OT- Urgent question about Exchange relaying to MS

Glenn Steen glenn.steen at gmail.com
Thu Sep 13 20:01:16 IST 2007


On 13/09/2007, Steven Andrews <sandrews at andrewscompanies.com> wrote:
> Just start and stop the service; not restart the whole box.  Yes,
> anytime you make a change to the smtp virutal you should stop,
> start...only way to be sure (well, that and nuking from orbit).

Nuking from orbit.... Sounds like a very attractive option, next time
I get downgraded to doing M-Sexchange work....:-)

Cheers
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> Steen
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 2:23 PM
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> Subject: Re: OT- Urgent question about Exchange relaying to MS
>
> On 13/09/2007, Steven Andrews <sandrews at andrewscompanies.com> wrote:
> > On the exchange box, go to Exchange System Manager drill down to
> > Servers, Protocols, SMTP, Default SMTP Virutal Server, right click,
> > properties.  Delivery tab, advanced.  Put your defender in the "smart
> > host" box.  You'll have to use it's FQDN, not just IP (you can setup a
>
> > defender.domain.local if you need on the domain's DNS server).  Click
> > OK to save it all.  Right click on the virtual server, stop it, right
> > click, start it.
> >
> > Done.
> >
> > The link you supplied below assumes smtp mail was never setup on the
> > box; I'm assuming it is.
> >
> > Steve
>
> Don't think you need the restart... Then again, last I did that, was on
> a 2k3 box (the M-Sexchanged admin was on vacation... Grmbl...:).
> Other than that, it sounds about right. Browse about in the admin tool,
> it ain't that complex:-):-).
>
> Cheers
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