Migrate 5.5 to 2003 - but server is in its own child domain.

joe_at_co.franklin.wa.us
Date: 09/07/04


Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 15:23:27 -0700

This is a Microsoft AD best practice. The previous person
setup a resource domain to help protect the remainder of
the AD forest in the event the exchange server was
compromised by a hacker.

Sounds like a good idea to me.

Joe

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello all -
>
>I am a new IT guy for a government agency that has an
exchange org that I
>don't understand.
>
>Background:
>We support 6 different agencies that all have their own
domains, yet use our
>exchange server for email
>abc@co.xxx.wa.us , however the exchange server is in a
child domain of one
>of the domains. In my short 4 yr career, I have never
seen this. Is there
>any benefit of having the exchange server in it's own
domain, much less a
>child domain?
>
>I am having a discussion with my co-worker who has been
here for 10 yrs, yet
>doesn't remember why it was setup this way. I want to
build a new server
>into what will become the root domain, (we'll be
consolidating 3 of the 6
>domains).
>
>What am I missing here?
>
>Thx for the help
>
>Rick
>
>
>.
>



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