Re: Help setting up two SMTP servers

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SMTP Connectors do not belong to servers but to the entire Org (if not scoped), or a particular Routing Group (if scoped/limited to a Routing Group). SMTP Connectors are for outbound mail - for inbound, you don't need any Connectors. Just point MX to Exchange's A record in external DNS (if Exchange is the first server that will receive inbound).

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"Justin" <sharp_justin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ekDG$vEDIHA.4196@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Bharat Suneja [MVP] wrote:
Windows SMTP servers or Exchange?

Conceptually, inbound servers are determined by MX records and their targets - you can point these to the appropriate Exchange/Windows SMTP servers. If existing non-Exchange servers serve as MX targets, you can point them to those Exchange/Windows SMTP servers to deliver inbound mail. Any non-Exchange SMTP servers handling inbound mail need to be added to the internal SMTP servers list in Global Settings | Message Delivery | Properties to ensure stuff like Connection Filtering and Sender ID works.

For outbound mail, if using Exchange server(s) - make these Bridgeheads on SMTP Connector(s) for address space *. If non-Exchange (Windows Server or other SMTP servers), add them as smarthosts on SMTP Connector for *.

It is on exchange. Sorry if this is an obvious question, where i get confused is the exchange SMTP connector. Can i/should i create a seperate SMTP connector for each direction. One smtp connector on one server for inbound and on another server a seperate SMTP connector for outbound?

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