XFOR: How to Move the Microsoft Mail Connector Postoffice

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1. Stop the MS Mail Connector Interchange service, MSMail connector (Appletalk) MTA service (if present), and any PCMTA services that are running.
2. Stop sharing \\<Server Name>\Maildat$.
3. Create a directory on the NTFS partition called ExchSrvr.
4. Copy the <Exchange Server Path>\Connect\Msmcon directory tree to the newly created ExchServ directory on the NTFS partition.
5. Share the <NTFS Drive Letter>\ExchSrvr\Connect\Msmcon\Maildata subdirectory as Maildat$.
6. Modify the following registry keys under:

         HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services
     
   						

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   The following registry entries assume that you moved the connector postoffice to the D: drive. If this is not the case, then you must substitute the drive letter where the new connector postoffice is located for the "D:" value.

   Registry Key: MSExchangeATMTA
   Value Name: ImagePath
   Data Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
   Data Value: D:\ExchSrvr\Connect\Msmcon\Bin\Macgate.exe
   
   Registry Key: MSExchangeATMTA/Performance
   Value Name: Library
   Data Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
   Data Value: D:\ExchSrvr\Connect\Msmcon\Bin\Macgperf.dll
   
   Registry Key: MSExchangeMSMI
   Value Name: ImagePath
   Data Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
   Data Value: D:\ExchSrvr\Connect\Msmcon\Bin\Mt.exe
   
   Registry Key: MSExchangeMSMI/Performance
   Value Name: Library
   Data Type: REG_SZ
   Data Value: D:\ExchSrvr\Connect\Msmcon\Bin\Mtperf.dll
   
   Registry Key: MSExchangePCMTA/Performance
   Value Name: Library
   Data Type: REG_SZ
   Data Value: D:\ExchSrvr\Connect\Msmcon\Bin\Xtnperf.dll

7. Restart the MS Mail Connector Interchange service, MSMail connector (Appletalk) MTA service (if present), and any PCMTA services that are defined for Exchange Server.