How to Configure an SMTP Virtual Server to Resolve Anonymous E-mail Addresses

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One way to configure Exchange Server to resolve contacts from outside your organization to their display names in Active Directory is to configure the SMTP virtual server on to resolve anonymous e-mail addresses.

Before You Begin

Before you perform the procedure in this topic, read Deployment Scenarios for Internet Connectivity.

The following permissions are required to perform this procedure:

  • Member of the local administrators group and a member of a group that has had the Exchange Administrators role applied at the administrative group level

Procedure

To configure an SMTP virtual server to resolve anonymous e-mail addresses

  1. Start Exchange System Manager: Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.

  2. In the console tree, expand Servers, expand < Bridgehead Server Name >, expand Protocols, and then expand SMTP.

  3. Right-click the SMTP virtual server you want, and then click Properties.

  4. On the Access tab, click Authentication.

  5. In Authentication, ensure that the Anonymous access check box is selected, and then select the Resolve anonymous e-mail check box.