Exchange Client

Exchange Client was the default client for Exchange Server from the first release of the Exchange product until Exchange Server 5.5 was released. It is available in 32-bit Windows, 16-bit Windows, MS-DOS, and Macintosh versions. Exchange Client delivers many of the functions that are inherent in the Exchange system, such as messaging and the ability to access public folders. It does not have scheduling capabilities built into it, so it depends on Schedule+ (covered in the following section) to provide this capability.

The versions of Exchange Client for Macintosh and for 16-bit Windows are not comparable, feature for feature, to the 32-bit Windows version of Exchange Client. However, both the Macintosh and 16-bit Windows versions do include e-mail, personal calendaring, tasks lists, and group scheduling. If you have been using Exchange Server in your environment for a while, you might have Exchange Client on some, most, or all of your client machines. Exchange Server 2003 fully supports Exchange Client, but the client will not be enhanced in subsequent releases of Exchange Server, and it does not allow access to some of Exchange Server 2003’s more advanced features.