Microsoft Exchange 2010
Start the Microsoft "Exchange Management Console" on a server which also contains the Exchange 2010 management tools. This console can usually be found on the Microsoft Exchange or SBS server.
Create a new mailbox
- Right click on Mailbox under Recipient Configuration:
- Select New Mailbox.
- Select User Mailbox.
- Click on Next.
- Select New User.
- Click on Next.
- Provide User Information:
- Provide the Full name, we recommend using: Mail Round Trip Monitoring Receive mailbox.
- Provide the User logon name, we recommend: mailroundtrip.
- Provide a password. (Note: this password is not used anywhere so any random password will suffice)
- Optionally select the OU were you want this account to be created.
- Click on Next to continue.
- Specify mailbox settings:
- Optionally select the mailbox database, were you want the mailbox to reside.
- Click on Next to continue.
- Set archive settings:
- Select Don't create an archive. This mailbox does not contain any email.
- Click on Next to continue.
- Review settings:
- Click on New to create the new mailbox.
- Click on Finish.
Create a return mail contact
Create a mail contact containing the mail round trip return address.
- Open Recipient configuration.
- Right click on Mail contact.
- Select New Mail Contact.
- Create a new mail contact:
- Select New Contact.
- Click on Next.
- Provide a Full name, we suggest: Mail Round Trip Monitoring Return Address.
- Enter an alias, we suggest: mailroundtripreturn.
- Click on the Edit... button:
- Enter the following return email address in the E-mail address field: mail@mrt.infrasonar.com.
- Click on Next:
- Review settings.
- Click on New to create the mail contact:
- Verify that the mail contact was created successfully:
- Click on Finish.
Modify the return contact
- Right click on on the previously created mail contact.
- Select Properties from the dropdown menu.
- Open the General tab:
- Enable Hide from exchange address lists.
- Click on OK to close the dialog.
Modify the receive mailbox user
Forward all mail to the "Mail Round Trip Monitoring Mailbox" from the previously created "Mail Round Trip Monitoring Return Address" contact.
- Right click on the previously created receive mailbox user.
- Select Properties from the drop down menu:
- Open the General tab:
- Enable Hide from exchange address lists.
- Open the Mail Flow Settings tab.
- Double click on Delivery Options:
- Select the Forward to selection box.
- Click on Browse:
- Select the "Mail Round Trip Monitoring Return Address" contact.
- Click on OK.
- Click on OK to close the previous screen.
- Open the General tab: