Is ISA Server sufficient ?

From: Craig HB (craighb_at_bigfoot.com)
Date: 04/20/04 

Date: 20 Apr 2004 10:25:19 -0700

I am going to be hosting a commercial website on a dedicated server
that going to be maintained by a hosting company. The website will
consist of ASP.NET and SQL Server, and the server will be running
Windows 2000 and IIS.

I have the option of using the hosting company's firewall (at an extra
charge) or just using ISA Server.

Is ISA Server sufficient ?
Where can I find out about the risks (if any) of just using ISA Server
?

Thanks,
Craig

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