MigratingToMDFromMSExchange

Migrating to MDaemonfrom Microsoft Exchange

Alt-N Technologies

July 7, 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Main Reason to Migrate 1

MDaemon vs. Microsoft Exchange 2Server Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MDaemon as the Exchange Alternative 3Integration with Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Supplying Equivalent Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Migration Overview and Requirements 5Migration Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

The Main Reason to Migrate

The primary reason to consider migrating to MDaemon from Mi-crosoft Exchange is the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

The TCO encompasses all elements of ownership for both en-terprises and service providers. It consists of both direct and “. . . whole books have

been devoted to managingand troubleshooting theMicrosoft software. . . ”

Personal Computer World,February 2004

peripheral expenses of items such as:

• Initial Software• Upgrades• Licensing• Operations• Feature set• Administration ease of use• Email user support• Email user satisfaction• Specialized staffing needs

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• Operating system requirements• Hardware requirements

In all of these areas, MDaemon is superior to Exchange for emailapplications with one user to several thousand. MDaemon is “a real

alternative to Exchangeand a role model for theothers. . . ”

Personal Computer World,February 2004

MDaemon vs. Microsoft Exchange

Exchange is an able email server. However, it is also resource-intensive and technically-complex to deploy.

Typically, the hardware and operating requirements for Exchangeintensify with each new release. Each new version often requiresthe purchase of a new Microsoft operating system, meaning youalso may need a new computer with greater power.

From a staffing point-of-view, Exchange usually requires highly-trained fulltime support. One or more richly-paid IT profession-als are often beyond the means of budget-conscience organiza-tions. Such salary support can add tens of thousands of dollars(U.S.) to the annual cost of operating your email server.

The standard version of Exchange for smaller applications quicklyfalls short as traffic increases. Standard Exchange has artificially “Despite the complex

scenarios that can beinvolved in initially settingup a mail server, Alt-N hassimplified the choices tothose most vital, andchooses intelligentdefaults otherwise. . . ”

ServerWatch, June 2004

imposed ceilings in both its maximum number of accounts andits maximum disk storage. When your needs surpass these limi-tations you must move to Exchange Professional with even morecomplex and expensive operational requirements.

As an alternative, consider the much more reasonable MDaemon.Alone, or with its plug-in applications—such as Outlook Connec-tor or AntiVirus for MDaemon—MDaemon provides professionalemail services with much more relaxed requirements for hard-ware, software, daily operations, technical assistance and overallcosts.

MDaemon runs on any version of MS Windows starting withWin95 (OSR2) and continuing through the most current release.This goes easy on email budgets. MDaemon was designed from “. . . it’s the value for

money aspect that appealsmost with MDaemon. . . ”

PC PRO, September 2003

the ground up with professional quality, beginner ease-of-use andeconomical operation in mind.

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Server Security

MDaemon is an industry leader and trendsetter in email security.For example, it is the first Windows-based email server to deployDomainKeys, HashCash and SPF (Send Policy Framework). “While most email server

vendors boast that theyadequately protect endusers from the spamonslaught, few canout-maneuver spammersas well as Alt-N’sMDaemon e-mailserver. . . ”

CRN, March 2004

MDaemon has built-in protection to stop unauthorized use, fightspam, block viruses and encrypt message content. Security mea-sures can be both global for all access or specific to IP addresses,domains and email addresses.

When compared to Exchange, MDaemon is sometimes used as afront-end to protect Exchange from break-ins, viruses and spam.

MDaemon resists attacks from spam, hackers and viruses. Forexample, during a recent flurry of virus attacks, networks wereshutting down worldwide because of the infections. Yet MDaemonusers with the AntiVirus plug-in suffered little to none during thesame time.

General Features

Both MDaemon and Exchange are feature-rich, offering basicPOP, IMAP, SMTP, web mail and groupware services. You canaccess email from both servers by using standard email clients,web mail and wireless devices, such as the Palm and the PocketPC.

MDaemon makes its features available through an interface ofmostly easy-to-use menus and options. Exchange configurationrequires navigating through complex nested dialogs. “. . . the software is

designed to be easy to usefor novices . . . ”

PC World, January 2004

When it comes to enhancements, Alt-N’s customers really makethe difference. MDaemon users provide most of the input fornew and enhanced features.

MDaemon as the Exchange Alternative

There are two primary ways people use MDaemon as an alterna-tive to Microsoft Exchange—integration with Outlook and sup-plying equivalent functions.

Integration with Outlook

People use Exchange primarily because of its integration with Mi-crosoft Outlook. Outlook is a personal information management



tool supplied with Microsoft Office. Outlook handles email, cal-endars, contacts and tasks for individual users. It can also keepa journal of documents and actions related to contacts.

On the negative side, Exchange’s sharing capabilities are mostlyproprietary, making interchange with the outside world difficult,if not impossible. Also, Exchange is all-around expensive and itssecurity is weak. “After looking into other

products, like ExchangeServer, MDaemon waschosen for itsprice/performance ratio.It was only after we hadalready installed thesoftware that we becameaware of the EXCELLENTlevel of support. . . ”

Shawn D. SilvasSupport Engineer,

Magnasync

Outlook Connector for MDaemon, a separately licensed plug-inproduct—but still much more economical than Exchange—freesOutlook from the constraints and costs of Microsoft Exchange.It enables Outlook clients to share their proprietary email, cal-endars, contacts, tasks and other Outlook-specific items throughMDaemon.

An Outlook Connector account makes Outlook folders functionthe same with MDaemon as they do with Exchange.

Supplying Equivalent Functions

For a lot of email applications, Outlook is simply expensive overkill.Consider, for example, groupware functions such as shared cal-endars, tasks, contacts and email folders. In its professionalversion, MDaemon’s WorldClient web mail server supplies all ofthese functions without the need for Exchange or Outlook.

WorldClient users can share their calendars, tasks, contacts andemail folders with other users.



Over the past several years, MDaemon has become a viable al-ternative to Exchange for cost-aware organizations seeking waysto minimize expenses.

Migration Overview and Requirements

Alt-N supplies a migration program designed to work with Ex-change 5.5, 2000 and 2003.

MDMigrator.exe enables an email or network administrator toextract this data from Exchange:

• mailboxes and contents• public folders and contents• account information

The program then transfers the account, mailbox and public folderdata to MDaemon.

To operate the migrator correctly you must have:

• MDMigrator.exe installed. It is located in the Apps subdi-rectory inside the MDaemon directory.

• MDaemon installed, but shut down for the migration• Exchange Administrative Components installed on the Ex-

change computer.• Service Account Admin privileges at the Organization, Site,

and Configuration levels of the Microsoft Exchange Direc-tory.



• The target computer as a member of the Exchange serverdomain.

Migration Steps

To migrate to MDaemon from Exchange:

1. Start the MDMigrator program. It is located in the MDaemon\Appdirectory.

It also available for download from the MDaemon sectionof the product downloads page (http://www.altn.com/download/)

2. Enter the Exchange server computer name for Source Com-puter and use the Next button.



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3. Select Microsoft Exchange Server and use the Next button.

4. Chose a MAPI profile. Make sure the selected profile isconfigured for the appropriate Microsoft Exchange Server.Also, the user name must be that of the administrator.

Note: You can create a profile if the appropriate one doesnot exist.

5. Select one of the listed Exchange Organizations for whichyou wish to perform the migration process.

6. Select one of the listed Exchange Sites for which you wishto perform the migration process.

7. Enter the primary domain name.



8. To migrate secondary domains, check the appropriate box.

9. Review your selections and use the Next button to start themigration.

The migrator creates a log file in MDaemon\Logs\migration.log.

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