Forwarding mail to external server with same domain name 2

[technotips]

Hi all i am facing this problem,
i have a 2000 exchange configured with same name as my external domain, the problem is i am not able to send any mail to any person in my own domain externaly, to all others (like yahoo.com etc) its working but only to my domain its not going external, its searching for a name internally and saying user recipent not found, can anyone help me with how to forward these mail to my external server
rememeber my domain name and user names are same for both external and internal servers. thank you verymuch in advance.

 

[Evilbart]

XCON: Sharing SMTP Address Spaces in Exchange 2000

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q321721&sd=tech

hope this provides the info you are looking for

/Bart

 

[technotips]

i have gone thru those links but it didnot slove my porblem, i have 20 people in external domain who use email, and in the internal exchnage server ther r only 6 people who use internal mail, the problem is internal users r not able to send any mails to the external users, since mails r not being forwadard to external mail server, like i told the domain name is same for both internal and external servers, can u tell me how to forward the mails to external server with same domain name.thanks again for ur info.

 

[Marcs41]

Take away your domain in the Recipients Policies - Default Policy If the solution is out there, let us know it was helpful, so others can benefit from it as well..

 

[technotips]

its not allowing me to remove the domain name from the default policy, i tried to give the forwarder host name as my external server (i,e domain.com) i am still trying to make it work but no use,
any more hints or tips.

 

[Marcs41]

make sure it is not the default before you take it away, it's supposed to go If the solution is out there, let us know it was helpful, so others can benefit from it as well..

 

[wyzard]

Try this:
Under the protocols click on SMTP and right click on the Default SMTP Virtual Server, choose properties, on the messages tab for the setting "forward all unresolved .."
input the IP address of the external server in as [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]. The brackets are necessary for an IP address.

Just a shot in the dark, maybe it will help.

 

[technotips]

hi guys,
thank you for the help, actually it is working with ip address forwarding. thank you again.

 

[wyzard]

Good Deal!

Wyz