RE: Relocation of SMTP Service to a UNIX box

  • From: "John Tolmachoff \(Lists\)" <johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'[ExchangeList]'" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 02:52:05 -0800

1. Yes, you can still use Exchange. It is called using a front end or
gateway.
2. Why on earth would you want an e-mail server (any e-mail server) outside
the protection of a firewall?

John Tolmachoff
Engineer/Consultant/Owner
eServices For You


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fush Grubber [mailto:fgrubber@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 2:43 AM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] Relocation of SMTP Service to a UNIX box
> 
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> 
> Hi all,
> 
> i run a network of about 1000 clients, i have a win2k server with exch 2k
> sp4, we also have a pix firewall to ward off unwanted traffic.
> 
> Now the business requires us to move the smtp service from the exchange
box
> to a unix box infront of the firewall, hence all mails sent by clients
> destined for a domain outside is forwarded to the unix box and all mails
> from outside will be sent to the unix box and the unix box will forward
the
> mails to the exchange server which sits behind the firewall.
> 
> Please can i use exchange to do this and if yes how can i achieve this
with
> exchange?
> 
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