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Don't see that one happening. Exchange is too tightly coupled with Active Directory and IIS.
by sauere 11y ago
Don't see that one happening. Exchange is too tightly coupled with Active Directory and IIS.
- EvanAnderson 11y agoI don't think Exchange uses any interface other than LDAP to hit Active Directory, so I'd think there's at least a fighting chance that the AD requirement could be satisfied by other LDAP servers. I can't speak to the IIS integration anymore-- I quit following that at a low level back in the Exchange '03 timeframe. I would suspect there's a clear line between IIS and Exchange, however, that could be used to facilitate an adapter layer for a flexible HTTP(S) server like nginx. The SMTP, POP, and IMAP services, though, would probably involve a lot of re-implementation.
- lukeh 11y agoLast time I checked it also uses a lot of RPC protocols, e.g. NSPI.