RE: Multiple SMTP relay servers
- From: Jared Johnson <jaredsjazz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "\[ExchangeList\]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:25:14 -0700 (PDT)
I agree with John.
Setting up the smarthost is the easiest and in my
opinion, the best way to go with an Exchange SMTP
relay.
--- "John Tolmachoff (Lists)"
<johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Well, but.
>
>
>
> Just kidding.
>
>
>
> Would creating a second SMTP connector pointing at
> the second outbound relay
> work? (I am not that familiar with connectors, so
> not sure.)
>
>
>
> If the outbound relay server was down, wouldn't you
> know it and if a lengthy
> problem, why not just change the smart host on
> Exchange?
>
>
>
> John Tolmachoff
>
> Engineer/Consultant/Owner
>
> eServices For You
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Wall
> [mailto:Chris.Wall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 9:22 AM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] Multiple SMTP relay servers
>
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> http://www.MSExchange.org/
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> Hello all,
>
>
>
> I am in the process of implementing a second SMTP
> mail relay server (using
> IIS 6) for my Exchange 5.5 organization.
>
>
>
> The SMTP mail relay server is going to be running
> GFI MailEssentials and
> MailSecurity. (not that important of a detail, but
> one worth mentioning).
>
>
>
> I would like to find out if anyone on this list is
> running a similar setup
> and any pointers they may have. I am having
> difficulty planning an
> environment that will allow Exchange to
> automatically switch over to the
> secondary SMTP server should the primary fail. In
> 5.5, if the primary SMTP
> relay server fails, exchange will not know about it
> and mail will simply
> queue up in the IMC. Is there a way to have
> Exchange force mail to a
> separate IMC connected to another SMTP relay server
> if the queue passes a
> set limit or if the relay server goes down all
> together? Of course this
> will not be an issue for mail coming into the
> organization, only for mail
> destined to external addresses.
>
>
>
> I am curious as how others may have their SMTP
> relay servers setup for
> redundancy.
>
>
>
> Thanks for any info! (hopefully no rants will come
> from this post :)
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
>
>
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