We have a mixed environment where we have multiple Notes domains using different versions of Lotus Notes/Domino. Just to set the scenario…
Domain “A” (/ABC)
Lotus Notes R4
Uses an SMTP MTA for all outgoing internet-destined mail
Has worked forever without a hitch
Domain “B” (/XYZ)
Lotus Domino R6.0.3
Internet-destined mail is routed perfectly
Accepts ALL SMTP mail for both Notes domains (company has several Internet domains: “acme.com” used in this example)
Issue
User “Test User/ABC” sends an internet message out. It is routed properly through the MTA
External recipient receives the e-mail fine, and the return address is formatted properly: tuser@acme.com
External recipient replies to the e-mail. It is accepted by Server/XYZ and routed properly over to Server/ABC
User “Test User/ABC” opens the reply fine, and replies to the reply. The reply is then routed BACK through Server/XYZ (follows it’s inbound course) and out to the external recipient.
External recipient receives the e-mail fine, BUT the return address is malformatted: Test_User/ABC%ABC@acme.com
Mail continues to route fine between the two recipients, but we simply cannot produce properly-formatted replies out to the Internet from domain ABC!!
What we have tried sofar (through suggestions in this and other forums)…
We have added the two domains to each other’s “Notes domains and aliases” field in either Global Domain document
As mentioned, the Global Domain doc.'s are setup properly (since outgoing mail is routed fine if not routed between the Notes domains), but just to be thorough:
Use as default Global Domain: Yes
Outbound mail restriction: Unrestricted
Address format: Address only
Internet domain suffix: acme.com (and others)
Internet address lookup: Enabled
Local part formed from: Short name
Notes domains included: None
Notes domain position: Right of ‘@’
Notes domain separator: % - percent sign
The Config document for Server/XYZ works fine (for users sending out mail from the same domain), but we have the following settings (again, to be thorough):
SMTP used when sending messages outside of the local internet domain: Enabled
SMTP allowed within the local internet domain: Disabled
Servers within the local Notes domain are reachable via SMTP over TCPIP: Always
Address lookup: Fullname then Local Part
Exhaustine lookup: Disabled
Relay host for messages leaving the local internet domain: IP address of our relay host
Local Internet domain smart host: n/a
Smart host is used for all local internet domain recipients: Disabled
Host name lookup: Dynamic then local
also (under MIME/Conversion Options/Outbound)…
Lookup Internet address for all Notes addresses when Internet address is not defined in document: Enabled
Perform exhaustive lookups when converting Notes addresses to Internet addresses: Disabled
Is there any way that we can drop the secondary Notes domain from the reply address of outgoing SMTP mail which originates in the primary Notes domain?
Any assistance that y’all may be able to offer would be much appreciated!!