I would like to use our Exchange server as a message store only. Out E-Mail runs through an SMTP server on a Unix box and my users connect to it with Internet E-Mail Service (MAPI) in Outlook 2000. My guys are already screaming about e-mail and how unreliable it is, but it's necessary. So a second mailbox is just going to confuse them more.
The problem I am having is that when my people add a local user to the To: or Cc: line it tried to send the mail to the exchange server especially if they grab the address from the GAL. This really isn't that bad of a problem but every once in a while a user will get a reply from System Administrator stating, "No transport provider was available for this recipient." The error will happen on both the To: recipient who is usually at external internet address and the Cc: line who is usually someone in our firm. If I click on the Re-Send button 999 times out of 1000 it will send the mail out just fine.
I found an article in TechNet (Q253490) dealing with Delivery Order and the such but the solution they gave of having multiple accounts is not acceptable to me guys.
Is there any way to turn off e-mail in exchange all together and just use the message store? I know that this is turning off 90% of what Exchange is, but I just don’t need it. Or is there a way to make the Addresses in the GAL go to Internet Mail instead of Exchange Mail?
Craig [sig][/sig]
The problem I am having is that when my people add a local user to the To: or Cc: line it tried to send the mail to the exchange server especially if they grab the address from the GAL. This really isn't that bad of a problem but every once in a while a user will get a reply from System Administrator stating, "No transport provider was available for this recipient." The error will happen on both the To: recipient who is usually at external internet address and the Cc: line who is usually someone in our firm. If I click on the Re-Send button 999 times out of 1000 it will send the mail out just fine.
I found an article in TechNet (Q253490) dealing with Delivery Order and the such but the solution they gave of having multiple accounts is not acceptable to me guys.
Is there any way to turn off e-mail in exchange all together and just use the message store? I know that this is turning off 90% of what Exchange is, but I just don’t need it. Or is there a way to make the Addresses in the GAL go to Internet Mail instead of Exchange Mail?
Craig [sig][/sig]