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How can I
configure Instant Messaging SRV records
on Exchange 2000?
The problem
When you
configure IM on your network (See
Configure Instant Messaging) you must
configure user accounts and IM clients.
Those users must log on to the IM
service by using their usernames and
domain names, but not as a regular
e-mail address but in a different way:
If the
username is danielp and your
domain name is dpetri.net,
usually, the user's e-mail address will
be danielp@dpetri.net.
However,
although while logging to the IM client
it asks for your e-mail address, usually
this will not work for the user, and
instead he will have to use the
following format:
If the
username is danielp and your
domain name is dpetri.net, and
the Instant Messaging server's FQDN
(Fully Qualified Domain Name) is
server4.dpetri.net (this server is
called the IM Router), then the user's
logon name to the IM service will be
danielp@server4.dpetri.net, quite
different than the user's regular
e-mail.
If you
want to use the user's e-mail as the
logon name you'll have to configure an
SRV record in the DNS to allow all the
IM clients to find their IM Routers.
Note:
To enable Win98 and NT clients to logon
by using this scheme you'll have to
install the DS Client software on them -
Active Directory Client (dsclient) for
Win98/NT. |
