Re: Securing Exchange Server

I would put your Exchange Server behind your Firewall unless its an Exchange
2007 Edge Server. No need for FE Server in your setup unless there is
something you have not mentioned in this setup. Port forward SMTP and HTTPS
to your Exchange Server.

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John Oliver, Jr
MCSE, MCT, CCNA
Exchange MVP 2008
Microsoft Certified Partner


"Tom Bombadil" <Genius_Poster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BB720DF5-A07E-4C90-B41A-DA8EF5AFACF2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello,

We are a small company and we are looking to implement Exchange as our
main messaging system.

I wanted to ask for your suggestions as to the best method of securing the
Exchange. We have a Watchguard firewall with an embeded DMZ. Is the
front-end server the only way to go? Are there any appliances that do the
job of a front-end server, without the risk of it being hacked or brought
down?

I'm a little weary of opening the firewall ports from past experience. I
had previously forwarded ports to FTP and VPN servers, and they always got
hacked or had rootkits dropped in. I cannot take that chance with the
Exchange.

Thank you for your input.


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