No you don't. The SMTP service that you run on the FE requires you to run the IS service. The FE does not contain any specific mailboxes. /Gill > -----Original Message----- > From: Raji Arulambalam [mailto:RajiA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 10:23 AM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] Front-End server question > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > I have got a FE Exchange server that used to host mailboxes > and public stores, that were moved to a BE server. All > replicas have been removed from the FE server. > The front end server will be accepting smtp mail from the internet. > According to the docs on Configuring a FE server,(page 60 > Exchange Server 2003 Front-End and Back-End Topology) this > only needs one store, and if I create a mailbox store it > requires a public store as well. Do I point this to the BE > servers public store? > > Using Exchange servers 2003 SP1. > > RajiA > > To donate funds to the Mayoral Relief Fund for people > affected by the floods in the Bay of Plenty: > Make a donation at any branch of the National Bank or Bank of > New Zealand Go to www.tauranga.govt.nz/MayoralReliefFund to > get the account number for internet transactions or Phone > 0900 77788 to make a $20.00 donation on your phone bill. > ********************************************************** > > Email disclaimer: This email and any attachments are > confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, do not > copy, disclose or use the contents in any way. If you receive > this message in error, please let us know by return email and > then destroy the message. Environment Bay of Plenty is not > responsible for any changes made to this message and/or any > attachments after sending. > ****************************************************** > This e-mail has been checked for viruses and no viruses were detected. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org > Windows Security Resource Site: > http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: > http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: > http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org > Discussion List as: ssgill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To > unsubscribe visit > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx