Time Based Forwarding Rules

[captnops]

Does anyone know if a function exists that will allow exchange to forward all email to another email address based on what time it is?

TIA

 

[58sniper]

Not within the product itself.

Pat Richard MVP
Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

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[captnops]

Thanks for the information. Are you aware of any possible solution?

 

[58sniper]

No. In theory, in Exchange 2007 or 2010, you could write a transport rule that would switch things back and forth. But that seems like a waste.

What's the requirement for?

Pat Richard MVP
Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/

 

[captnops]

My customer has a need to process inbound helpdesk messages between the hours of 8-5 but would then like those messages forwarded to an outsourced helpdesk between 5-8.

 

[ntinlin]

Off the top of my head you'd need to set up an external contact then do two scripts. One at 17:00 to turn on forwarding on the mailbox to the contact or to a Target Address. Another at 08:00 to reverse.
Target address wouldn't keep a copy of the mails in the mailbox, forwarding can be set to do so.

Neill