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I am looking to purchase an exchange server. I want to make sure it has all the capabilities that I need. I have one corporate headquarters, and ten branch offices. Can I use one exchange server at the corporate headquarters, and have the branch offices also use that server for thier e-mail server via outlook. If so what type of line do I need, do I need a static IP address and what type of cost am I loooking at. I currently have 60 employees using a pop3 email server hosted by an outside company. Is exchange the best way to go?
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I've got a 30 some user network using outside hosted email that we are moving to E2k3, The justification in our case is that the email server is hosted in colorado, we have one office in the US ( a non-tech users) and most of our office are in asia and japan. This means making updates requires an email and up to 48 hour turnaround time. This can get very inconvenient for problems like users locked out of their boxes. But that inconvenice is larger than the inconvenience of running a server in house. We already have a VPN based infrastruture, so there was no additional cost for that.
Like Blister said, it's an issue of weighing your needs. There is much more involved than just buying the server and setting it up. So think carefuly before you jump in. Also, in comment to Blister's statement about OWA's interface, it's is an incredible leap from the older OWA sights, though I'd hessitate to say it's just as good as outlook on the desktop. I will say it's about hte closest I've ever seen a web app come to matching a desktop client though.
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Like Blister said, it's an issue of weighing your needs. There is much more involved than just buying the server and setting it up. So think carefuly before you jump in. Also, in comment to Blister's statement about OWA's interface, it's is an incredible leap from the older OWA sights, though I'd hessitate to say it's just as good as outlook on the desktop. I will say it's about hte closest I've ever seen a web app come to matching a desktop client though.
--Serp
I'd say that Blister and I pretty wellcovered the gentleman's question. Unless anyone else disagrees, I think I did the bulk of the answering, with a nice backup form Blister so should probably split the points 400:100 between myself and blister.
--Serp
--Serp
no problem with exchange, yes you need a static ip unless you want to continually have to change the address on disconnect. at least a dsl
hope that this helps