It has become apparent that our email server is just not cutting it these days. It is a few years old and is struggling to keep up with the explosion of email use in the district. In an effort to stabilize our e-mail experience, we have set up a replacement e-mail server on some high end Dell hardware.
This weekend I will be moving all of the district mailboxes to the new server. As a result, e-mail access will be intermittent over the weekend as boxes are transitioned to the new server.
From the end user's perspective, the mail interface will be the same as it is currently, just faster and more reliable! We are using the same version of Exchange (2003 Enterprise SP2) to ensure that the experience is consistent. The only notable change is that the webmail (OWA) address will change. The new address will be http://mail2.sonomavly.k12.ca.us/exchange
This is the first phase of a multi-phase roll out of the new Exchange 2010 e-mail system for the district. The next phase will be the testing and implementation of Exchange 2010. The goal is to have the new version of Exchange 2010 fully tested and deployed during Q1 of 2011.
As always, feel free to contact the IT Department with any questions or comments.
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