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Front-End and Back-End Server Topology Guide for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server

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  • Language: English

This guide discusses Exchange Server front-end and back-end server architecture and topology.

  • Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003 and Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server support using a server architecture that distributes server tasks among front-end and back-end servers. In this architecture, a front-end server accepts requests from clients and passes them to the appropriate back-end server for processing. This guide discusses how Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server support the front-end and back-end server architecture. This guide also describes several front-end and back-end scenarios and provides recommendations for configuration.

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Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

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