Directory Servers
If you administer a large domain with thousands of mail users, you may want to dedicate one or more directory servers. A directory server is dedicated to the provision of directory services such as doing directory lookups. Normally, a user's mail service provides these services. If you can off-load lookup services to a different server, the mail server is free to concentrate on providing mail services. It should therefore be able to accommodate more mail users.
A directory server would typically have copies of the Server Directory Catalog on it and maybe the Mobile Directory Catalog. It would also have a copy of the Directory Assistance database and copies of all secondary Domino directories. In addition to providing lookups ...
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