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Applies to: Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Topic Last Modified: 2007-07-21
Terminology changes in Exchange 2007
| Exchange Server 5.5 | Exchange 2000 Server | Exchange Server 2003 | Exchange Server 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mailbox Manager | Mailbox Manager | Mailbox Manager | Messaging Records Management |
| Internet Mail connector | SMTP connector | SMTP connector | Connectors |
| Sites | Routing groups | Routing groups | Active Directory sites |
| Site connector | Routing Group connector | Routing Group connector | Active Directory IP Site Links |
| Directory Service | Link state routing | Link state routing | Handled through the Active Directory directory service |
| Exchange Administrator | Exchange System Manager | Exchange System Manager | Exchange Management Console |
| Custom Recipient | Mail-enabled contact | Mail-enabled contact | Mail-enabled contact |
| Message transfer agent (MTA) | SMTP Routing Engine | SMTP Routing Engine | Hub or Edge Transport service |
| Unavailable | RTC Services | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Unavailable | M Drive | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Internet Mail Service | SMTP virtual servers | SMTP virtual servers | SMTP Receive Connectors |
| Site addressing | Recipient policies | Recipient policies | E-mail address policies and Accepted domains |
| Windows NT 4.0 clustering (shared storage) | Active/Active or Active/passive cluster (shared storage) | Active/Active or Active/passive cluster (shared storage) | Single copy cluster (SCC) |
| Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Cluster continuous replication (CCR) |
| Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Local continuous replication (LCR) |
| Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Standby continuous replication (SCR) |
| Manual synchronization | Manual synchronization | Always Up To Date | Direct Push |
| Handled by recipient creation process | Recipient Update Service | Recipient Update Service | Address List Service |
| Free/busy public folder | Free/busy public folder | Free/busy public folder | Availability service |
Windows Server Terminology Changes
The following table provides a list of the terminology changes between Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.
Terminology changes in Windows Server 2008
| Windows Server 2003 | Windows Server 2008 |
|---|---|
| Active Directory | Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) |
| Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) | Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) |
| Certificate Services | Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) |
| Identity Integration Feature Pack (IIFP) | Active Directory Metadirectory Services (AD MS) |
| Rights Management Services (RMS) | Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) |
| Majority Node Set (MNS) quorum | Node Majority quorum |
| File Share Witness (FSW) | File Share Majority |
| Server Cluster | Failover Cluster |
| Cluster Administrator | Failover Cluster Management |
