Public folde SMTP Address

Sophia 356 Reputation points
2022-02-01T20:36:26.16+00:00

Hi,

I have been asked to convert a mail enabled public folder mailbox into a Shared mailbox on EXO.

I know, I would need to export all of the data from the public folder mailbox first and then create a shared mailbox with the same SMTP address and then import the .pst to the new shared mailbox.

My question is:

do I disable the "mail-enabled public folder" to a public folder with mail being disabled first?

Will I then be able to use the same "SMPT" address to create my shared mailbox?

I would need to use the same SMTP address of the public folder on the new shared mailbox.

Thanks in advance.

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  1. Andy David - MVP 142.2K Reputation points MVP
    2022-02-01T20:53:41.033+00:00

    Yes, I do this all the time.

    First: Create the shared mailbox.
    Second: Give your self full perms to it and simply COPY all the items in the public folder to it via Outlook or export to a pst and import to the shared mailbox
    Third : Get all SMTP addresses associated with the Mail-enabled Public Folder : 

    (Get-MailPublicFolder <EmailAddressofFolder>).EmailAddresses

    Fourth: Mail-Disable the Public Folder: 

    Disable-MailPublicFolder <EmailAddressofFolder>

    Fifth: Add the email addresses from Step 3 to the new shared maibox.

    and you are done. ( Give any one who needs full and send as access to the shared maibox)

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  1. Sophia 356 Reputation points
    2022-02-01T21:00:51.05+00:00

    @Andy David - MVP thanks for the help. When I first create that shared mailbox, can I have the same SMPT address before I mail disable the public folder? Or do I just create a shared mailbox and change the smtp.