Ed, If the host is mail.abc.com, then all you need is the HOSTS file entry and set the SMTP Security, Relay, to either, Anyone, or more exactly, to Addresses, and input the IP of the Exchange host (don't forget a last <CR> at the end of the entry!). Stop/start the SMTP service and you should be in business. All mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] will be accepted by IMail (HOSTS file) and pass to the IP found in HOSTS. The Relay setting allows IMail to know that messages from that host can be resent (assuming Exhcange is not doing the sending, except to IMail. Daniel Donnelly Ipswitch Technical Support ___________________________________________________________ | See our Knowledge Base at http://support.ipswitch.com/kb | | Lists : http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/mailing-lists.html| =========================================================== >In reply to 3 Sep message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >Hello, >I am moving my web site and domain e-mail to a new host that >is using IMail v5. I am having the most difficult time getting >them to route _all_ of my domain e-mail to a second IP address >(which is an Exchange server in my facility). This seems like >a straightforward request;Ipswitch has a related article >(http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19980116-DM01.htm) which >explains the process. But the techs at my host just can't get >it... or perhaps I'm doing something wrong. >Here's how I see it: >1. The domain is routing properly through my new host (ex: >abc.com); I can hit the web site and send e-mail. >2. The IMail account is mail.abc.com >3. I want all mail sent to abc.com to be forwarded to a server >called 123.com, which has IP address 111.22.33.44. >4. My Host edits the "hosts" file on their server to include >the DNS routing information for 123.com, 111.22.33.44. >5. Through my browser I connect to the Web Administration >interface (abc.com:8383). I log into IMail v5 and configure >mail forwarding so all mail goes to 123.com. >6. The host's "hosts" file gets recycled at a regular time. >7. From this point forward, any mail sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >should automatically forward to 123.com, my internal Exchange >server. >8. My Exchange server will then see "johndoe" and route the >msg to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In theory this all sounds good to me, but I'm obviously >missing out on something. Domain e-mail forwarding to an IP >address seems like a simple task... can anyone shed some >light, and perhaps give me a play-by-play on how this works? >Thanks in advance! >Please visit >http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be >removed from this list. Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list.
