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Urs01
Jan 05, 2024Copper Contributor
Exchange Routing Problem - Edge server with scoped connector
We have 2 Exchange Server 2016 in AD-Site A with a send connector to the internet (not scoped) with adress space * We have 2 Exchange Server 2019 in AD-Site B with 2 Edge Servers. We have a created ...
- Jan 09, 2024
By design, this is the intended behavior.
When selecting a Send connector, Exchange always prefers the most specific (scoped to a specific domain) Send connector.
This is due to Exchange's routing behavior, where scoped Send connectors are given higher priority.
AnnTaeYoun
Jan 08, 2024MVP
Check the priorities of your connectors!
Connector priority determines the order in which connectors are used to route messages.
- Urs01Jan 08, 2024Copper ContributorI can't see any priorities, do you mean the cost value on the addressspace on the connector?
- AnnTaeYounJan 08, 2024MVPBelow view command.
AddressSpaces is value "1","2".
[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Get-SendConnector
Identity AddressSpaces Enabled
-------- ------------- -------
SMTP {SMTP:*;1} True
contoso.local {SMTP:contoso.local;2} True- Urs01Jan 08, 2024Copper Contributor
It didn't help. Exchange always seems to take the most specific send connector and doesn't take into account cost or "scoped send connector"