Multiple smtp addresses for one mailbox question
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I need some clarification here. If I have one mailbox in Exchange that has multiple smtp address under the Email Addresses tab and an email enters the organization matching one of those email addresses, it gets delivered to that mailbox right?
Thanks a lot,
BW
I need some clarification here. If I have one mailbox in Exchange that has multiple smtp address under the Email Addresses tab and an email enters the organization matching one of those email addresses, it gets delivered to that mailbox right?
Thanks a lot,
BW
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What I meant was can the user pick any one of those smtp addresses to change the reply from? If not is that when you have to create it's own mailbox?
Also the other SMTP addresses with different domains than your own must be added to the Default Recipient Policy or exchange will not receive them. You will only be able to reply from an address which you are authoritative for but you can select any address when sending, just enable the "From" field in Outlook.
You can only send/reply using the primary SMTP address
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When I hit the 'From' button, it only shows users and groups in the address book and not one of the smtp addresses like 'customerservice' which is one of the smtp addresses.
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Hi Bwinkworth
If you want a single user to send from multiple email addresses then you will need multiple user accounts.
These can be set to forward all emails to the original mailbox and then you can setup some 'fake' pop accounts to send for the other accounts with the correct permissions.
for example:
A user called Bob has a primary email address of bob@company.com on your server but needs to be able to send as widgets@company.com on a regular basis.
Create a new user called widgets with the email address of widgets@company.com, set to forward all email to bob and give bob full access and send as permissions.
In Bob's Outlook setup an additional pop account using a receive server address of 127.0.0.1 (this will fail of course but as we're only using the account to send it doesn't matter) and a send address of your mail server. You will need to set the appropriate permissions on the outgoing server. then set the accoutn to not receive in send/receive options.
This means bob still receives all emails to bob and widgets and has a useful drop down account box when sending email (means you can even use different signatures per account.
If you want a single user to send from multiple email addresses then you will need multiple user accounts.
These can be set to forward all emails to the original mailbox and then you can setup some 'fake' pop accounts to send for the other accounts with the correct permissions.
for example:
A user called Bob has a primary email address of bob@company.com on your server but needs to be able to send as widgets@company.com on a regular basis.
Create a new user called widgets with the email address of widgets@company.com, set to forward all email to bob and give bob full access and send as permissions.
In Bob's Outlook setup an additional pop account using a receive server address of 127.0.0.1 (this will fail of course but as we're only using the account to send it doesn't matter) and a send address of your mail server. You will need to set the appropriate permissions on the outgoing server. then set the accoutn to not receive in send/receive options.
This means bob still receives all emails to bob and widgets and has a useful drop down account box when sending email (means you can even use different signatures per account.
That is a very bad work around. It will work but it's not good practice.
Your best opium is a 3rd party tool like: http://www.ivasoft.biz/smartreply2007.shtml
Your best opium is a 3rd party tool like: http://www.ivasoft.biz/smartreply2007.shtml
Do you work for ivasoft?
It works properly and keeps the users happy. Why is it a bad workaround? As long as it is properly documented there should be no problem with this. There's no difference between this and an additional pop3 account.
It works properly and keeps the users happy. Why is it a bad workaround? As long as it is properly documented there should be no problem with this. There's no difference between this and an additional pop3 account.
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If you put one of the alternate addresses in the from field it will still go but it will got using the primary address anyway
Harsh but its the way Microsoft designed it.
If you put one of the alternate addresses in the from field it will still go but it will got using the primary address anyway
Harsh but its the way Microsoft designed it.
No, I don't work for ivasoft. And I don't like the accusation. My role is to provide the best, recommended solutions that are supportable.
Using POP3 accounts is not good practice to resolve this issue. It also makes your system open to malware as you need to proud the client with access to the SMTP service.
You cannot select alternative addresses in the from field unless they are different mailboxes entirely and then it would work. Using Outlook 2010 it will even reply using the correct account and allow you to use different signatures etc for each account.
This is the best option but if you only have a single mailbox and don't want to go down the multiple mailbox route then I would recommendthe ivasoftoption.
Using POP3 accounts is not good practice to resolve this issue. It also makes your system open to malware as you need to proud the client with access to the SMTP service.
You cannot select alternative addresses in the from field unless they are different mailboxes entirely and then it would work. Using Outlook 2010 it will even reply using the correct account and allow you to use different signatures etc for each account.
This is the best option but if you only have a single mailbox and don't want to go down the multiple mailbox route then I would recommendthe ivasoftoption.
I would only open the client to the SMTP server using SSL and the correct authentication of course.
Doesn't matter. You still have a higher chance of malware because you are using POP3/SMTP through outlook.
You can check this out:
http://www.ivasoft.biz/choosefrom.shtml
http://www.ivasoft.biz/choosefrom.shtml
demazter: can I ask why this increases the risk of malware? Just curious, not being nasty, I havn't heard this before and it may sway my decision to use this method in the future
Another wayw is to create a distribution list with the required sending email address. you than give the user send as rights and make them the only member of the dl. the user can then choose the dl in the from field, and they still receive email sent to the address. its a bit of a pain for the admin,but works great!
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Thanks for all the help guys. Appreciate it
BW
BW
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Thanks again,
BW