Re: Mutilple domain names on SBS

From: root (postmaster_at_buchanangc.com)
Date: 06/30/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 17:12:57 -0700

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:22b6b01c45e23$873af1f0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> OK so how far do you take that? So maybe the SBS machine
> shoudn't have internet at all? So there goes your remote
> connections and OWA because those ports might not be safe
> tomorrow either? Using it as a web proxy/gateway isn't
> safe either becuase it requires the SBS machine to have a
> NIC with internet connectivity.

Exactly, what's been said here is just plain hooey! The claims in
subsequent posts in this thread make MS's SBS marketing efforts and claims
and the inclusion of ISA in Premium sound like fraud. It's NOT!

> >-----Original Message-----
> >just because something is possible doesn't mean it's a
> good idea.
> >
> >By hosting websites on the SBS you open the server to
> attack on port 80.
> >Though port 80 can currently be safely opened will this
> be true tomorrow?
> >
> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:2335501c45e1f$72d67170$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Public webhosting is not recommnded? You mean hosting
> >> websites in general or offering hosting of others
> >> websites thus having to allow them access to the server
> >> so they can admin/update their site? I thought one of
> >> the "features" of SBS was that it allowed you to host
> >> your company website/s?
> >>
> >> Bill
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >You can host as many domains for web and/or email as
> you
> >> want. What you
> >> >can't do is have more than 1 AD (internal) domain.
> >> >
> >> >Having said that-> Remember that public webhosting on
> a
> >> SBS box is not
> >> >recommended (for security issues).
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Javier [SBS MVP]
> >> >
> >> ><< SBS ROCKS!!! >>
> >> >
> >> >"Bill" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> >news:22a3c01c45e14$532afea0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >>I have looked and haven't found this info anywhere.
> Does
> >> >> SBS allow you to host multiple FQDNs for websites
> and
> >> >> email or is it locked to just one domain name. We
> have
> >> >> several domain names that we use for our business.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks for any information.
> >> >>
> >> >> Bill
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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