Re: SBS 2003 CAL Licensing Question

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From: Henry Craven (IUnknown_at_Dot.Nyet)
Date: 07/19/04


Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 15:44:48 +1000

No.
They wouldn't count as a "User Device" and so won't consume CALs.

-- 
Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
    Melbourne Australia
"Craig Knauer" <craig@computerhero.com> wrote in message
news:u3tGw6TbEHA.1764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> We have a Window Small Business Server 2003 with 10 CALs.  We are
replacing
> all of our old PCs with new Windows XP machines.
>
> If I use a few of the old PCs as print servers, will these print
servers
> count against our number of CALs?  They will not be used by anyone as
a
> workstation, they will just sit next to printers and act as print
servers.
>
> Thanks in advance for your responses.
>
> Craig Knauer


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