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Message routing between FE and BE servers - 15.Jan.2012 9:28:25 PM

elementaljd

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Hi experts,

I have an Exchange 2003 FE server and BE server.

Our mail is spam filtered and sent to the IP address of our FE server where it is picked up. The FE server via smarthost sends mail to our ISP for delivery.

My question is this:

What is the best practice for SMTP connectors between the FE and BE?

Currently, I have it setup as follows.

Connector 1: "FE to BE"

Routes mail for address space ourdomain.com to the IP of our BE server. Attached to bridgehead FE.

Connector 2: "BE to FE"

Routes mail for address space "*" to the IP of the FE server. Attached to bridgehead BE.

Connector 3: "FE to ISP"

Routes mail for address space "*" to the IP of our ISP's smarthost. Attached to bridgehead FE.

It seems over complicated and sometimes we get looping issues with AD groups. Is there a fix for this?

Many thanks.

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RE: Message routing between FE and BE servers - 15.Jan.2012 9:34:57 PM

elementaljd

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Sorry, I didn't mean to post this in the Exchange 2010 section....

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RE: Message routing between FE and BE servers - 16.Jan.2012 9:30:04 PM

Paul Cunningham

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Put both servers in the same Routing Group and you shouldn't need to configure any connectors at all.

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