i would like to know if i can have exchange go out and retrieve emails from another pop3 server and forward them to a particular user as i did in sbs 2003 and how to go about accomplishing this

The "POP3 Connector" you refer to in SBS 2003 is still there in SBS 2008. Please see here for configuration instructions:http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/07/01/sbs-2008-introducing-the-pop3-connector.aspx Mike Crowley A+, Network+, Security+, MCT, MCSE, MCTS, MCITP: Enterprise Administrator / Messaging Administrator

Thank You very much exactly what i was looking for