Users = mailboxes or smtp objects?
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Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:50 PM
I have 430 mailboxes on my Exchange server. I did the dirsynch to FOPE and 523 "users" show up. 100ish of these are distribution lists or mail enabled contacts. I thought the Forefront gateway worked with dirsynch to make sure only mailbox objects got created as users?
I have 350 FOPE users gratis in my EA and I know I have to add more to cover my 80 or so overage. I certainly don't want to pay for the extras. Postini does not charge me for distributions lists - and they shouldn't, since the list really just points to already existing mailboxes.
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Monday, July 09, 2012 12:06 AM
It is always recommended that if we wanna use filtering for those accounts we need to purchase adequate amount of licences....
users added to be provisioned with filtering services by FOPE = Number of licences availed for that Company
- Edited by Resolver1988 Thursday, July 19, 2012 12:52 AM
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Monday, July 09, 2012 1:33 AM
Pradeep please reread my question.
A distribution list is not a user. My 5 emails addressed are not 5 users. I am one user. FOPE console says my 5 email address are the same as 5 users. Postini understands the concept of aliases. I would think Microsoft does as well and that it is only your misinterpretation of my question. My Exchange server has 439 mailboxes I need to be licensed for that number, not the 523.
PS FOPE does not rock. The 350 free licenses I were given under EA mean its worth around what I pay for it (zero dollars). Postini caught much more and the interface for users was much superior. The cost savings alone justify FOPE for my organization, but I would never advise it over Postini.
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Tuesday, September 04, 2012 8:03 PMI was told by the MS field engineer to only count valid email mailboxes and not to worry about distribution groups etc.
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