During or after the migration, install the GroupWise Windows client on users’ workstations using your chosen distribution method (worksheet item 9), as described in Distributing the GroupWise Client
in Client
in the GroupWise 7 Administration Guide.
Have users log in and review the contents of their GroupWise mailboxes to ensure that the expected items are present. Make sure that they can reply to and forward messages. Make sure that appointments are set for the correct time. Make sure that they know how to access the resource mailboxes where the GroupWise version of the Exchange public folders are stored.
Promptly distribute the GroupWise Import Utility for Microsoft Outlook to your users so that they can import their Outlook PST files into their GroupWise mailboxes. Depending on the needs of your users, you could:
Provide a network installation of the Import Utility that users could run
E-mail the Import Utility to users so they can install it on their own workstations
Provide them with the URL for the Novell Downloads page where they can download the Import Utility for themselves
Install the Import Utility as an add-on program along with the GroupWise Windows client, as described in Modifying the addon.cfg File
in Client
in the GroupWise 7 Administration Guide
To help users adjust to GroupWise, make sure that they have access to the GroupWise 7 Import Utility for Microsoft Outlook Quick Start (ImportUtilityQuickStart.pdf). It is available in the installation directory of the Import Utility and on the GroupWise Utilities Documentation Web site. You might want to print copies for your users to help them get comfortable in their GroupWise mailboxes as quickly as possible.
The rules you used in your Exchange mailbox were not migrated to your GroupWise mailbox. For instructions on creating rules, see Creating Rules
in Managing Your Mailbox
in the GroupWise 7 Windows Client User Guide.
GroupWise provides a robust Junk Mail Handling feature. For setup instructions, see Handling Unwanted Mail
in Working with Items in Your Mailbox
in the GroupWise 7 Windows Client User Guide.
GroupWise lets you associate frequently used searches with folders just like Outlook does. For setup instructions, see Understanding Find Results Folders
in Managing Your Mailbox
in the GroupWise 7 Windows Client User Guide.
Configure your GroupWise system of migrated Exchange users just as you would any other GroupWise system. The GroupWise 7 Administration Guide provides complete instructions. Review each part of the guide to determine what tasks you need to perform to secure and optimize your GroupWise system. Important tasks include:
To ensure a secure system, see Security Policies
in the GroupWise 7 Administration Guide.
Although the GroupWise Windows client is required for use with the GroupWise Import Utility for Microsoft Exchange, users can choose among various clients for long-term use:
WebAccess client, as described in Installing GroupWise WebAccess
in the GroupWise 7 Installation Guide
Cross-Platform client for use on Linux, as described in Setting Up the GroupWise Cross-Platform Client on Linux
Cross-Platform client for use on Macintosh, as described in Setting Up the GroupWise Cross-Platform Client on Macintosh
GroupWise Connector for Microsoft Outlook, as described in Outlook Connector Quick Start
POP and IMAP clients, as described in Configuring POP3/IMAP4 Services
in Internet Agent
in the GroupWise 7 Administration Guide.
If some users want to run Outlook after GroupWise has been installed on their workstations, they must configure Outlook to prompt for a profile at startup. Otherwise, the GroupWise profile is used by default.
Also, these users should use the GroupWise Connector for Microsoft Outlook, as described in the GroupWise Connector for Microsoft Outlook Quick Start.