LAN - Services Highlights
Mail
- 2900 users, 27K msgs/day, notebook volume growing 100% / year
- Ordered new mail gateway
- IMAP server, evaluating clients
- SPAM blocking (1830 blocks, fairly stable)
DHCP
- User relieved of entering IP addr/Gwy/DNS/WINS …
- Support static & dynamic (e.g. roaming laptops)
- Local admins can quickly register machines via form
Notes:
40% increase in number of messages/day in last year
600 POP users, 15 IMAP, 450 VMS, 1800 Unix
New mail gateway is Ultra 2 Enterprise (200MHz) and will handle < 50K msg/hr
IMAP/POP server from UW, Gateway Innosoft PMDF MTA
Purchased Innosoft LDAP server
# Spam block increased by 700% in year, 2.5 get through per day
DHCP requires registration since bringing a machine inside the firewall so
it implies a level of trust. Registration is quick, via a form (few minutes) but
requires NT userid & password.