> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pennell, Ronald B. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 10:42 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: Front-end Servers
> 
> Questions:
> 
> 1.  Front-End servers are only used for OWA access to mailbox servers
> (back-end)?

No. They support POP3 and IMAP protocol proxying as well and can be used as
SMTP gateways.

> 2.  Back-end servers handle the Inbound/Outbound mail traffic for
> Internal/External email?

They can.

> 3.  Front-End servers do not handle Inbound/Outbound traffic?

They can handle SMTP traffic I believe.

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