Exchange 2000 Front-End Server and SMTP Gateway Hardware Scalability Guide

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Published: November 1, 2000

By Exchange User Education

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This document provides hardware recommendations for Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server front-end servers and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) gateways (also known as hubs). The recommendations in this document can help you build a highly scalable and reliable messaging system, customized to the needs of your organization.

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Authors: Exchange User Education

Publication Date: November 2000

Number of Pages: 38

Table of Contents

Introduction

This section describes the goals and scope of this White Paper.

POP3

This section discusses the recommendations and testing of POP3 Front-End Servers.

Outlook Web Access

This section discusses the recommendations and testing of Outlook Web Access Front-End Servers.

IMAP4

This section discusses the recommendations and testing of IMAP4 Front-End Servers.

SMTP Gateway Scalability

This section discusses the recommendations and testing of SMTP Gateway Front-End Servers.

Front-End Licensing Guide

This section provides information on licensing options when deploying Front-End Servers.

Appendix

The appendix includes additional detailed information about concepts and Exchange Stress and Performance (ESP) tool scripts.