2 exchange backend servers

Bill · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 3

i cannot get backend server to pass messages between them.

server1 - outbound ok
server1 to server2 - ok
server2 outbound - ok
server2 to server1 - will not pass email.

I am sure that I am missing something simple. Any asstance would be great.

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Mark Arnold [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1126

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:35:00 -0800, Bill
wrote:

>i cannot get backend server to pass messages between them.
>
>server1 - outbound ok
>server1 to server2 - ok
>server2 outbound - ok
>server2 to server1 - will not pass email.
>
>I am sure that I am missing something simple. Any asstance would be great.

Sounds like server 2 has a smarthost on it.
Check for us on the SMTP VSI and on the SMTP Connector (which you may
or may not have)

Mark Arnold [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1126

Any restrictions going from 2 to 1?
Can you actually telnet to the box from the other one and pass a
message to it? Can you do that by IP, netbios name and internal FQDN?

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