Is this impossible in Exchange 5.5???

[remvs]

Hi all,

I have MS ES 5.5, and use SMTP and X400
What i want to accomplish is this:

I need everybody to be able to SEND internetmail, but only a few to RECEIVE internetmail (Other users are restriced).
Internetmail to the restricted users should go to the administrators mailbox.

this sounds rather easy, but:

- if i remove the SMTP protocol for a user, and he sends outbound mail, people can still reply on that mail..
The x400-asdress is sent with it, and in that there is a smpt-resolvable adress, i guess....not good

- if i make a DL with all local users, and set that a user can only receive mail from that DL, then mail from other people i snot UNRESOLVABLE and will not be forwarded to the Admins mailbox. So i cant forward these messages to another mailbox

any suggestions please?!

Will be greatful to you for at least 3 full weeks!

Thanks in advance,
Remvs
Holland

 

[GaviD]

I researched this some time back (Opposite requirement - everyone to be able to receive internet email exept for specified individuals). There is no way that I have found do do this in Exch 5.5. (official from MS helpdesk).

Sorry.

 

[Steve Bowman]

for the users that you do NOT want to receive inbound mail go to reciepent property page -> delivery options tab -> alternate receipent set this value to administrator then uncheck to send to both user/alternate meaning only send to alternate what will happen is inbound mail for this user will forward to the alternate (administrator) and not to the intended receipient.

I have used this method for several users and it works the way you want.


Steve Bowman
steve.bowman@ultraex.com

 

[remvs]

Steveb7,

Thanks for your help!
the check "send to both recipient...." works indeed like you
described. I allways guessd that the message would only b sent to the original recipient if this checkbox was unchecked.

unfortunatly this option aslo affects local mail.
So when unchecked also mail from local colleagues is forwarded to this second mailbox. And that is not what should happen.

I start to believe that exactly what i want is not possible with just Exchange.

Are there 3th party add-ons available that might do this job?

Thans anyhow for your support steveb7.

Remvs
from Holland

 

[fuego007]

There is one solution that will achieve half of what you want. In the delivery restrictions tab of each mailbox's properties, allow each user you want to restrict to accept mail from all local mailboxes. Don't set anything in the reject column. This will prevent users from receiving internet mail, but it won't forward the internet mail to the administrator's mailbox. I'm not sure why you would want to get mail coming in to the restricted users, since you allow them to send internet mail...

Half may be better than nothing!