Absolutely. We spent 3 days doing whois searches for available domain names through the Internic before we found a pair of sufficiently generic ones to use. And my Exchange org is named, funny enough, "Exchange"
Then again, it was during our divestiture from our previous owners, and we had a legal name but were not using it for business operations. -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Glenn Corbett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 2:01 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Rename > > > Hence why its a good idea to NOT include the actual company > name in the > forest or domain names. Means you dont have to change it > when the comany > names changes (except for your Exchange smtp addresses, which > can be done > independant of the domain name anyway). > > Been down this road too many times, its easier just to avoid > the problem > altogether :) > > My $0.02 > > Glenn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Kingslan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 3:04 PM > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Rename > > > > You're quite correct. If you have an E2K/E2k3 ORG, you > still have a bit > of > > a problem. You can rename the domain, the ORG however - > another issue > > altogether. > > > > Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT > > Microsoft MVP - Active Directory > > Associate Expert > > Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 9:55 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Rename > > > > As far as I know, MS has still not addressed the issues > that Exchange has > > with Domain Rename, even in Windows 2003. This is something > to bear in > mind, > > if you have Exchange in the mix. > > > > The last litterature I read (admittedly, it's a while > back), indicates > that > > domain rename in a pre-existing Exchange Domain is officially "not > > suported". > > > > I have been known to be a little tardy in my information, though. > > > > HTH > > > > Deji Akomolafe > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jan Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 5:58 PM > > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Domain Rename > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Rick - we find the two reboots per device > requirement a bit ... > > > tricky. (24 x 7 operations with 450 servers - 12500 > workstations - 85 > > > sites). > > > > > > Sounds like a mess of work for what I consider optics! > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Rick Kingslan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 5:08 PM > > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Rename > > > > > > > > > > Jan, > > > > > > > > Key point is that you must be in Windows Server 2003 > Forest Functional > > > Mode > > > > - only W2k3 DCs in the forest. It's not anywhere near > as bad as it > > looks. > > > > Not anywhere as daunting as the road to Windows 2000 Native.... > <snip> > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
