This is a fairly complex question that I don't have the time to
research on my own.
*You must have a working knowledge of Windows 2000 Server, Exchange
2000 Server, and Outlook to properly answer this question. *

The goal of this question is to have an Exchange 2000 Server running
on my Windows 2000 Server behind either my office connection
(Dynamically assigned IP via DSL) or my home connection (Dynamically
assigned IP via Cable). First off I am not sure whether it is even
possible to run an Exchange Server accessible via the Internet off a
dynamic connection such as those I have access to. The only person at
this time that will be accessing the Exchange Server will be me. I am
also aware of services such as dyndns.org which assign a domain name
to dynamic IP addresses.

I require the following features when the setup has been completed:

1.	Complete synchronization between computers at home and at the
office. Right now I have 2 computers at home and 1 at the office that
need to be completely synchronized with ingoing, outgoing AND sent
email. I need to be able to reference messages that I’ve sent if I’m
on the road traveling. I also need synchronization between these
computers for tasks, calendar and contacts. I mainly utilize two POP
email accounts for all my email and I will only need the email from
those two accounts.
2.	Outlook Web Access so that I may retrieve my email from anywhere in
the world using just a browser. Many of my colleagues with larger
companies have this feature and I feel it is absolutely wonderful. I
have used services such as mail2web.com for retrieval of my email
while on the road but it is inconvenient.
3.	I want the email to be stored on the Exchange Server and not on
individual hard drives. I have run into the problem in the past of a
computer dying and needing to find a sent message that was on the dead
computer.
4.	Eventually I would like to use Exchange’s collaboration features
but I am not interested in that right away.
5.	I am not 100% sure of how Exchange handles email but currently I
use POP3 accounts to get my email from my hosted provider. I would
like this to continue, but to have the Exchange Server download the
email from that server at a regular interval (once a minute). I would
like the Exchange Server to retrieve the inbound messages from the POP
accounts, and then make those messages available to that user (myself)
via my Exchange username and password in Outlook on all of my
computers. I would like all outgoing messages to be sent to the
Exchange Server to store a copy on file and to then process them via
the SMTP server at my hosted provider.

I do not need someone to do this for me. Although if you are local to
the NY/NJ/CT areas I will entertain any offers. I expect the answer to
include answers to whether this is possible or not. Whether this is a
good idea or a waste of time. This will help me learn Exchange Server
and Windows 2000 Server.
The ideal answer would outline the steps necessary to properly set up
Windows 2000 Server to run Exchange Server, and would follow with the
proper steps to set up Exchange to store incoming and outgoing email
(POP3) and make that available via Outlook as well as the other shared
data. The final portion of the answer would outline how to setup
Outlook on the individual machines to properly access the Exchange
Server. My assumption is that I just need to setup Exchange accounts
within each Outlook that point to the Exchange Server and have the
username and password for the Exchange account entered.
Please respond with comments and requests for clarification before
answering question.
P.S. I already own Windows 2000 Server with 5 Client Licenses and
Exchange 2000 Server with 5 Client Licenses.

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Request for Question Clarification by legolas-ga on 25 Nov 2002 14:26 PST

Hi takeitout-ga,
  
I am interested in answering your question, but I believe that, to
answer
it well, your question will require more time and effort than the
average
amount of time and effort associated with this price. Here is a link
to
guidelines about pricing your question,  
  
https://answers.google.com/answers/pricing.html  

For a question that is as detailed as this is (essentially, you are
asking for a HOWTO to install Exchange on your server along with a few
other support utilities needed for this to work correctly), I would
consider $200.00 to be the minimum list price.

If you both raise your price and also post a clarification here, the
system will notify me and I will take another look at your question.

If however, a list of books and/or web pages that will give you a
general idea of how to accomplish what you want will suffice, either I
or some other researcher would be able to answer this question for you
at the current price of $15.00.

Thanks!

Legolas-ga

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Clarification of Question by takeitout-ga on 25 Nov 2002 17:49 PST

Well I won't raise it to $200 because then the idea of saving money by
using the Internet is thrown out the door. I will raise it to $50 if
you provide the detailed instructions that you mentioned at the much
higher price.
Please respond with comments or inquiries.

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Request for Question Clarification by legolas-ga on 25 Nov 2002 18:03 PST

Sorry, it's just not worthwhile to answer this particular question for
me at $50. This question, to answer it correctly and accurately, will
probably take me a few hours to compile the necessary information in a
form that is easy enough for a lay-person to follow.

Microsoft Exchange Server is a very complicated part of the BackOffice
suite--I have installed and used it myself personally many times.

However, if you raise it, there are plenty of other researchers who
might take a more serious look at this question at $50.

Or, in the alternative, if you decrease the scope of the work, it may
be that $50 adequately covers the amount of work needed to answer your
less complicated question.

Thanks again,

Legolas-ga