Allowing selection of multiple 'From' addresses for Exchange 2k7 users
I have an exchange 2007 sp1 server that is authoritative for multiple domains. I have several users that recieve email from two different domains (they have two different email addresses). They would like to be able to select a 'From;email address other than the default. We use Outlook 2007. What is the best practice for accomplishing this? Is this even possible?
May 4th, 2009 7:34pm

In Exchange 200X you cannot reply with any other email address other than your primary one.Other workaround.Create additional users + mailboxes, give your user account SEND AS permission to the other mailboxes, then you can send email as the other users, i.e. from a different email address.You can also do the same trick with mail enables public folders.Arun Kumar | MCSE - 2K3 + Messaging | ITIL-F V3
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May 4th, 2009 9:29pm

Thats a bummer. Is this a security feature to prevent email spoofing? Also, when you have an exchange account in outlook, it won't let you have two exchange accounts open at the same time. So do i have the users just add additional mailboxes and send the email from that mailbox? My understanding is that they have to manage the two email addresses from two different mailboxes to be able to have the reply from of that email address associated with that mailbox. That seems a bit confusing.
May 5th, 2009 12:55am

Yes it is a security feature, and yes you have to manage two email accounts in a single outlook and at the time of reply you can choose from which email address you want to reply.Users A and User B, User A has full send as permission on User B, So when you logged in to User A's profile, Open User B's mailbox as additional Mailbox in outlook and while sending email you can send as either from User A or User B.Arun Kumar | MCSE - 2K3 + Messaging | ITIL-F V3
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May 5th, 2009 1:19am

Issue description: Users have different SMTP addresses attached with one mailbox and would like to choose different SMTP address as FROM address other than the default one (Primary address), please correct me if I have misunderstood the question Explanation: When the user sends e-mails, Exchange will automatically use the primary e-mail address as the reply address regardless of the email address the sender sends to. This behavior is also by design in Exchange server. So we are unable to choose an alias to reply from and send mails to Arun has provided two good workarounds After searched on the web, I found theres a 3rd party tool ChooseFrom that can accomplish the function you want, please take a look Note: The 3rd party product discussed is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability
May 5th, 2009 9:30am

I will follow your recommendation for this solution. If fits the way that the email addresses are configured now (separate mailbox for the alternate address). one more question: Do i need a separate user account in AD for this mailbox? That is what we have now. So the user essentially has two different AD user accounts. It would be better if the user only had two mailboxes and not two user accounts.
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May 6th, 2009 7:45pm

Russell,From exchange 2000 Server onward, we can't have 1 user having two mailboxes... so the ratio is like 1:1.Arun Kumar | MCSE - 2K3 + Messaging | ITIL-F V3
May 6th, 2009 7:51pm

You can use mail eanbled public folder. Set forwarder on public folder to forward all mails received by PF to the mailbox. So user has to manage only one mailbox. While sending a mail user can select from address as PF address for second email address. In this way you can save one license also if you are using per-license CAL... ;) Amit Tank | MVP - Exchange | MCITP:EMA MCSA:M | http://ExchangeShare.WordPress.com
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May 6th, 2009 7:57pm

Good Workaround Amit, Russell you can implement Amits suggestion and you need to maintain tight public folder security if you're using public folder.Configuring Public Folder Permissionshttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb310789.aspxArun Kumar | MCSE - 2K3 + Messaging | ITIL-F V3
May 6th, 2009 8:08pm

Ah, that reminds me that public folder requires CreateItems permission for Anonymous user to receive email from the internet so make sure you assigned it with below cmdlet... Add-PublicFolderClientPermission -Identity "\YourPublicFolderPath" -User Anonymous -AccessRights CreateItemsAmit Tank | MVP - Exchange | MCITP:EMA MCSA:M | http://ExchangeShare.WordPress.com
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May 6th, 2009 8:13pm

The public folder solution is interesting. But aren't public folders depricated? Should i base a solution on public folders if they are going away?
May 6th, 2009 8:55pm

So far it is not deprecated, it is being deemphasized. It is fully supported in Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 life cycle, check below article for the updated guidance, so it will befully supported for 10 years from the RTM release of Exchange 2010. Updated Exchange Public Folder Guidance http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/03/31/448537.aspxAmit Tank | MVP - Exchange | MCITP:EMA MCSA:M | http://ExchangeShare.WordPress.com
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May 7th, 2009 5:58am

Agreed with Amit on this.Arun Kumar | MCSE - 2K3 + Messaging | ITIL-F V3
May 8th, 2009 7:16pm

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