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Andy Zhou

2002-10-05, 8:42 pm

I have an Exchange2000 with MTA service running. We DO NOT
have MS Mail, CC:Mail or other Exchange servers...
Exchange2000 is the only one sending and receiving emails.
But we also have a UNIX box, on it Sendmail is configured
as a backup email server. The Sendmail also uses mail
relay on the Exchange2000 to send some emails out.
Question, do we need MTA service?

Thanks.
Andy
Ward Flowers [MS]

2002-10-05, 8:42 pm

Well technically this service should not be used in your scenario. However
there are some rare possible scenarios in which it could be needed. One
example would be a bad attempted delivery to a user that would "think" it
needed the MTA (based on bad addressing, old contact in a personal address
book, etc.). The MTA not running would allow this to set in a queue without
the NDR. For the rare occasions like this and for the small resources that
would be used in maintaining a MTA, it may be best to keep in running.

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Exchange Support Professional

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"Andy Zhou" <zhou@marcoconsulting.com> wrote in message
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> I have an Exchange2000 with MTA service running. We DO NOT
> have MS Mail, CC:Mail or other Exchange servers...
> Exchange2000 is the only one sending and receiving emails.
> But we also have a UNIX box, on it Sendmail is configured
> as a backup email server. The Sendmail also uses mail
> relay on the Exchange2000 to send some emails out.
> Question, do we need MTA service?
>
> Thanks.
> Andy



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