[ExchangeList] Re: exchange 200 2003

  • From: "Alex" <alex@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:35:07 -0500

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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From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[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
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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
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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
<file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/djensen.SCDCAP/Application%20Data
/Microsoft/Signatures/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 <mailto:alex@xxxxxxxxxx>  

        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
<mailto: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
<file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\djensen.SCDCAP\Application%20Data
\Microsoft\Signatures\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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