I have one exchange server in SiteA and one in SiteB. (Both E2k3). I have two routing groups named SiteA to SiteB and SiteB to SiteA. The SiteB routing group has a Routing Group Connector connecting EXCHB to EXCHA so that they can email users that are located on server EXCHA in SiteA. I also have a SMTP Routing Group Connector that forwards all outbound mail to the ISP. Both connectors have a cost of 1 and the SMTPRGC uses * as the address space. My question is, is this the most optimal configuration and if both connectors have a cost of 1 how does the email know which connector to take?
I know that it depends on the destination route as well but what about the address space which is *. wouldn't messages destined for users on EXCHA of that domain try to use that connector? Or is it smart enough to know where the users home database is and that that server is located down the routing group connector and not the smtp connector? "Gabe Matteson" <gmatteson@inquery.biz.nospam> wrote in message news:OYBcnT6ZFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >I have one exchange server in SiteA and one in SiteB. (Both E2k3). I have >two routing groups named SiteA to SiteB and SiteB to SiteA. > > The SiteB routing group has a Routing Group Connector connecting EXCHB to > EXCHA so that they can email users that are located on server EXCHA in > SiteA. I also have a SMTP Routing Group Connector that forwards all > outbound mail to the ISP. Both connectors have a cost of 1 and the SMTPRGC > uses * as the address space. My question is, is this the most optimal > configuration and if both connectors have a cost of 1 how does the email > know which connector to take? > >
I also limited the smtp routing group connector to that routing group only.. "Gabe Matteson" <gmatteson@inquery.biz.nospam> wrote in message news:OYBcnT6ZFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >I have one exchange server in SiteA and one in SiteB. (Both E2k3). I have >two routing groups named SiteA to SiteB and SiteB to SiteA. > > The SiteB routing group has a Routing Group Connector connecting EXCHB to > EXCHA so that they can email users that are located on server EXCHA in > SiteA. I also have a SMTP Routing Group Connector that forwards all > outbound mail to the ISP. Both connectors have a cost of 1 and the SMTPRGC > uses * as the address space. My question is, is this the most optimal > configuration and if both connectors have a cost of 1 how does the email > know which connector to take? > >
Hi, I assume that you by "SMTP Routing Group Connector " mean SMTP connector? If this is the case all external emails will flow thru the SMTP connector and all internal mails will flow thru the routing group connector. This is a normal/standard setup. Leif "Gabe Matteson" <gmatteson@inquery.biz.nospam> skrev i en meddelelse news:OYBcnT6ZFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > I have one exchange server in SiteA and one in SiteB. (Both E2k3). I have > two routing groups named SiteA to SiteB and SiteB to SiteA. > > The SiteB routing group has a Routing Group Connector connecting EXCHB to > EXCHA so that they can email users that are located on server EXCHA in > SiteA. I also have a SMTP Routing Group Connector that forwards all outbound > mail to the ISP. Both connectors have a cost of 1 and the SMTPRGC uses * as > the address space. My question is, is this the most optimal configuration > and if both connectors have a cost of 1 how does the email know which > connector to take? > >
Thanks, would there be any benifits of just using the smtp connector to connect siteb to sitea and get rid of the routing group connector? "Leif Pedersen [MVP]" wrote in message news:%23Wubw76ZFHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > Hi, > > I assume that you by "SMTP Routing Group Connector " mean SMTP connector? > > If this is the case all external emails will flow thru the SMTP connector > and all internal mails will flow thru the routing group connector. > > This is a normal/standard setup. > > Leif > > "Gabe Matteson" <gmatteson@inquery.biz.nospam> skrev i en meddelelse > news:OYBcnT6ZFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> I have one exchange server in SiteA and one in SiteB. (Both E2k3). I have >> two routing groups named SiteA to SiteB and SiteB to SiteA. >> >> The SiteB routing group has a Routing Group Connector connecting EXCHB to >> EXCHA so that they can email users that are located on server EXCHA in >> SiteA. I also have a SMTP Routing Group Connector that forwards all > outbound >> mail to the ISP. Both connectors have a cost of 1 and the SMTPRGC uses * > as >> the address space. My question is, is this the most optimal configuration >> and if both connectors have a cost of 1 how does the email know which >> connector to take? >> >> > >
Hi, I would recommend keeping the routing group connector since you have 2 routing groups. Leif "Gabe Matteson" <gmatteson@inquery.biz.nospam> skrev i en meddelelse news:%23v%23nUL7ZFHA.2916@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > Thanks, would there be any benifits of just using the smtp connector to > connect siteb to sitea and get rid of the routing group connector? > > "Leif Pedersen [MVP]" wrote in message > news:%23Wubw76ZFHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > > Hi, > > > > I assume that you by "SMTP Routing Group Connector " mean SMTP connector? > > > > If this is the case all external emails will flow thru the SMTP connector > > and all internal mails will flow thru the routing group connector. > > > > This is a normal/standard setup. > > > > Leif > > > > "Gabe Matteson" <gmatteson@inquery.biz.nospam> skrev i en meddelelse > > news:OYBcnT6ZFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > >> I have one exchange server in SiteA and one in SiteB. (Both E2k3). I have > >> two routing groups named SiteA to SiteB and SiteB to SiteA. > >> > >> The SiteB routing group has a Routing Group Connector connecting EXCHB to > >> EXCHA so that they can email users that are located on server EXCHA in > >> SiteA. I also have a SMTP Routing Group Connector that forwards all > > outbound > >> mail to the ISP. Both connectors have a cost of 1 and the SMTPRGC uses * > > as > >> the address space. My question is, is this the most optimal configuration > >> and if both connectors have a cost of 1 how does the email know which > >> connector to take? > >> > >> > > > > > >
