Chapter 7. Directories and Policies

In this chapter, you will learn the following:

• How to integrate ESA with LDAP directories, including Microsoft Active Directory

• How to create and use LDAP server profiles and basic and advanced LDAP queries

• How to create incoming and outgoing mail policies and tie those policies to directory information

Directory Integration

Email systems have a close relationship with other services in the network. Most prominent among these is Domain Name System (DNS), because of the dependency of Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) on DNS. In most organizations today, however, directory services provided through Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) are critical to email environments. In addition to providing ...

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