Author: Steve Thomas Date: To: SpamTalk CC: Kevin Reed, exim-users Subject: Re: [Exim] OT - Why you should not put Exchange on the Internet.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 03:43:16PM -0600, SpamTalk is rumored to have said: >
> > use the web client
> NO! NO! NO!
>
> OWA (Outlook Web Access) is NOT designed to provide internet access to
> exchange servers. It was designed to allow a large enterprise (hence why it
> ...
There you have it - keep Exchange off the 'net. :)
> If you must provide internet access to exchange, use terminal services or
> IPSEC/VPN tunnels to create a virtual connection to the LAN, even then you
> need to install group policies to require AV and other security requirements
> the machine making the VPN connection so it does not bring a virus in behind
> the firewall.
Good advice, and a good (potential) solution for those who absolutely MUST use Exchange.
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