Re: OWA 2K to multiple servers/single domain

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From: Chris Scharff [MVP] (puevf_fpuness_at_znvy-erfbheprf.pbz)
Date: 08/20/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 21:20:22 -0500

In the last exciting episode, "bielot@sbcglobal.net"
<jbielot@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>Are you saying that with the massive changes between Exchange 5.5 & 2K,
>that in order to enable OWA and allow access to *both* servers, that I'd
>need to get more hardware, write MS another check (as if Bill & company
>don't have enough cash already), and setup a FE/BE type enviornment when
>that wasn't necessary with Exchange 5.5?
Yes.

>Doesn't it still do an AD lookup
>to find the mailbox?

Yes.

>Can you point me to an 'official' MS document
>somewhere that explains this?

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2000/library/frontbak.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=AFAD8426-572E-40F8-99DA-EB7198F374C4&displaylang=en
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2000/library/efessghs.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2000/deploy/upgrademigrate/series/deploymentguide/d_08_tt1.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/mailexch/opsguide/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2000/maintain/e2kfront.mspx

>Management is not going to be happy.

I can imagine. 

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