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That's what I thought.<br />
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Thanks folks.
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I was told by either Sonicwall or Microsoft that if you have a hardware-to-hardware VPN between sites, that WINS is needed in resolving names. &nbsp;Therefore I have always ensured that I had WINS servers for these types of environments. &nbsp;Was this incorrect?
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I was told by either Sonicwall or Microsoft that if you have a hardware-to-hardware VPN between sites, that WINS is needed in resolving names.  Therefore I have always ensured that I had WINS servers for these types of environments.  Was this incorrect?

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Hello fellow Experts.<br />
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I have long heard that Exchange 2000 and 2003 relied on WINS for various features, so I kept WINS around. &nbsp;Now that I have transitioned to Exchange 2007, which no longer needs WINS, is there any reason why I would want to keep WINS around?<br />
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Are there any other applications that I might need it for? &nbsp;We're a pretty basic MS shop, with the exception of Symantec Corporate AV and VMware...<br />
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Thanks!<br />
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Ryan
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Hello fellow Experts.

I have long heard that Exchange 2000 and 2003 relied on WINS for various features, so I kept WINS around.  Now that I have transitioned to Exchange 2007, which no longer needs WINS, is there any reason why I would want to keep WINS around?

Are there any other applications that I might need it for?  We're a pretty basic MS shop, with the exception of Symantec Corporate AV and VMware...

Thanks!

Ryan

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