Conference lassie::ucx

5541.0. "SMTP direct to Exchange" by SNOFS1::FOWLERMARK (Mark Fowler) Tue May 27 1997 19:27

    I'm having a bit of a problem with SMTP on UCX 4.1-eco4 VMS 6.1.
    
    I want to send smtp mail direct from a VMS system to our local Exchange
    server (snoexc2) without going via one of the US mail gateways.
    
    I can do this by setting the alternate gateway to snoexc2, and the zone
    to sno.dec.com. However, the Exchange server is no good at relaying
    mail that is not for [email protected].
    
    How can I set up UCX to send mail.dec.com mail to our local exchange
    server, and all other mail to relay.dec.com?
    
    I have tried to setting a local mx record, but ucx doesn't seem to use
    it. 
    
    ipssg_mf@snov09> ucx show mx
    
                                  Local MX database
    
    Destination                  Preference      Gateway
    
    MAIL.DEC.COM                    10           SNOEXC2.DHCP.SNO.DEC.COM
    mail.dec.com                    10           SNOEXC2.DHCP.SNO.DEC.COM
    ipssg_mf@snov09> ucx show mx "mail.dec.com"
    
                                  BIND MX database
    
    Server:          16.153.0.183     ipsaxp
    
    Gate address     Preference       Gate name
    
    16.136.64.54     50               dashub1.das.dec.com
    16.125.0.98      50               pkohub1.athena.pko.dec.com
    16.34.192.72     50               mrohub1.mro.dec.com
    192.208.46.20    300              mail12.digital.com
    192.208.46.10    400              mail11.digital.com
    193.56.15.21     500              mail21.digital.com
    
    In this case, the mail still goes via one of the US hubs.
    
    How can I get UCX to do what I want it to do?
    
    Thanks,
    Mark Fowler
    Systems Person, Sydney Australia

Any luck with this ? 

I have the same problem with mails going via the States (from the UK) when 
attempting to mail someone in the same building. Seems like a good way to 
use the bandwidth, NOT ! ;-(