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I'm running Exchange 5.5, and I need to forward mail from a number of senders (about 50) from mailbox A to mailbox B. The senders' addresses (all external) are listed in a DL in Exchange.
I have set up rules on mailbox A to check for mail from members of this DL and forward/move/redirect it to mailbox B, but nothing works.
Any suggestions? the solution cannot be client-only

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by jwoodward

In Exchange Administrator, if you go into the properties of each mail box and then to the Delivery Options Tab, you can have mail delivered to an alternate recipient. This can be another mail box or a DL, basically anything on your GAL. You can also select whether or not to deliver messages to both the primary and alternate boxes.

Woody

by Member 33509877

Tried this, but it just creates the problem of duplicate mail (mailbox A gets mail meant for mailbox B, and vice versa). I need to filter mail so that mail from members of the DL is forwarded, and nothing else

by Member 33509877

Tried this, but it just creates the problem of duplicate mail (mailbox A gets mail meant for mailbox B, and vice versa). I need to filter mail so that mail from members of the DL is forwarded, and nothing else

by [_rick_>

Also, if you ar eusing Outlook 2000/Outlook 2002 you can set up Server Side rules that will operate from the server but provide more 'freedom' in how they are configured.

You can script it so only certain messages are routed and some are filtered out. Such as Out of Office, by using the Server Side Rule you can prevent Out Of Office events from being routed between the two accounts.

by Member 33509877

Again, I tried this but it didn't stand up in testing - the mail just sat in the original mailbox. However, I'd like to find out more about server-side scripting if this is the way to do it. Setting up rules for each of the addresses in the DL is not an option - too much work to maintain

by [_rick_>

Then your only option is to find a 3rd party product such as Mail Essentials or Mail Marshal or another 3rd party product that will filter for messages to this DL and send these messages on to a designated account.

The choices mentioned in 1 and2 are the only ways of doing this with Exchange and Outlook straight out of the box.

for 3rd party tools take a look at :

www.tucows.com
www.slipstick.com
www.msexchange.org

by Member 33509877

That will do for me - thanks.
Now I just have to convince the boss to put 3rd party utilities on the mail server...

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