Thanks for that update. That's a change, but you are correct. Therefore, your internet facing webservers should all be running Web Edition, is the message I read.
Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 10:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Client licenses for web apps (was: AD in the DMZ) On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Michael B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Obviously, you haven't yet thought about licensing. > Why not use application authentication instead of a/d authentication? The way I read the Microsoft licensing documentation, it doesn't matter how you authenticate the user. You need a client license (CAL or ECL) any time you individually identified a person. So even if you're running Apache and phpBB, you need a client license for every phpBB user account. The exception being if you're using Web Server Edition. Reference: "[You need a client license unless] access to the instances of server software is only through the Internet without being authenticated or otherwise individually identified by the server software or **through any other means**." (Emphasis mine.) http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/client-licensing.aspx -- Ben ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
