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Peter Kaufman
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Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:58 am Post subject:
Q. on SMTP server timeout |
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Hi,
Not really an Exchange question, but here it goes:
We will soon start hosting our own email. I will have only one server
(SBS). let's say I have my email clients use this server for their
SMTP service to send emails from their remote locations.
If I have to take it down and they try to send email, how long will
it be before they get warnings and/or errors about sending email? If
the answer is 'it depends' then what would be typical and if it
depends on the client, assume XP or W2K and Outlook 2002-3.
Thanks a lot,
Peter
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Bharat Suneja
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Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:58 pm Post subject:
Re: Q. on SMTP server timeout |
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Depends on their outbound SMTP server configs. Typical to see delay
notifications between 4-12 hours, and Non Delivery Reports (NDRs) at around
48 hours/2 days.
Always helps to get a backup MX, either outsourced (protects against ISP
connection outage) or in-house (can use IIS/SMTP, Exchange not required).
This enables you to have inbound mail queued up at backup MX and delivered
when your server is up.
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Bharat Suneja
MCSE, MCT
www.zenprise.com
blog: www.suneja.com/blog
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"Peter Kaufman" <peterkhub-usenet@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hi,
Not really an Exchange question, but here it goes:
We will soon start hosting our own email. I will have only one server
(SBS). let's say I have my email clients use this server for their
SMTP service to send emails from their remote locations.
If I have to take it down and they try to send email, how long will
it be before they get warnings and/or errors about sending email? If
the answer is 'it depends' then what would be typical and if it
depends on the client, assume XP or W2K and Outlook 2002-3.
Thanks a lot,
Peter
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Peter Kaufman
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Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:43 am Post subject:
Re: Q. on SMTP server timeout |
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Hi Bharat,
Yes, I was going to do that, but was unsure if would catch outgoing
mail as well.
Thanks,
Peter
On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 08:55:24 -0800, "Bharat Suneja"
<bharatsuneja@no.spam.org> wrote:
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Always helps to get a backup MX, either outsourced (protects against ISP
connection outage) |
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