> > 3. Change company policy to reflect names like [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], etc, where DNS would resolve to the correct server. > > Doesn't give corporate the "email image" they are after.
> unfortunately, all public routing to email servers is based only on domain > names, so the domain name has to contain differential information if > differential routing is needed. In his case, it sounds like he actually has a business case for solution 3 above. It only requires putting a dollar figure on the cost of losing the partner relationship and some risk percentages based on his own company being unreliable and a pain in the rear to work with. That should allow him to set up the infrastructure which allows critical workers (such as engineers exchanging CAD files) to use the region-specific addresses. --Michael Dillon