Yes, I have done this already, but it doesn't fix the problem. The @exchange1 domain no longer exists, only @exchange2 exists now. Somewhere, I need to change the @exchange1 to @exchange2, does everyone follow me? The mail never get's back to the server. A failure occurs, a message is sent out from postmaster@exchange1. A user replies, but exchange1 no longer exists, so it get's returned to them. I need to change the outgoing address. Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fares Rihani (Personal)" <Fares@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 1:19 PM Subject: [exchangelist] RE: postmaster address > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > This comes form the Exchange Server help files: > ===== > Set the SMTP Postmaster Account > > When a message cannot be delivered to someone in your organization, that > person will receive a non-delivery report (NDR). All NDRs in your > organization will be sent with the SMTP postmaster's address in the From > line. Therefore, whenever someone replies to an NDR, either to report > the delivery failure or to seek help in diagnosing the situation, this > is the account that will be contacted. > > For this reason, you should use an alias that will proxy replies to > someone, or a valid SMTP e-mail address, such as user@<domain>.com, > where <domain> is your organization's default domain. Internet users who > get an NDR will then be able to reply to it and contact someone who can > help them. At the very least, your organization will be made aware of > the delivery problem. > > To set the SMTP postmaster account: > > Start Active Directory Users and Computers: On the Start menu, point to > Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory > Users and Computers. > > Expand the domain in which the account resides, and then click Users. > In the details pane, right-click the account that will receive > postmaster mail for your domain, and then click Properties. > > In the Properties dialog, click the E-mail Addresses tab, and then click > New. > In New E-mail Address, click SMTP Address, and then click OK. > In Internet Address Properties, type postmaster@<domain>.com, where > <domain> is your organization's default domain name. > > ===== > In this case you would only be changing the domain of the postmaster > email address, which is probably the Administrator user. > > Good luck. > -Fares > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Anderson [mailto:tandersn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 4:00 PM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] postmaster address > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > hello, I may have asked this question before, but I never got it > resolved > and it pops back up every once in a while. > > The situation is: A long time ago... we had a server called EXCHANGE1 > and > everyone was on it. A year ago, we built a new server EXCHANGE2 and > moved > everyone to it, and decomissioned EXCHANGE1. > > However, NDR reports and such still say they are coming from > postmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx , how can I change this? Where is it > done? I > thought I read somewhere it was the "exchange administrator" account, > but we > have no such account. > > Thanks! > > Tony Anderson > UW CSE > Windows Systems Architect > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: tandersn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > >