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Can E2k do this clever stuff? - 18.Apr.2002 4:53:00 AM

Leo

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Joined: 9.Apr.2002
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Can you configure an internet connector and a routing group connector to to route messages to the internet and to other routing groups if either of the other links fail?

I have listed in more detail the three situations we want to cover.

I would really appreciate any help or reference (Technet etc) to prove if this is possible

Regards

THE PORPOSED SETUP
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In a single Win2k Domain/E2k Org:

Three routing groups each with a different smtp address.

Routing Group A (name@domainA.com)
Routing Group B (name@domainB.com)
Routing Group C (name@domainC.com)

In each routing group there are two physical connections,
1 to a corporate network (via a routing group connector) &
1 to the Internet (via an Internet Mail connector):

Internet<---IMC--->Routing Group A<---RConn--->Corp Network
Internet<---IMC--->Routing Group B<---RConn--->Corp Network
Internet<---IMC--->Routing Group B<---RConn--->Corp Network

All the Internet mail connectors have the address spaces for each routing group defined in the addresses tab.

All the routing group connectors connect to each other and all have the same cost.

Under the two situations below would a message from a user in Routing Group A sent to a user in Routing Group B still get there?

SITUATION 1
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If the corporate network link for Routing Group A failed:

Internet<---IMC--->Routing Group A<XXXFAILEDXX>Corp Network
Internet<---IMC--->Routing Group B<---RConn--->Corp Network
Internet<---IMC--->Routing Group C<---RConn--->Corp Network

SITUATION 2
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If the corporate network link for Routing Group A failed AND
if the Internet link for Routing Group B failed:

Internet<---IMC--->Routing Group A<XXXFAILEDXX>Corp Network
Internet<XXFAILEDX>Routing Group B<---RConn--->Corp Network
Internet<---IMC--->Routing Group C<---RConn--->Corp Network

I am assuming/hoping it would:
Go out from Routing Group A via it's internet link
Arrive at Routing group C via it's Internet link
Go out via the Routing Group C's corporate link &
Arrive at Routing Group B via it's corporate link

Do I have to set the IMC to specifically allow routing to domain's A, B & C for this to happen?

Situation 3
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If an email from Routing Group A was destined for a user on the Internet
and Routing Group A's internet link was down:

Internet<--FAILED->Routing Group A<---RConn--->Corp Network
Internet<---IMC--->Routing Group B<---RConn--->Corp Network
Internet<---IMC--->Routing Group C<---RConn--->Corp Network

Would the message get to the user via another routing group?

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RE: Can E2k do this clever stuff? - 19.Apr.2002 12:55:00 PM

Leo

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I know its a long winded question folks, sorry!

In summary, can you use an IMC to route messages when a routung group connector fails and vice versa?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards
Leo

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RE: Can E2k do this clever stuff? - 22.Apr.2002 10:31:00 PM

SHealey

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Joined: 14.Feb.2002
From: Denver, CO
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yes, i do something very similiar. i have 3 2ek servers in 3 seperate locations. each locations has inet access all 3 connections are also connected via wan.

all 3 connections have the other 2 external IP's listed as lower priority MX records.

basically 2 out of 3 inets connections can go down and users will still be able to send and recieve email by routing over anylocations internal or external connections.

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RE: Can E2k do this clever stuff? - 23.Apr.2002 2:26:00 AM