Another benefit to Chris' recommendation of having a separate SMTP server is that a SMTP gateway is a much better place for filtering and virus-scanning the inbound email. Most filtering and antivirus software written for Exchange 5.5 only scans the inbound message *after* it's already been written to the drive. --- Chris Lynch <lynch00@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Yes you can. You will have to set costs not only in > the DNS records > (MX Priority is what it's called), but also on the > Internet Mail > Connector. If you want to load balance, then you > would set one of > the IMC's to a higher value than the other. You can > set them to both > the same value if you just want mail to go out > either one and you > really don't care. This is more for failover than > anything else. > > I would recommend getting another server that would > be your SMTP > gateway, so no one from the outside can either crash > or hack into > your Exchange servers. > > CHRIS LYNCH - MCSE, CCNA, CCA > NETWORK ENGINEER - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY > NRT Incorporated, 27271 Las Ramblas, Mission Viejo, > CA 92691 > Chris.lynch@xxxxxxxxxx Tel 949.367.3406 > > > - -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Michael Boggan > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 6:28 PM > To: THIN (E-mail) > Subject: [THIN] OT: Will this work > > > > Running Exchang 5.5 I build up 2 servers both part > of the same site. > Some users on one and some on the other. Can i use > them both for > incoming and outgoing internet email. Using > priority in DNS so if > one is down mail will still come into the other? Is > this the best > way to do this or should i go another route. I am > still new to this > exchange stuff. > > Thanks for the advice, > > > _________________________________ > > Michael Boggan > Network Engineer/Citrix Admin > Virtual Desktop Inc. > Dallas, Texas > Ph: (972) 960-6400 > Fax: (972) 960-6445 > email: mboggan@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.virtualdesktopinc.com > _________________________________ > > For Technical Support please send email to > support@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > =================================== > This weeks Sponsor: > ThinPrint > - - High resolution, DRIVER FREE PRINTING with no > loss of quality in > color. > - - Removes print spooling and rendering tasks from > your terminal > server. http://www.thinprint.com > =================================== > For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or > set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link. > > http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP 7.1 > > iQA/AwUBPWQpdvl56xfvzmMfEQLgjgCg6/gAj1GzuTb7cCWFM8cz/0PFQLEAoOFS > 6p5lLWLeJSyjk2wKq/uubNaY > =IkPh > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > =================================== > This weeks Sponsor: > ThinPrint > - High resolution, DRIVER FREE PRINTING with no loss > of quality in color. > - Removes print spooling and rendering tasks from > your terminal server. > http://www.thinprint.com > =================================== > For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or > set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link. > > http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com =================================== This weeks Sponsor: ThinPrint - High resolution, DRIVER FREE PRINTING with no loss of quality in color. - Removes print spooling and rendering tasks from your terminal server. http://www.thinprint.com =================================== For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link. http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm