Re: several startup questions

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From: Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] (admin_at_nospam.WFTX.US)
Date: 09/23/04 

Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 01:01:44 -0500

In news:%23yWKXePoEHA.2864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
frank <frank673@hotmail.com> commented
Then Kevin replied below:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to configure a server to host a website and
> have a couple of questions. Does the server have to be a
> domain controler?
No

If so can it be a secondary DC? The
> website domain name is casadelperno.com Must the domain
> name in Active Directory match the website domain. For
> example I would call the server myserver.casadelperno.com
> I found the knowledge base article 315982. If the server
> is not configured with the same domain name, I suppose
> this article would explain it all, right? Thank you for
> your help.

You don't need a Domain Controller to host a website, I wouldn't recommend
using a DC for a Web server either, and if you did create an Active
Directory domain I wouldn't recommend using the public domain name for the
AD domain name. This final point causes an Administrative Pain in the ***. 

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Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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