The Edge Transport server role is deployed in the perimeter network and is not a domain member. The Edge Transport server does not have access to Active Directory and uses Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) to store schema and configuration information. You can create an Edge Subscription to subscribe the Edge Transport server to an Active Directory site. The Hub Transport servers in that Active Directory site use the Microsoft Exchange EdgeSync service to synchronize Active Directory data to ADAM. We recommend that you create an Edge Subscription for each Edge Transport server. This process will automatically provision the Send connectors that are required for end-to-end mail flow. You must create an Edge Subscription if you will be using the recipient lookup or safe list aggregation anti-spam features.
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