I want my user to be able to access my mail server from the internet using web access. But however i dont want to compromise on my server security by putting my server directly on the internet ip zone. I want to keep my server in an internal ip zone( private ip) and allow my web user to access their mail using a interface on a web server which has a public ip and is accessible via the internet.
I know that reverse proxy is one such option but i would like to know if lotus has any such option.
Any help will be highly appreciated and thanx in advance.
I replicate the mail databases of people requiring Web Access to their mail. This may or may not be a solution depending on the number of people requiring internet mail.
Expensive route - you could look at load balancers or content switches (Cisco) and place them in front of your mail servers.
Reverse proxies are another possiblity. I know little about them but I’m sure that they come in commercial and do-it yourself varieties.
You could also get away with just opening port 80 and 443 and NAT an external address to your internal address for your servers. As long as your server OS is reasonable patched and you prohibit directory browsing on the Domino HTTP task, you should be ok.