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Simon thank you for the suggestion right now the 3rd party needs the relay connector. I just wanted to make sure it was a proper request.
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I have a 3rd party that need the following configured. My question is this there suggestion below is this common practice? and it is safe?<br />
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The SMTP server on Exchange is not configured to forward the requests from inside the firewall.<br />
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This article tell you how to do it on Exchange 2010. <br />
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<a href="http://exchangeserverpro.com/how-to-configure-a-relay-connector-for-exchange-server-2010/" rel="ugc">http://exchangeserverpro.com/how-to-configure-a-relay-connector-for-exchange-server-2010/</a>
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I have a 3rd party that need the following configured. My question is this there suggestion below is this common practice? and it is safe?


The SMTP server on Exchange is not configured to forward the requests from inside the firewall.

This article tell you how to do it on Exchange 2010. 

http://exchangeserverpro.com/how-to-configure-a-relay-connector-for-exchange-server-2010/

Configuring the SMTP server on Sxchange to forward the requests from inside the firewall.

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.

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