General server network question

The company I work for has an internal network built mostly on peer to peer
windows xp(pro), 98SE, and 2000 machines.(found one running windows 95, it
now resides in the dumpster) The main intensive applications run on a NT
server bridged to a UNIX platform that operates as database records server.
The bridge allows all the other machines to access the data and images from
the unix machine.( Hope that the system is XML capable)

There is also a mail server located in another building. All the machines
have internet access via the mail server.

Several empoyees have their own computer while a group of 28 share 4
computers. This makes accessing mail very difficult as the systems are
shared and everyone has access to each others mail when using outlook
express on the shared machines.

My query is if I install a SBS running windows 2003 with Sharepoint services
for an internal network to facilitate coloberation. (ignoring the unix
bridge and its issues)

1. Will the SBS server be able to access the Mail server for each of the
employees via a web browser or similar method to provide security/privacy?

2. Will the SBS server be able to be accessed from ourtside the facility to
provide extended access and information sharing for the employees? or remote
access needs?

3. Any suggestions other than ripping thje whole thiong out by its roots and
starting over?

yes, if you setup sbs as RRA and NAT.

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"rlampky" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The company I work for has an internal network built mostly on peer to
> peer
> windows xp(pro), 98SE, and 2000 machines.(found one running windows 95, it
> now resides in the dumpster) The main intensive applications run on a NT
> server bridged to a UNIX platform that operates as database records
> server.
> The bridge allows all the other machines to access the data and images
> from
> the unix machine.( Hope that the system is XML capable)
>
> There is also a mail server located in another building. All the machines
> have internet access via the mail server.
>
> Several empoyees have their own computer while a group of 28 share 4
> computers. This makes accessing mail very difficult as the systems are
> shared and everyone has access to each others mail when using outlook
> express on the shared machines.
>
> My query is if I install a SBS running windows 2003 with Sharepoint
> services
> for an internal network to facilitate coloberation. (ignoring the unix
> bridge and its issues)
>
> 1. Will the SBS server be able to access the Mail server for each of the
> employees via a web browser or similar method to provide security/privacy?
>
> 2. Will the SBS server be able to be accessed from ourtside the facility
> to
> provide extended access and information sharing for the employees? or
> remote
> access needs?
>
> 3. Any suggestions other than ripping thje whole thiong out by its roots
> and
> starting over?
>
>