Exchange Server 2007 : Work with Remote Domains

Problem : Your Exchange organization has a default remote domain configuration in place. This establishes a modicum of control over all message transfer between your organization and all other domains. How can you alter the default remote domain entry and create additional remote domain entries to provide more control?

Solution : You have the capability to make changes to the default remote domain settings or to create additional remote domain settings that are specific to a domain toward which you wish to control certain access.

For example, you can control the out-of-office message types delivered to a domain. You can also control the types of messages sent to that domain.

Alter the Default Remote Domain Settings

To alter the default remote domain settings, perform the following:

1.	Open the EMC.
2.	From the Navigation Tree, expand the Organization Configuration work center and click Hub Transport.
3.	Select the Remote Domains tab.
4.	From the Results pane, select the default policy. From the Actions pane, select Properties.
5.	You can see the domain name is *. Note Note that the default domain is for *, which translates to all domains that the Exchange organization doesn’t have as an accepted domain (authoritative, internal relay, external relay) or as an explicit remote domain.
6.	From the General tab, you can select the out-of-office message types delivered to this remote domain. They include the following: Allow None Allow External Out-of-Office Messages Only (default setting) Allow External Out-of-Office Messages, and Out-of-Office Messages Set by Outlook 2003 or Earlier Clients or Sent by Exchange Server 2003 or Earlier Servers Allow Internal Out-of-Office Messages, and Out-of-Office Messages Set by Outlook 2003 or Earlier Clients or Sent by Exchange Server 2003 or Earlier Servers
7.	Next, you can select the Format of Original Message Sent as Attachment to Journal Report tab, as shown in Figure 1. From here you can select the following: Figure 1. The various message format options for a remote domain. Message Format Options (checkboxes) Allow Automatic Replies Allow Automatic Forward Allow Delivery Reports (default) Allow Non-delivery Reports (default) Display Sender’s Name on Messages (default) Use Message Text Line Wrap at Column (indicate column number) Exchange Rich-Text Format: (radio buttons) Always Use Never Use Determined by Individual User Settings (default) Character Sets MIME Character Set (default: Western European [ISO]) Non-MIME Character Set (default: Western European [ISO])

Create a New Remote Domain

Perform the following to create a new remote domain:

1.	Open the EMC.
2.	From the Navigation Tree, expand the Organization Configuration work center, and click Hub Transport.
3.	Select the Remote Domains tab, and from the Actions pane, select New Remote Domain to open the wizard.
4.	On the New Remote Domain screen, enter the name of the remote domain and the domain name itself. You can also select a checkbox to include all subdomains.
5.	Then click New. When complete, click Finish.

After the creation of the explicit remote domain, you can enter the Properties and configure the out-of-office settings and message format options the same way we did previously.