Re: FrontEnd/BackEnd Vs ISA (reverse proxy)
From: FE (frederic_at_esnouf.net)
Date: 04/01/04
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 11:11:44 +0200
Jim,
Thanks for your feedback.
I am a little bit confused (I am not an expert on FE/BE architectures).
I read this document :Using Microsoft Exchange 2000 Front-End Servers.pdf
(Found on Microsoft Web Site).
I read a section called "Supporting HTTP (OWA)" and they say : "For HTTP
requests, the FE always contact the BE over TCP 80, regardless of whether
the client contacted the FE through port 80 or 443".
According to this, I assumed that with Exchange 2003, I would have a problem
to use GZIP compressions and web page authentication (as far as I know I can
only have this in HTTPS) because the BE will see an HTTP request.
I a bit confused, because you say that FE/BE is DCOM ...
If you can give me a little bit more info, that would be great.
Thanks.
fe
"Jim Harrison [MSFT]" <jmharr@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I hate to disappoint you, but there is no enforced relationship between
HTTPS and GZIP compression.
> Exch FE/BE communications are DCOM.
>
> --
> Jim Harrison [ISASE]
> Read the help, books and articles!
>
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> "FE" <frederic@esnouf.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Thanks to all for these info.
>
> First, I checked the whitepaper about ISA and Exchange 2003. It explains
how
> to implement it, but ... it assumes (figure1) that the FE and the BE are
on
> the same LAN which is not what I will have to do.
>
> My research are not between the Client/ISA/FE ... It is more between the
FE
> and the BE servers.
>
> Since the BE are Windows 2003, and because I will have a poor bandwidth
> between FE and BE, I must use HTTPS to be able to use compression (GZIP)
and
> web page authentication.
>
> So my question is :
> * How the BE and the FE discuss ? HTTP or HTTPS ? Can I force HTTPS
> between them ?
>
> If I cannot force HTTPS for FE/BE communication, I will not be able to use
> GZIP... which is bad.
>
> I you can advise me ...
>
> Thanks to all again.
>
> FE
>
>
>
> "FE" <frederic@esnouf.net> wrote in message
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> > Hi,
> >
> > I need to implement Exchange 2003 on several sites (1 org). I have one
> main
> > site (with the internet connection) and a few remote site with a very a
> poor
> > connection (1 E2003 per site, and 1 local DC/GC).
> >
> > The customer want OWA ... for all the users (from the internet not for
> > internal use)
> >
> > I have in DMZ an ISA Server used for reverse proxy.
> >
> > I must use HTTPS so I will be able to use GZIP (and the web page for
> > authentication)... and so compress the data transfered from the remote
> sites
> > (poor link) to the remote user (connected somewhere on the internet).
> >
> >
> > I have 2 options :
> > 1) use ISA as a revers proxy, and use 1 URL per remote server
> > (site1.owa.company.com, poorsite1.owa.company.com, ...)
> > 2) install a FrontEnd on the main site.
> >
> > Question 1 : If I use a frontend server, how will be the dialog between
> the
> > FE and the remote BE server (with a URL such as
> > https://poorsite1.owa.company.com/exchange) ? HTTPS or HTTP ? If I check
> the
> > documentation about Exchange 2000 (even if I use E2003), they say that
the
> > dialog is HTTP between the FE and the BE. If the dialog is HTTP I cannot
> use
> > GZIP which is not good.
> >
> > Question 2 : what is the best in a performance point of view ? User a
> > FrontEnd or user ISA as a revers proxy ?
> >
> > Thanks for your advices.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > FE
> >
> >
>
>
>
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