Which Account to use

[DennisG]

I am running an Exchange 2003 Server for local Domain email only. My Outlook
clients send & recieve Internet email directly. When sending emails, we have
to select which account (Internet or Exchange) that outlook uses to send the
email out. This raises 2 questions...
1. Is there any way to make Outlook be able know that a local address goes
to the Exchange Server & an Internet address goes out to the SMTP server on
the Internet?
2. How can I get Outlook to be able to take both Internet & Exchange (local)
address in the same email & deliver them appropriately.

It seems to me that way back in Outlook 98 this worked flawlessly.
Thank you for any help in advance.

 

[DennisG]

Sorry, forgot to add Outlook Versions 2000 thru 2007, Windows XP Pro. Sp3

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Outlook 98 had 2 transport modes which probably helped in your situation but really was a horrible program.

As for your initial question, I don't know of any method that will work across all of your Outlook versions. In Outlook 2003/2007, you can assign a unique signature to the Exchange and POP3 accounts and, when using Word as the editor in 2003 (2007 uses a word .dll), you can change signatures to cause the sending account to change. The older clients are reliant upon using the Accounts button (2002) or profiles if Outlook 2000 CW mode.


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After furious head scratching, DennisG asked:

| Sorry, forgot to add Outlook Versions 2000 thru 2007, Windows XP Pro.
| Sp3
|
| || I am running an Exchange 2003 Server for local Domain email only. My
|| Outlook clients send & recieve Internet email directly. When sending
|| emails, we have to select which account (Internet or Exchange) that
|| outlook uses to send the email out. This raises 2 questions...
|| 1. Is there any way to make Outlook be able know that a local
|| address goes to the Exchange Server & an Internet address goes out
|| to the SMTP server on the Internet?
|| 2. How can I get Outlook to be able to take both Internet & Exchange
|| (local) address in the same email & deliver them appropriately.
||
|| It seems to me that way back in Outlook 98 this worked flawlessly.
|| Thank you for any help in advance.

 

[DennisG]

Thank you, I will look into that option. (99% of my clients are using 2003
or 2007 Outlook.)

Outlook 98 had 2 transport modes which probably helped in your situation but
really was a horrible program.

As for your initial question, I don't know of any method that will work
across all of your Outlook versions. In Outlook 2003/2007, you can assign a
unique signature to the Exchange and POP3 accounts and, when using Word as
the editor in 2003 (2007 uses a word .dll), you can change signatures to
cause the sending account to change. The older clients are reliant upon
using the Accounts button (2002) or profiles if Outlook 2000 CW mode.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, DennisG asked:

| Sorry, forgot to add Outlook Versions 2000 thru 2007, Windows XP Pro.
| Sp3
|
| || I am running an Exchange 2003 Server for local Domain email only. My
|| Outlook clients send & recieve Internet email directly. When sending
|| emails, we have to select which account (Internet or Exchange) that
|| outlook uses to send the email out. This raises 2 questions...
|| 1. Is there any way to make Outlook be able know that a local
|| address goes to the Exchange Server & an Internet address goes out
|| to the SMTP server on the Internet?
|| 2. How can I get Outlook to be able to take both Internet & Exchange
|| (local) address in the same email & deliver them appropriately.
||
|| It seems to me that way back in Outlook 98 this worked flawlessly.
|| Thank you for any help in advance.

 

[Diane Poremsky {MVP}]

So you are using Outlook with Exchange and Exchange is not configured for
external email and you have to send (and collect external mail) using a
POP3/SMTP acct?

1. Configure the Exchange to send mail to the internet.
2. Configure user accounts to use the external POP3 address as the default
SMTP

Now all mail will go through Exchange - exchange will forward mail to the
internet and it will have the correct reply address. You'll continue to
collect the external mail using the POP3 account.









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[Diane Poremsky {MVP}]

changing sigs will not change the sending account. Changing the sending acct
will change the sig (if one is configured for the second acct).









** Please include your Outlook version, Account type, and Windows Version
when requesting assistance **