[ExchangeList] Re: exchange 200 2003

I think you need to do some reading up on how exchange actually works. You will 
set up exchange server 1 to either send straight our to the internet or you can 
configure it to send to server 2 and then out through the internet. In case # 2 
if server 2 goes down, you need to be able to change the smtp connector/virtual 
server to allow server 1 to send the email itself. Your public MX records only 
come into play when someone else sends you email.

Greg
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Alex 
  To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:35 AM
  Subject: [ExchangeList] Re: exchange 200 2003


  what i ment was if the 2 internal server are up and running how do 2 server 
choose witch one send out through i know the mx record will handle how it gets 
in thanks 



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[mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jensen, Douglas
  Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 12:14 PM
  To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [ExchangeList] Re: exchange 200 2003


  You set up the MX records with priorities. 

  The foreign email server will first check to see what mail servers are 
serving a particular domain.

  The server will get the MX records and their priorities. The server will try 
the #1 priority server first.
   If that server is not available it will go to #2.

  If that is not available, it will wait a prescribed amount of time and 
probably try #1 again and then #2 and wait again.

  If #2 gets the mail it will notice it does not have the mailbox for that user 
and send it on to #1 because it knows that is where the mailbox is.

  Larger systems get more complicated with bridgehead servers and lots more 
stuff.

  It does not sound like your system is that complicated.  Just a server and a 
second server for backup.

  Simple.

  Douglas Jensen
  Douglas.Jensen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Voice (952) 402-9821
  Fax (952) 402-9815
  Network Administrator
  Scott Carver Dakota CAP Agency, Inc.
  712 Canterbury Road
  Shakopee, MN 55379 
  www.capagency.org 




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  From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex
  Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 10:29 AM
  To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [ExchangeList] Re: exchange 200 2003


  question if both email server are on the same site and able to send and 
recieve email depending on weather the isp is up and running how does exchange 
choose with server to send emial through when they are both online thanks 



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  From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jensen, Douglas
  Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 10:59 AM
  To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [ExchangeList] Re: exchange 200 2003


  I am only familiar with the expensive option (second exchange server 
license). You add another exchange server to the organization. Could be the 
same site or a different site. 

  Other less expensive options are also available and probably fairly easy to 
do.

  No, you would not set up more mailboxes on the second server. That server is 
there only to collect mail and send it on to the server that houses the user 
mailbox. Yes, you need a second MX record pointing to the second server. 
Otherwise no one would know to send mail there if the first server was 
unavailable.

  Depending on the speed of your connections between the two physical "sites" 
you could add it to the Exchange site or to a different Exchange site. The 
things to consider there are the type of connectors you would establish between 
the sites.

  I suggest reading up on Exchange on Microsoft's web site.  There are how to 
documents on adding servers to organizations and sites.

  Douglas Jensen
  Douglas.Jensen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Voice (952) 402-9821
  Fax (952) 402-9815
  Network Administrator
  Scott Carver Dakota CAP Agency, Inc.
  712 Canterbury Road
  Shakopee, MN 55379 
  www.capagency.org 




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  From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of gabriel E. Rincon
  Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:32 AM
  To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [ExchangeList] Re: exchange 200 2003


  How does one setup a "catch-all" email system for a domaing?

  For example,

   

   

  Mycompany.com mx1 points to my main exchanger server each person has a mailbox

   

  If I setup and mx2 record pointing to another mail server - do I have to 
setup one mailbox/user too? Or is there some sort of setting that just 
temporarily stores all emails into one container?

   

  Thanks

   

  Gabriel

   


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  From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex
  Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 7:39 AM
  To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [ExchangeList] Re: exchange 200 2003

   

  (The best way to do it is contact your ISP (or a mail hosting company) and 
see if they can setup to catch your mail if your server goes down. Then create 
a second or third mx record to point to them. if one or both of your servers 
are down mail will be delivered to them then you can configure your server to 
collect the mail when you are back up) this is what i want you are right in 
need a catch server out there on my isp or host provider how would i setup a 
catch server 

   


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  From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Mulholland
  Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 2:37 AM
  To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [ExchangeList] Re: exchange 200 2003

  quote:  I would like a server out there to be able to queue the mail 

   

  now you want control the servers "out there"?

   

  generally most servers will requeue the mail for anywhere from 6 hours-2 days 
(its up to the other mail admin) If your server doesn't come online before 
then, generally the user will get a bounce message saying the mail could not be 
delivered.

   

  I am assuming you have either only got one server or both are in a the same 
site. Chances of both servers going down in your site at once are small, if you 
have planned right, redundant power supply's, backup internet connection, more 
than one 5 port switch..

   

  The best way to do it is contact your ISP (or a mail hosting company) and see 
if they can setup to catch your mail if your server goes down. Then create a 
second or third mx record to point to them. if one or both of your servers are 
down mail will be delivered to them then you can configure your server to 
collect the mail when you are back up.

   

  Greg

    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Alex 

    To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

    Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 8:12 AM

    Subject: [ExchangeList] Re: exchange 200 2003

     

    correct that is a good config how would it work if the backup was in a 
different site or org what i am trying to accomplish is if my only server goes 
down i would like a server out there to be able to queue the mail and when the 
server comes back up the email is sent to the primary or the primary ask for 
the email 

     


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    From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jensen, Douglas
    Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 4:01 PM
    To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Subject: [ExchangeList] Re: exchange 200 2003

    We have 2 exchange servers in 2 different sites. If one is down, the other 
gets mail and keeps it till the first is back up.

     

    It would work the same if you had 2 servers in the same site. They both 
need MX records and IP addresses on the internet so other servers can find them.

     

    Douglas Jensen
    Douglas.Jensen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Voice (952) 402-9821
    Fax (952) 402-9815
    Network Administrator
    Scott Carver Dakota CAP Agency, Inc.
    712 Canterbury Road
    Shakopee, MN 55379 
    www.capagency.org 

     


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    From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex
    Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 2:02 PM
    To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Subject: [ExchangeList] exchange 200 2003

    does anybody have any information on how to setup a exchange server to be 
able to catch emails from a exchange server that is down and then forward it to 
the server thanks

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