Fallback for Exchange server

[giaccotto]

Hi all,

I have an Exchange 2003 server running on a Windows 2003 server, and I want to have a fallback solution in case of my server is offline. Does anyone know how to realize this?
I have a friend who also has an Exchange server. Is it possible to set a second MX-record to his mail server? And what do I have to configure on his server? My provider doesn't have a fallback smtp server.

Cheers,

Ruben

 

[giaccotto]

Is there realy nobody who can answer my question?

 

[Zelandakh]

Search this forum as this has been covered in great detail. Also covered extensively in Exchange 2000 forum.

 

[giaccotto]

Ofcource I've searched both forums before posting. I could find any topic about this. Can you point me in the right direction? Hyperlink?

 

[xmsre]

Typically, your ISP would queue your mail, and you would use ETRN.

 

[giaccotto]

My ISP doens't provide that function cause i'm not a business user. I have a normal consumer ADSL connection. The Exchange server I'm talking about is a server for private use.

 

[xmsre]

Set up an IIS server as an SMTP relay an queue it yourself. If exchange goes down, the mail will be queued by the IIS server.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;256655