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Exchange server has a recipient filter that prevents mail submissions to accounts that are not in the GAL (Global Address List).

First, let’s locate this configuration and then we’ll talk about how it works followed by thoughts about relay domains.

How to enable this feature

To enable this filter in Exchange 2003 you would visit the Message Delivery Properties screen, and select the checkbox next to Filter recipients who are not in the Directory. You would also need to enable it on each SMTP connection.

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Most of you reading this will no doubt already have some idea of how file permissions are handled when moving or copying files to and from NTFS drives. The following behaviour is expected:

• When copying a file from one NTFS volume to a folder on another volume the file inherits the permissions of the destination folder.
• When copying a file from one folder to new a folder on the same NTFS volume the file inherits the permissions of the destination folder.
• When moving a file from one NTFS volume to a folder on another volume the file inherits the permissions of the destination folder.
• When moving a file from one folder to new a folder on the same NTFS volume the file retains the permissions.

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