Alright, I manage to send internet email(to my yahoo account) using a test account on the new exchange 2000 server in the 5.5 site. I can also send a message from the test account to one of the users in the exchange 5.5 server(Although it takes awhile to get to the recipient instead of instantaneous...??). I'm guessing this has something to do with me adding a smart host on the virtual smtp server on exchange.
Things that don't work are: -People from the internet aren't able to send or reply to the test account homed in the exchange 2000 server.(this can probably be fixed by neil's last suggestion) -People from the exchange 5.5 server aren't able to reply or send email to the test account located on the exchange 2000 server. Am I missing something? Possible connectivity between IMS and SMTP Connector? Thanks for the input. -Jimmy > Here's what I normally do. Setup the SMTP Connector with an address > space of something like hotmail.com, leaving the IMS address space at *. > Then send some test messages to Hotmail and make sure they're delivered; > Hotmail messages will traverse the SMTP Connector, the rest of the > messages will go via the IMS. Then raise the cost of the IMS address > space cost to something like 10, and change the SMTP Connector address > space cost to 1. *All* outbound mail will now flow via the SMTP > Connector. > > Then it's just a case of changing your inbound route, which depends on > what you've got, e.g. changing your upstream SMTP host to talk to the > new E2k server, or perhaps modifying your MX records, etc. > > Neil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jimmy Dejesus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]=20 > Posted At: 07 January 2002 22:01 > Posted To: Sunbelt Exchange List > Conversation: SMTP Connectors (mixed site) > Subject: SMTP Connectors (mixed site) > > > Hi there, here is the deal: > > We have exchange 5.5 server in an exchange 5.5 site. We just bought a > server and we are planning to migrate to exchange 2000. We have > successfully installed ADC, exchange 2000 sp2 and have run domainprep > and forestprep. We are in the process of configuring the exchange 2000 > SMTP connector and the exchange 5.5 Internet Mail Service. We would > like to have it so that exchange 2000 will be the one to process mail > intranetly and internetly:) I was looking at the address space. Is it > possible to place domain.com to the IMS and place domain.com at the > exchange 2000 SMTP connector while it also having * for internet > delivery and then checking the "allow messages to be relayed to this > domain."? > > Here are my final assumptions: > -mailbox that are still in exchange 5.5 server can send/receive mail > internally/externally. -mailbox that is moved to exchange 2000 server > can send/receive mail internally/externally. -there is only one point of > entry(inbound and outbound with one IP > address) or can there be a second point of entry for the new server > thats separated from the old 5.5 server? > > If anyone has had migrated from exchange 5.5 using move-mailbox method, > please give me some input. Thanks alot. > > List Charter and FAQ at: > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. > Any view or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do > not necessarily represent those of Silversands, or any of its > subsidiary companies. > If you have received this email in error, please contact our Support > Desk immediately by telephone on 01202-360000 or via email at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ********************************************************************** List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
