The following list includes all activities and tasks associated with managing Exchange Server 2003 mailboxes:

•Managing mailbox settings
•Changing e-mail addresses
•Configuring mailbox permissions
•Deleting mailboxes.
•Moving mailboxes
•Reconnecting a disconnected mailbox in Active Directory.
•Hiding a mailbox from the Global Address List (GAL)
•Specifying storage limits.
•Specifying delivery restrictions on a mailbox.
•Forwarding mailboxes to other e-mail addresses.
•Configuring and managing contacts.
•Change the status of Exchange features for mail-enabled objects.
You can manage Exchange 2003 mailboxes using either of these methods:

•Use the Active Directory Users and Computers management console to manage mailboxes and mail-enable objects.
•Use Exchange System Manager to configure and manage to mailbox settings.
After an object in Active Directory is mail-enabled, you can configure Exchange options and Email options for the associated mailbox.

You can access the Exchange options and Email options through the Properties of the User object in the Active Directory Users And Computers management console.

The options that you can configure on the Exchange General tab are listed here:

•Mailbox Store; utilized to identify the mailbox store that the user account is a member of, or belongs to.
•Alias; this is an alternate name which can be used instead of the logon name of the specific user account.
•Delivery Restrictions; used to define the maximum size limits for both sending mail and receiving mail.
•Delivery Options; used to restrict the number of addresses which the user object can transmit messages to. When configuring accounts, you can also activate the send on behalf of options for user accounts.
•Storage Limits; used to specify the allowed mailbox size limit.