The DMZ's not dead

When the "Exchange Ranger" came for a visit at a client site, his advice set the ball rolling for a much-needed upgrade from Exchange Server 2000. But when it came time to plan out the details, the network guys balked. Buried in the proposal was a recommendation to open a wide swath of internal firewall ports between e-mail services and the message store, essentially collapsing the inner network security barriers. The consultant's explanation? "The DMZ is dead."

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