Thanks for the reply, I don't believe so but I will check. Why would this cause the problem by the way?
Regards Leo > is your brighehead set as smart host? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Leo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 14 June, 2002 1:46 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Alternate recipients - strange routing > > > A real strange one.... > > We have joined an exchange 5.5 org and added two exchange 2000 > bridgehead > servers (one with a routing group connector and the other with an smtp > connector) and a mailbox server to the 5.5 site. > > The exchange 5.5 servers are send emails to the exchange 2000 server > even > though it has delivered the email itself anyway! > > Let me explain... > > The exchange 5.5 server has several mailboxes that have an alternate > recipients listed in the delivery options tab and the tick box is > selected > 'deliver to local mailbox also'. The alternate recipient is a custom > recipient with an external email address. > > For example: > Mailbox - "John Brown" - [EMAIL PROTECTED], alternate recipient > "JB" > Custom recipient - "JB" - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When a user mails John Brown the messages get delivered to him locally > at > domain A and externally to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Since the addition of the exchange 2000 servers the exchange 5.5 server > does the same as above but then also tries to send this message to the > E2k > bridgehead server. The bridgehead server responds with an NDR (user not > know) to the sender ? This is confusing the hell out of me and the > senders > who keep resending messages. > > This only happens to the users with "alternate recipient" set. > > Has anyone seen this before? > > Regards > Leo > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
