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NDRs generated on Master sever in Site-A not recived by user homed on Member server in Site-B
User homed on Member Exchange 2K3 in Site-B sends message to an internet recipient, message goes to Master server in Site-A and is not delivered to recipient, an NDR is generated but it never makes it back to user in Site-Bs mailbox, even though Message Tracking says it did. All other email between both sites is working fine, and to and from the internet. Both servers are part of same domain, different sites with domain controllers at both sites AD DNS at both sites running Exchange 2K3 SP1, on Windows 2K3 servers in an 2K3 AD domain. This is my first post. Let me know if I need to supply more information. Thank you.
Hi. If this is only affecting one user, on the workstation, remove the Outlook profile and recreate a new one. Then send a message.
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It affects all users on that server. We created a test account and can log in and duplicate it from here. We do have another member server here at Site-A also. I have not heard any complaints from anyone useing it, neither have I had time to test it from that server.
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I only fails to deliver to this one domain and since we cant get to the NDR we dont know why. Trying to send to a non-existant domain results in the same problem, NDR is generated, Message Tracking shows it being sent back to the users mailbox, but it never appears.
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And yes the Master server is the Local Bridgehead server.
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Only the Site-A Master server is listed as a local bridghead server under the default routing connector.
If message tracking shows that the NDR was delivered to the server then something is eating the NDR.
Antivirus or Antispam would be the first thing to look at.
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Antivirus or Antispam would be the first thing to look at.
Simon.
Go to your virtual server in Site-A
Messages Tab
In Forward all mail with unresolved recipients to host, enter the FQDN of the server in Site-B
Messages Tab
In Forward all mail with unresolved recipients to host, enter the FQDN of the server in Site-B
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Can I put both the SiteB and SiteC servers in there? Seperated by a ; ?
In site B, put site C.
Just going through some of the old outstanding questions as it is quiet...
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I appologize for the delay, we found the problem. It was a setting in the SMTP connector. The first 2 servers setup had the connector renamed to our outside domain name, the new one was still default named as our internal domain. NDRs apparently have to be delivered to a connector of like domain name. Once all 3 matched the problem went away. I cant count how many times I looked at these connectors and never noticed they were different. But everything else was working ok between them, just not NDRs. I had run the Microsoft Exchange SMTP test utility against it several times from all the servers and it allways reported no problems found, SMTP conneciton and lookup in all forms passed. The first two servers were setup within a short time from each other but the third was a year later. Yet another reason to allways document all changes made to systems so it can be refered to later when adding a new like system. Thank you all for your suggestions. Is there a way I can split the results among the pople who attempted to help?