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7/16/2004

Outlook/Exchange Network Traffic


This is an excellent article:
Control Client Network Traffic

It contains an interesting discussion of the Exchange Provider binding order contained in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Exchange\Exchange Provider\ Rpc_Binding_Order
The article defines them as follows:
Network Protocols for MAPI Clients
Registry protocolMeaning
ncalrpcLocal RPC calls (client and server on the same system).
ncacn_ip_tpcTCP/IP transmitted over Winsock. The client locates the server using DNS, a local hosts files, or a raw IP address, but not NetBIOS.
ncacn_spxNovell SPX using the NetWare Bindery to locate the server. NetBIOS is not used.
ncacn_spNamed pipes. The client locates the server using a NetBIOS computer name, WINS, or LMHOSTS.
netbiosThe default NetBIOS protocol.
ncacn_vns_sppBanyan VINES.


And recommends removing the bindings that you do not use. e.g. vines, novell....


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