differents between smarth host AND SMTP connector

[amarchi]

hi,
i need to install a fresh copy of exch 2000, i have destroyed my exch 5.5.

i don't know if i have to install the smtp connector (seems to be the same of the ims in exch 5.5 ) or if it will be enough the smart host in the smtp virtual server.

anybody could help me to understand the differences between the two.
Thanks
Max

 

[Marcs41]

if you use Smarthost (your ISP for instance), then that smarthost will distribute the emails, so that one will do the DNS resolving.
In that case you will also just have 1 outgoing SMTP queue.

If you do it yourself, you will have a queue per domain you send to.

Each has a pro and a con, if you don't want the DNS hassle, use the smarthost.

Marc
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