I agree with Missy. While E2K's front-end server arrangement requires you to open fewer ports than with Exchange's 5.5 equivalent, you still have to open more than if you just allowed HTTP SSL across the WAN.
I still think a VPN is a superior alternative. Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I Tech Consultant Compaq Computer Corporation Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of John Matteson Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:14 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Design Question Thanks Missy. I wasn't sure if connections to the backend server would be aggregated, making it more efficient or not. John Matteson; Exchange Manager Geac Corporate Infrastructure Systems and Standards (404) 239 - 2981 My toys! My toys! I can't do this job without my toys! -----Original Message----- From: missy koslosky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 2:09 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: Design Question I'd put the FE server with the BE server. Connections for mail will, in the end, be across the WAN either way... ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Matteson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 1:46 PM Subject: Design Question Good afternoon to all of you Exchange 2K goddesses and gods: (The ladies have to be first, you know) A design question to put to you all; I'm building an outline for a new Exchange 2K installation for our company, and would like to know if there is any advantage to putting a front end server on the remote side of a wan link as apposed to the same side as the Exchange server. Example: A remote site uses IMAP4 to connect to the new Exchange server. The bandwidth between the remote site and the central Exchange server is limited and fixed. Is there an advantage to physically locating a front end server (to manage IMAP4 connections) in the remote office as opposed to locating it in the same location as the Exchange server? TIA. John Matteson; Exchange Manager Geac Corporate Infrastructure Systems and Standards (404) 239 - 2981 My toys! My toys! I can't do this job without my toys! _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
