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Multiple SMTP address impact on Exch55?

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by nt-gill

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I'm running Exchange Server 5.5 SP4 with under 100 mailboxes on a Dual 600Mhz PIII with 512MB.
If I created 2 or 3 smtp addresses for each user, would I see any performance issues? What downside is there for this procedure?

The reason for this would be to convert from a first name - last initial naming convention to the opposite.

Thanks

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by ann777

You have several aliases for each person? The impact is 0-none. Exchange is optimized for checking for valid addresses and delivering to the main account. I've seen Exchange 5.5 run on PII 350 MHZ machine with 150+ users each with many aliases.

by curlergirl

Just weighing in with agreement on Anna777's answer - I've run similar configurations many times with multiple aliases - for the same reason that you are doing it. There is virtually no impact on performance. Hope this helps!

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