Re: send mail for a specific customer to a specific mail server over vpn link

Hi Lee,

Thanks you so much for the very informative post. I appreciate it.


Just to recap, I was attempting to force my Exchange server- only Exchange
server - to route all mail for specific customer - i.e. @customer.com - to a
specific non-Exchange mail server which was not the preferred MX mail
servers for this customer.

Pers Susans instructions, I created an additional SMTP Connector defining
the address space for customer.com and the non preferred mail server as the
smart host. This seems to have done the trick! Mail for customer.com uses
that specific smarthost and all other mail is delivered directly based on
the existing SMTP Connector.

Again, thank you so much for your very informative post.

Reards,
Alan


"Lee Li [MSFT]" <v-leeli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:id0RiDaOFHA.3892@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Alan,
>
> Thanks for posting here. And thanks Susan for great experience.
>
> First of all, I would like to explain some key points.
>
> 1. A SMTP Virtual Server is a real concept in Exchange environment;
> Virtual
> Servers are implemented by IIS. Each virtual server has its own
> configuration information, such as authentication settings and
> restrictions. By default, only one SMTP virtual server (Default SMTP
> Virtual Server) resides on each Exchange machine which is bound to port 25
> of all IP addresses.
>
> 2. A routing group is a logical concept. A routing group (RG) is a
> collection of Exchange 2000 servers (every Exchange 2000 server belongs to
> one routing group). For servers to belong to the same routing group the
> following must apply:
>
> Permanently Connected ¨C There must be a permanent connection between all
> Exchange 2000 servers in the same RG. Exchange servers expect to be able
> to
> communicate with each other at any time. The connection between them does
> not need to be particularly high bandwidth as it did with 5.5 sites since
> RPC is not used.
>
> TCP/IP ¨C Exchange servers in the same RG must be able to communicate with
> each other using TCP/IP in particular using SMTP and port 691 for Link
> State updates. In other words, if there is a firewall between servers then
> these ports must be opened.
>
> Based on the mechanism above, Exchanges inside a Routing Group
> communicates
> with each other directly.
>
> 3. A SMTP Connector is also a logical concept for Routing Group. A
> connector is used to deliver email destined outside of the routing group.
> SMTP Connector could provide a route to communicate with Internet or
> another Group.
>
> Based on above information, I personally suggest you configure Smart Host
> as the following steps.
>
> Step 1: Clear Smart Host setting in SMTP Virtual Server first.
>
> 1. Open Exchange System Manager.
> 2. Browse to Administrative Groups->Your AG->Servers->First
> server->Protocols->SMTP->Default SMTP Virtual Server.
> 3. Right-click it and then click Properties.
> 4. On the Delivery tab, click Advanced.
> 5. Please noted down the value in Smart Host box and then click OK and
> follow the steps below.
>
> Step 2: Configure Smart Host setting in SMTP Connector.
>
> 1. Configure both Exchange Servers in the same Routing Group directly.
> 2. Go to Administrative Groups->first administrative group->Routing
> Groups->first routing group->Connectors.
> 3. Check if there is an SMTP Connector under Connectors. If not, please
> right-click Connectors and then click New to create a new SMTP connector.
> If there is already an SMTP connector, please right-click it and then
> click
> Properties.
> 4. On the General tab, type the name of your choice in the Name box and
> then select Forward all mails through this connector to the following
> smart
> hosts.
> 5. Type in the address of the ISP's SMTP server which noted down at the
> step e above. NOTE: If you are going to type in the IP address, please
> include the IP address between [ and ]. For example, [192.168.0.1]
> 6. Click Add and select your SMTP virtual server on this server.
> 7. On the Address Space tab, click Add to add the following entry:
> Type: SMTP
> Address: * (asterisk)
> Cost: 1
> 8. On the Advanced tab, click Outbound security.
> 9. Click to select Basic Authentication and then click Modify.
> 10. Type in any account provided by your ISP and its password.
> 11. Click OK twice.
> 12. Restart SMTP service and Microsoft Exchange Routing Engine service.
>
> Hope this helps. If there is anything unclear, welcome posting back. Have
> a
> nice day!
>
> Thanks & Regards,
>
> Lee Li
>
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