RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange SMTP gateway

[Coleman, Hunter]

Title: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange SMTP gateway

Setting up an SMTP connector gives you some extra flexibility that you don't get by simply forwarding via smarthost. Things like per-domain routing, different external message size limits (compared to internal message size limits), preventing certain users from sending external mail. These may not make a difference for you, depending on your users and environment.

 

Hunter

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From: Douglas M. Long [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:17 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange SMTP gateway

Is this method recommended over what i proposed? What is the difference between the two? Just want to better understand. Thanks!!

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Coleman, Hunter
Sent: Mon 10/25/2004 11:24 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange SMTP gateway

Install an SMTP connector on your frontend server. Go down under your
Administrative Group, Routing Groups, <group name>, Connectors.
Right-click, New, SMTP Connector.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;265293&Product=e
xch2k for some basic information

Hunter

-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas M. Long [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 9:18 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange SMTP gateway

I have the following Exchange 2003 Setup:

Back-end server backend1.domain.com
Back-end server backend2.domain.com
Front-end server        frontend.domain.com

I would like to make sure that all machines send messages though the
front-end server (default sends messages through the server the mailbox
resides on if using a MAPI client, which is the back-end server). Unless
I misunderstand what I am reading, I would just have to do the following
to do so:
       
        Enter frontend.domain.com in the "smarthost" field under
\Delivery\Advanced options of the SMTP virtual servers on backend1 and
backend2.

This sounds too simply, so I thought I would pass it by everyone here
before doing anything. Is this the correct way of doing so? Are there
any other tasks I should perform?
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