn folder.

For additional information about the Exchange Connector for Novell GroupWise, see the GroupWise Readme file on the Exchange Server Service Pack 3 CD in the Ex55sp3yk\Eng\Exchconn\Setup\I386\Gwxcon folder.

For additional information about foreign connector updates in Service Pack 3, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q244473 XFOR: Foreign Connector Updates in Service Pack 3

Additional query words: IBM Office Vision / VM, and SNADS Connectors Group Wise

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