Hey Patrick.
>>Your mail system could not find a way to successfully
communicate with the destination system. Please notify your
administrator.
This error seems to be a generic one, where the SMTP conversation between
Exchange2000 and the other server doesn't allow message delivery, but also
doesn't clearly define why. The reasons include the standard mailbox over
quote and message larger than allowable limit. If you boost SMTP logging,
you might get a better idea as to the reason. I think there are some
server-to-server issues there.
>>Do I need both of these to send/receive emails
That depends. The SMTP Connector is used to connect to other SMTP hosts,
whether internal or external. It is like the old IMS on Exchange5.5. You
actually don't *need* an SMTP connector to send/receive mail. The virtual
server will do that. The SMTP Connector is more for pointing to a
bridgehead or smarthost. My personal choice in Native mode for a small
company is to just configure the SMTP virtual server.
The virtual server provides information about your domain and replies to
SMTP conversations. Most companies would only need a single SMTP Virtual
Server; however, those hosting multiple domains with MX records pointing
each to different IP addresses, then multiple SMTP Virtual Servers would be
in order.
Reference:
When to Create SMTP Connectors in Exchange 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q294/7/36.ASP
William Lefkovics, WLKMMAS, MCSE, A+
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Rouse
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Sent: 8/22/01 4:42 PM
Subject: Still a bit fuzzy
Single Exchange 2000 Server, behind firewall, connected via DSL, AD DNS,
ISP has the Public DNS.
I'm still a bit fuzzy on the way that Exchange 2000 uses SMTP to
send/receive messages. I get more than a few of these per day and it
doesn't seem normal, because a lot come from well known domain names,
i.e.
hotmail.com...
Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.
Subject: RE: updates
Sent: 8/22/2001 3:03 PM
The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
'[EMAIL PROTECTED]' on 8/22/2001 3:03 PM
Your mail system could not find a way to successfully
communicate with the destination system. Please notify your
administrator.
<mail.ocasf.org #5.5.0>
I have:
Administrative Groups, Servers, Server Name, Protocols, SMTP, Default
SMTP
Virtual Server.
Also:
Routing Groups, Site Name, Connectors, SMTP Connector.
Do I need both of these to send/receive emails, or is one left over from
Exchange 5.5? Confused or just a long day... Thanks.
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