Article ID: 279324
Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q279324
SUMMARY
This article describes how to prevent outbound Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) messages from going to particular domains.
MORE INFORMATION
- Install an independent server that is running Exchange Server 5.5 and create an inbound-only Internet Mail Service. Do not join the existing Exchange organization.
- Double-click the Internet Mail Service object, click the Routing tab, and then click the Reroute incoming SMTP mail check box. (This option is required for POP3/IMAP4 support.)
- Enter the domains that you do not want messages to go to, and then click to select the Should be accepted as inbound check box.
- Click the Connections tab, click Message Filtering, and then type your domain in the Prevent these domains and users box. (Use the domain name in your users' SMTP addresses.) The format should be
xxxx@domain.com. - Click to select the Delete messages instead of moving to the Turf directory check box.For additional information about the Turf feature, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
197289 XFOR: Internet Mail Service May Not Save Turfed Messages or Saves Them to an Unexpected Location
193926 XFOR: TURFDIR Must Be Manually Created for Message Filtering
- Stop and restart the Internet Mail Service for the changes to take effect.
- On your production Internet Mail Service, click the Connections tab, click E-mail Domain, and then add the domains that you do not want messages to go.
- Click to select the Forward all messages for this domain to host check box, and then enter the IP address or server name for the newly created Internet Mail Service.
- Stop and restart the Internet Mail Service for the changes to take effect.
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