SMTP Connectors

Hi,
I have a problem with two Front-End servers in NLB. I have two connectors with address space *, one connector with cost 10 the other with cost 20 for connector availability purposes. Inbound mails are targeted to FrontEnd1, outbound mails should go from FrontEnd2 (e.g. MX for FrontEnd1 cost is 10; MX cost for FrontEnd2 is 20)
Connectors: FrontEnd1 - Address space * - cost 10 - bridgehead srv = FrontEnd1; FrontEnd2 - Address space * - cost 20 - bridgehead srv = FrontEnd2
The problem:
If both servers are up and running and somehow some mail ends in queue on FrontEnd2 it correctly creates queue for Connector on FrontEnd1 since it has cost lower than FrontEnd2 Connector but the mails are not leaving the queue. If I put both servers as bridgehead servers in both connectors then mail flows normally. But when both servers are included in the list of bridgehead servers then the cost is omitted when sending mail and mails are leaving the organization through both connectors despite the fact the FrontEnd1 is running normally and is set with cost 10 for * address space.

Is this by design?

Thanks in advance

Dookee

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