Connector Cmdlets (RTM)

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will reach end of support on April 11, 2017. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

 

Applies to: Exchange Server 2007

This section provides information that will help you use the Exchange Management Shell in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 to manage connectors that are configured on computers that have the Hub Transport server role or the Edge Transport server role installed.

A connector defines the message path that connects an Edge Transport server or a Hub Transport server to the Internet or to other messaging systems. The following list describes the different types of connectors that can be configured in Exchange 2007:

  • Send connectors   A Send connector is used to route outgoing messages from a Hub Transport server or an Edge Transport server to the Internet, to other SMTP messaging servers, or to other Hub Transport servers or Edge Transport servers in the Exchange organization. A Send connector always uses SMTP to send messages between messaging servers. The destination address spaces that are assigned to a Send connector may be Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) or non-SMTP. Examples of non-SMTP namespaces include Lotus Notes, Novell GroupWise, and X.400.

    For more information about Exchange Management Shell cmdlets for Send connectors, see Send Connector Cmdlets (RTM).

  • Receive connectors   A Receive connector is used to accept incoming messages on a Hub Transport server or an Edge Transport server from the Internet, from another SMTP messaging server, or from another Hub Transport server or Edge Transport server in the Exchange organization. A Receive connector always uses the SMTP protocol to accept messages.

    For more information about Exchange Management Shell cmdlets for Receive connectors, see Receive Connector Cmdlets (RTM).

  • Routing group connectors   A routing group connector is required for mail to flow between at least one Exchange Server 2003 routing group and Exchange 2007.

    For more information about Exchange Management Shell cmdlets for routing group connectors, see Routing Group Connector Cmdlets (RTM).

  • Foreign connectors   A Foreign connector uses a Drop directory on a Hub Transport server to send message files to a local messaging server that doesn't use SMTP as its primary transport mechanism. These messaging servers are known as foreign gateway servers. Examples of foreign gateway servers include Lotus Notes and third-party fax gateway servers. The address spaces that are assigned to a Foreign connector can be SMTP or non-SMTP.

    For more information about Exchange Management Shell cmdlets for Foreign connectors, see Foreign Connector Cmdlets (RTM).