The following Outlook client versions are fully supported by Exchange server 2007. Please bear in mind though, there’s a difference between what is supported and what might be compatible with Exchange 2007.
All of the Outlook versions listed below have been thoroughly tested by the Exchange Product group:
Note When using Outlook 2003 or earlier to connect against an Exchange 2007 or 2010 organization, you must make sure a public folder database exist in the organization. This is because Outlook 2003 and earlier uses public folders to retrieve free/busy information and the offline address book (OAB). For more information see: Microsoft KB article: When you use Outlook with an Exchange 2007 mailbox, you cannot connect to Exchange 2007, and you receive an error message.
The following Outlook client versions are fully supported by Exchange server 2010. Please bear in mind there’s a difference between what is supported and what might be compatible with Exchange 2010.
Reference link : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996719.aspx
The following Outlook client versions are fully supported by Exchange Online (BPOS). Please bear in mind there’s a difference between what is supported and what might be compatible with Exchange 2010.
Note: Exchange Online (BPOS) is based on Exchange Server 2007, but will be upgraded to Exchange 2010 later this calendar year (2010). Exchange Online ( Office365) is already based in Exchange 2010.
Concern: Is having Outlook 2003 clients going to prevent me from deploying Exchange 2010?
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