On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:44:53 -0500, Andrew English <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Problem number 1.. Exchange should never be installed on the DC, it should > only be installed on a standalone server which is joined to the DC like you > join your workstations to the DC, which means you never run DCPROMO. The > Exchange analyzer will give you some more hints why you never install > Exchange on a DC. This best practice is generally true for all Exchange envrionments except for small businesses, specifically the Small Business Server from Microsoft. > Problem number 2.. You NEVER install ISA SERVER on your DC, or EXCHANGE > SERVER box. With ISA 2004 installed I know that ISA blocks off all sharing > traffic from the rest of the network. Thus you can't setup user share points > etc, and would you want some user to have access to your firewall network in > the company? Same as above. ...D