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Oh - one other thing, if this is because you're hardware constrained then stick a free hypervisor on it:<br />
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VMware, Citrix and Microsoft all do free versions.<br />
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That way you could have a new domain controller, and a mail hygiene solution of Edge Transport or alternative.
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Oh - one other thing, if this is because you're hardware constrained then stick a free hypervisor on it:

VMware, Citrix and Microsoft all do free versions.

That way you could have a new domain controller, and a mail hygiene solution of Edge Transport or alternative.

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I'm curious to know if there are any major risks involved in having a exchange 2010 server (win2k8r2) on a internet facing server, and running dcpromo on it so that AD objects are replicated on it. &nbsp;It wouldn't be used as a secondary domain controller, but I do like being able to create a user within the exchange management console, and have the user created automatically on the DC.<br />
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In any case, my question and concern is: &nbsp; Is it safe to run DCpromo on a member server that is facing the internet, but only on ports related to (HTTPS/HTTP/SMTP/secureIMA<wbr />P/POP3S)?<br />
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If there are any good articles, blogs, or sites, please feel free to share. I would appreciate it.
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I'm curious to know if there are any major risks involved in having a exchange 2010 server (win2k8r2) on a internet facing server, and running dcpromo on it so that AD objects are replicated on it.  It wouldn't be used as a secondary domain controller, but I do like being able to create a user within the exchange management console, and have the user created automatically on the DC.

In any case, my question and concern is:   Is it safe to run DCpromo on a member server that is facing the internet, but only on ports related to (HTTPS/HTTP/SMTP/secureIMAP/POP3S)?

If there are any good articles, blogs, or sites, please feel free to share. I would appreciate it.

Exchange 2010, and ADS on internet facing server.

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