Microsoft KB Archive/279323

= XFOR: How to Forward SMTP Mail to Multiple Hosts =

Article ID: 279323

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q279323



SUMMARY
If you use the Forward all messages to host option to deliver outbound Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) messages, you can configure the Exchange Internet Mail Service so that it sends messages to multiple hosts.



MORE INFORMATION
When you configure the Internet Mail Service for multiple hosts, use a comma to separate the names of the hosts that you want the Internet Mail Service to forward mail to. For example:

, ,

SMTP messages are then delivered in a round-robin style. The first message is sent to, the second message is sent to  , the third message is sent to  , the fourth message is sent to  , and so on. Use the IP address rather than the computer name for the best performance.

If one of the hosts is unavailable, outbound messages are not queued up for this host. Messages are delivered only to the available hosts on the list.

Keywords: kbinfo KB279323

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