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we are currently running exchange with fe/be configuration.<br />
the fe acts as the bridgehead and fowards all mail to message one. as a smart host.<br />
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the problem is that it tends be a little slow and mail tends to sit for a few min. in the que.<br />
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there is an alternate option to use a private DNS.<br />
so my question is the following.<br />
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once i add the private dns under advanced config. on delivery tab for the F/E smtp virtual server. <br />
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i have to remove the smart host, BUT do i leave the smtp connector in place and just switch to use DNS to route mail.<br />
or<br />
do i remove the smtp connector completely ?<br />
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also i have to restart the front end server but do i need to restart the backend servers aswell ?<br />

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we are currently running exchange with fe/be configuration.
the fe acts as the bridgehead and fowards all mail to message one. as a smart host.

the problem is that it tends be a little slow and mail tends to sit for a few min. in the que.

there is an alternate option to use a private DNS.
so my question is the following.

once i add the private dns under advanced config. on delivery tab for the F/E smtp virtual server. 

i have to remove the smart host, BUT do i leave the smtp connector in place and just switch to use DNS to route mail.
or
do i remove the smtp connector completely ?

also i have to restart the front end server but do i need to restart the backend servers aswell ?


Exchange 2003 Smart host or Private DNS question

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