How to decomission a Exchange 2007 Mailbox server

Hello, 
We are running Exchange 2007 SP3 servers. We currently have a Mailbox server we want to decommission. I'd like help on how to achieve this. I want to make sure that all mailboxes have been moved from that server and remove the Public Folder database as well.
I understand that the Public Folders needs to stop replicating to this server, can someone please guide me on how to do that?
All kinds of help are appreciated. Thanks!

For the public folder stuff, see these scripts: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997966(v=exchg.141).aspx
The system folders can be replicated with the '\non_ipm_subtree' identifier, but some system folders are per-server and don't need to replicate.  OAB distribution however
is one that might matter.
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