Active directory setup

[JamesMack]

I have two DCs recently upgraded to W2k. My website is XXXX.com and it is hosted externally.
My question is: should I name my internal domain XXXX.com or local.XXXX.com (for example)?
I understand how to resolve externally using forwarders, my query is centred around how naming will affect email addresses when I migrate to Exchange 2k. Currently all addresses take the form john.smith@XXXX.com and I would obviously want to retain this internally as well as externally.
I understand that there are security implications in sharing an internal and external namespace.

Any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

[ricpinto]

Ok your internal name should be XXXX.local and your DMZ is xxxx.com. It will not affect when you migrate to Exchange 2k, that's just a matter of config.

I think you take a peek to GIA's site, you'll know what you gonna do afterwards

http://www.almondeyes.net.