Passing along mail to other mail server?

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Hello everyone,

Is there any way to set up a rule or configuration that relays email messages to another SMTP server (non-Notes) for unknown recipients? For example if user Joe Test (joe.test@whatever.com) is not found in the existing Domino server (that accepts email to @whatever.com addresses), the message is passed along to the new SMTP server we built (where there is a user account setup for joe.test@whatever.com)?

Along those same lines, is there a way to configure Domino’s mail server to not only deliver the messages to the proper mail boxes on the Domino server, but also pass them along to the new SMTP server at the same time (basicaly delivering the mail twice)?

We’re in the process of transitioning the mail to this new server and are looking for a way to test things and eventually bridge the gap during roll-out to the new SMTP box.

Thanks!

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Subject: Passing along mail to unknown recipients to other mail server?

The answer to your first question is to configure domino to use a smart host.To do that you edit the configuration document for your server(s)

(or if there aren’t any, create (a default) one).

On the Router/SMTP–Basics page is a field labeled ‘local internet domain smart host’

enter the hostname of your other smtp server.

Regarding your second question, you could acheive this by adding a mail-forward rule to all mailfiles.

Cheers

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