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Q166256: XFOR: Directory You Have Selected Is Not a cc:Mail Post Office

Article: Q166256
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbtshoot kbusage exc5
Last Modified: 09-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When using the Migration Wizard for cc:Mail, nothing happens if you select the
root of the cc:Mail post office, using the Browse option. If you manually type
the path to the root in the selector box, the following error message is
displayed:

  The directory you have selected is not a cc:Mail post office.

CAUSE
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The post office selected is a DB8 cc:Mail post office. The Exchange 5.0
Migration Wizard does not migrate cc:Mail DB8 (version 2.x) post offices, only
DB6 (version 6.x). Presently, there is not a true migration path from a DB8
cc:Mail post office to Microsoft Exchange Server. Customers needing to migrate
from DB8 post offices must upgrade to Exchange Server version 5.5.

WORKAROUND
==========

To work around this problem:

- To migrate cc:Mail users from a DB8 post office to Exchange Server, move the
  users to a DB6 post-office, and then perform the migration.


Additional query words: ccmail

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbtshoot kbusage exc5 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.0

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