RE: [ActiveDir] Outlook installed on a DC

[Frank Abagnale]

Hi Jorge/Neil,

 

I agree, there are alternative ways of notifying the service team via scripting however, the manager is intent on using Outlook on the DC's, I was looking for reasons why this wasn't a good idea security wise, though looking on google etc I couldn't find anything concrete.

 

thanks

 

Frank

"Almeida Pinto, Jorge de" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Sometimes I wonder where managers hear that kind of stuff...

If the backup program has the possibility to report if the status of a backup is "OK" or "FAILED", then that backup util will most probably have an option to send and e-mail. If it does not have that option but it has an option to run a program after the backup completed you could run a script which sends a log or whatever. For example scripts see: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/message/smtpmail/default.mspx

There is no need to install Outlook for this... (which IMHO opinion would not be a good idea, installing outlook on a dc)

Cheers,
Jorge

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Frank Abagnale
Sent: Thu 11/24/2005 5:39 PM
To: Active
Subject: [ActiveDir] Outlook installed on a DC


Hi all,

I have a problem whereby our I've been asked by a manager to install outlook on our DC's to allow us to email back the services team when backups have failed.

I am dead against this, I have just managed to split the DC & File and Print roles and reduce the number of domain admins.

My gut feeling is against this, though I have no technical reason why this is bad?

Does anyone have any views or advice on this matter?
Any scenerio's that could occur would be nice...

thanks
Frank

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