Re: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Design Question

2006-12-06 Thread Al Mulnick
I'm not sure what Brian said or thought, but there was not enough information in your question, Mark. What I mean by that is that if the security strategy is to use the juniper device, then I'm not sure I understand what the point of introducing ISA is in this situation? Just for SMTP? Why? What

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Design Question

2006-12-05 Thread Brian Desmond
Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 6:37 PM > To: ActiveDir.org > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Design Question > > Thanks for the responses so far - I have also bee

Re: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Design Question

2006-12-05 Thread Mark Parris
Thanks for the responses so far - I have also been kicked for not mentioning that there is a Juniper server in the equation to which OWA is published. So OWA goes through the Juniper appliance in another dmz and does not touch the ISA dmz. Still the same responses? Regards, Mark Parris Bas

Re: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Design Question

2006-12-05 Thread Al Mulnick
I would go with option 3 - send and receive directly from your trusted external partner, message labs. The only benefit to having a DMZ based relay is that you don't have to open tcp25 to/from your trusted network to the outside vendor. Not sure there is enough of a risk there to warrant a DMZ a

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Design Question

2006-12-05 Thread Kennedy, Jim
If you use OWA for remote mail access number 1 is the best choice. You then publish your OWA through the ISA server. If your incoming smtp is only from messagelabs and you do not need/use OWA then I would consider skipping to choice three, with nothing out front and only allow port 25 from mes

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Design Question

2006-12-05 Thread Brian Desmond
Mark, In scenario 2 will your SMTP server in the DMZ subnet be part of the Exchange organization? If so the whole DMZ thing isn't really going to get you much if anything. Personally I think DMZs are outdated and not a good model anymore. I would go with option 1. Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL