Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

[tomsanders]

Hi,

I was wondering if it was possible to have more than one email address running from 1 server like,

example@site1.com
example@site2.com

both running from the same server?, What would i need, A new ip address for each email account?

Many Thanks
Tom sanders

 

[ShackDaddy]

In the Exchange System Manager you would need to go into the Default Recipient Policy on the server and add the new '@domain.com' record there. That would automatically create an additional email address for each user in the domain.

For the outside world, you would also need to make appropriate changes to the MX records to bring the mail to this server for the new domain name.

ShackDaddy

http://www.shackelfordconsulting.com

 

[tomsanders]

Hi,

would i have to have a separate ip address for the different email address?

Many Thanks
Tom Sanders

 

[ShackDaddy]

Nope, it's all internal. You could even have the MX record for the second domain point to the same external mail server name:

The MX for domain2 could point to mail.domain1.com



ShackDaddy

http://www.shackelfordconsulting.com

 

[tomsanders]

Hi,

So lets get this plain.

I have got a domain name lets say;
mail.site1.com and it points to the ip address lets say
87.26.258.222.

Is that all you need to make microsoft exchange work both with sending and recieving emails?

Many Thanks and thanks for your quick replys!!!

Tom Sanders

 

[ShackDaddy]

You also need an MX record for site1.com that points to 'mail.site1.com'.

If you want to get mail for site2.com, create an MX record for site2.com that points to 'mail.site1.com'.

You also need to make sure that you can make outbound SMTP connection from your server, since some ISPs block outbound port 25 until you specifically ask them to unblock it.

We are assuming that you've got the server configuration done right, and that you've added the proper entries to the Default Recipient Policy.

Lastly, some larger service providers like AOL block mail from mail servers that don't have an RDNS record. To create that, you have to contact the people that gave you your external IP address and ask them to create a "reverse lookup" or PTR or RDNS for you. Give them "mail.site1.com" as the name of your server.

That should cover the external stuff. Do you have a static IP address?

ShackDaddy
Shackelford Consulting

 

[Davetoo]

This thread really belongs in the Exchange 2003 forum:

http://www.tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=955

I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.
The poster formerly known as lander215

 

[tomsanders]

Thanks and ill move to the other thread