My only issue with this is that there is no guarantee you will get all the email as there is no way to guarantee the sending servers will keep retrying. That's why I have 2 gateways. One is offsite.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fyodorov, Andrey FTL Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:43 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: config issue I don't think you will lose mail. The senders will keep their messages in their own queues while you are fixing your relay. Once your relay is up, messages will come in. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of April Fleming Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:51 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: config issue Exchange 5.5 Windows NT 4 sp6 � We have a mail relay that sits on our only other server with an external connection which relays mail to our exchange server. � I have recently changed our exchange server to only accept connections from our internal/external subnets.� This reduced most of our spam which turns out was coming directly to our exchange server which is why antispam measures on the relay were not accomplishing much.� Since I have done this, most of our spam is gone, with a little bit slipping through on the relay. � Someone just brought up here that if our relay went down, it used to be that mail could still come through because it would go directly to our exchange server, and that with the changes I have made, our mail would stop. � I do not feel opening the exchange server back to accepting outside connections is the right thing to do.� However, my boss does not want to purchase another machine, and as I said our relay is the only other machine with an outside connection.� � Anyone have any thoughts on the best solution to prevent the loss of email if our relay server were to crash. � Thanks.� � April _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
