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Using Services for Unix to Integrate Unix Environments with Exchange Server 2003

In addition to the MIIS 2003 directory synchronization tools available for synching to Unix-based directory systems, a series of tools is available from Microsoft to supply this functionality as well. The tools are known as Services for Unix (SFU), as illustrated in Figure 6.4, and include advanced functionality that can be used to integrate Unix systems into an Exchange Server 2003 environment.

Figure 6.4. Services for Unix.

Services for Unix Defined

For many years, Unix and Windows systems were viewed as separate, incompatible environments that were physically, ...