Securing by Functional Roles of the Server

Exchange Server 2003 servers can participate in various responsibilities in a given messaging environment. Some of these responsibilities may be intertwined due to budget constraints, business requirements, or technical justifications. No matter how the roles and responsibilities play out in the environment, it's important to secure them appropriately based on the roles of the server.

Some examples of the functional roles that Exchange Server 2003 servers can have within the messaging environment include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Front-end Servers Front-end servers relay client requests to back-end servers and should not host information stores.

  • Connector and Relay Servers Connector or ...

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