
378 5.4 Network Optimization for Exchange 2003
or more GC servers for resolving user addresses and for determining the
user’s home server, represented as a combination of a server name, a storage
group name, and a database name.
I attempted to deploy an Exchange 2003 server with WAN connectivity
to GCs inside HP’s network, and the result was pitiful. Any network glitch
or unavailability of the GC could result in messages not being able to be
delivered and client computers unable to resolve their mailbox locations
and/or to resolve names and browse from the Global Address List that was
provided by the GCs. With the introduction of Outlook 2003 in cached ...