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From: mpscom on 22 Apr 2010 13:45
hello,
i have some questions related to sbs 2003.
i would like to host some community websites on sbs 2003 box.
everything is installed like in the licensing agreement (ads, exchange ...).

now my questions:

1. what are the differences between sbs 2003, server 2003 and server 2003
web edition?

2. are there any licensing violations

i can't find any licensing information that would forbid to do so.

any help would be appreciated

From: SteveB on 22 Apr 2010 14:04
SBS 2003 is really the wrong product for hosting public websites so I'm not
sure why you chose that. Are you planning to use the Exchange and other SBS
functionalities for some internal business use as well? If so definitely
don't host public websites on it at all.

"mpscom" <mpscom(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FB85C74E-BD93-450E-8186-D72304A930FC(a)microsoft.com...
> hello,
> i have some questions related to sbs 2003.
> i would like to host some community websites on sbs 2003 box.
> everything is installed like in the licensing agreement (ads, exchange
> ...).
>
> now my questions:
>
> 1. what are the differences between sbs 2003, server 2003 and server 2003
> web edition?
>
> 2. are there any licensing violations
>
> i can't find any licensing information that would forbid to do so.
>
> any help would be appreciated
>


From: Ace Fekay [MVP - Directory Services, MCT] on 22 Apr 2010 14:23
On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:45:01 -0700, mpscom
<mpscom(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>hello,
>i have some questions related to sbs 2003.
>i would like to host some community websites on sbs 2003 box.
>everything is installed like in the licensing agreement (ads, exchange ...).
>
>now my questions:
>
>1. what are the differences between sbs 2003, server 2003 and server 2003
>web edition?
>
>2. are there any licensing violations
>
>i can't find any licensing information that would forbid to do so.
>
>any help would be appreciated

If the only intention for your SBS is to host websites, I would think
it's a pretty expensive webserver if you are not using the other
features.

Windows 2003 Web Edition is what you want.

Besides, allowing public access to your SBS is a security challenge
possibly leading to compromise. The attackers out there have numerous
tools on hand to attack a machine through IIS.

Ace

This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.

Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit among responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution.

Ace Fekay, MVP, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007, MCSE & MCSA 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services

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From: mpscom on 22 Apr 2010 14:54
hello steveb,
thank you for your reply.

but i'm not planing to use exchange and any other features of the sbs.
as i wrote in my post, i installed all the features of the sbs but after that
i simply disabled the not needed services.

for security reasons there is firewall in front of the sbs, only the ports
22, 80 and 443 are enabled.

the simply reason to use the sbs as webserver is the price. for me the sbs
is cheaper than the other servers.

"SteveB" wrote:

> SBS 2003 is really the wrong product for hosting public websites so I'm not
> sure why you chose that. Are you planning to use the Exchange and other SBS
> functionalities for some internal business use as well? If so definitely
> don't host public websites on it at all.
>
> "mpscom" <mpscom(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FB85C74E-BD93-450E-8186-D72304A930FC(a)microsoft.com...
> > hello,
> > i have some questions related to sbs 2003.
> > i would like to host some community websites on sbs 2003 box.
> > everything is installed like in the licensing agreement (ads, exchange
> > ...).
> >
> > now my questions:
> >
> > 1. what are the differences between sbs 2003, server 2003 and server 2003
> > web edition?
> >
> > 2. are there any licensing violations
> >
> > i can't find any licensing information that would forbid to do so.
> >
> > any help would be appreciated
> >
>
>
> .
>
From: mpscom on 22 Apr 2010 15:16
hello ace fekay,
thank you for your reply.

sorry for not clearly describing the reasons for using sbs as web server.

it's simply the price.

@ace fekay
hello ace, you wrote:
> Besides, allowing public access to your SBS is a security challenge
> possibly leading to compromise. The attackers out there have numerous
> tools on hand to attack a machine through IIS.

well, this is right, but what's the difference between an iis on sbs 2003
and an iis on 2003 server web edition? sounds not logical to me...

any other suggestions?



"Ace Fekay [MVP - Directory Services, MCT" wrote:

> On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:45:01 -0700, mpscom
> <mpscom(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >hello,
> >i have some questions related to sbs 2003.
> >i would like to host some community websites on sbs 2003 box.
> >everything is installed like in the licensing agreement (ads, exchange ...).
> >
> >now my questions:
> >
> >1. what are the differences between sbs 2003, server 2003 and server 2003
> >web edition?
> >
> >2. are there any licensing violations
> >
> >i can't find any licensing information that would forbid to do so.
> >
> >any help would be appreciated
>
> If the only intention for your SBS is to host websites, I would think
> it's a pretty expensive webserver if you are not using the other
> features.
>
> Windows 2003 Web Edition is what you want.
>
> Besides, allowing public access to your SBS is a security challenge
> possibly leading to compromise. The attackers out there have numerous
> tools on hand to attack a machine through IIS.
>
> Ace
>
> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.
>
> Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit among responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution.
>
> Ace Fekay, MVP, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007, MCSE & MCSA 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
> Microsoft Certified Trainer
> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>
> If you feel this is an urgent issue and require immediate assistance, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
> .
>
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