Chapter Summary

Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server provides a comprehensive set of real-time communication services, which include Instant Messaging, Chat Service, and Exchange 2000 Conferencing Server. Instant Messaging allows you to exchange small messages without the overhead of composing and sending e-mail, and it provides presence information, so you can see whether other users are online, idle, or away from their desktops. Instant Messaging resources (IM router and home servers) are organized in IM domains. Ideally, IM domain names match their SMTP counterparts. Users can use the Microsoft MSN Messenger client to participate in an IM domain.

Chat, on the other hand, is a popular group communication method on the Internet. Organizations may use Exchange 2000 Chat Service to create chat communities internally or provide them for public discussions. You can create permanent chat channels and allow your users to establish dynamic channels. Chat channels typically focus on a particular discussion topic. You can use Microsoft Chat 2.5 to connect to Exchange 2000 Chat Service.

Exchange 2000 Conferencing Server is a separate product that supports data conferences based on the T.120 standard and videoconferences via IP multicasting. Clients, such as Microsoft NetMeeting, can use the T.120 protocol to join a data conference. A client for videoconferences is available in the form of an ActiveX control. To schedule online meetings, users typically use Outlook 2000. An online meeting request is created, similar to a regular meeting request. The meeting request must include a conference resource account as the resource in addition to the meeting participants.



MCSE Training Kit Exam 70-224(c) Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Implementation and Administration
MCSE Training Kit Exam 70-224(c) Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Implementation and Administration
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Year: 2001
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