GC Question

From: "Felix" <jfkind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 21:38:50 -0600

We have 4 different sites and each site has 2 DCs. Each DC is configured
with GC. Most of the sites have few hundred users. Is it good practice to
have GCs enabled on these sites? I know what I have read in my previous
articles is that, its good to have GC in remote sites with few hundred users
if there is Exchange and all those things. But, we have the Exchange server
in our main site.

Just wanted to know your suggestions, so that I make the correct decision
and if needed could disable the GC on those remote sites.

thanks in advance.

.

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