Re: OWA 2K to multiple servers/single domain

From: John (jbielot_at_nospam.algonquin-industries.com)
Date: 08/20/04 

Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:16:45 -0400

Thanks Chris. In my case, the # of users who currently need OWA access to
the 2nd server is in the single digits... hence the great reluctance to
purchase another server, another license for Win2K server, and another
Exch2K license.

One user is 90+% remote all the time, so I'll probably just move his mailbox
back to the master server, then it will work for him. It will just be a
little slower if he happens to be at the site where the 2nd server is since
he'll be opening is mail across the WAN. Outlook is smart enough to do the
AD lookup and open the mailbox on the appropriate server.

Is there a way to setup a users mailbox so that it exists on both servers?
Since one server has to be the home server, that would be the 'master', but
can I then replicate that users mailbox to the 2nd server? That would
introduce a delay with mail delivery, but solve the problem since the
mailbox would exist on the master server.

John

"Chris Scharff [MVP]" <puevf_fpuness@znvy-erfbheprf.pbz> wrote in message
news:rhnai05704emn2h3ri35akvff4kadr57sb@4ax.com...
> 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.
>
> --
> Chris Scharff
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>
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