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ChooseFrom for Microsoft Exchange 2007


Updated: 12-February-2008
 
See also:   
 
ChooseFrom for MS Exchange 2000/2003
SendAsGroup for MS Exchange 2000/2003

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Exchange 2007 - Managing Accepted Domains

Purpose

Exchange mailbox may have multiple SMTP addresses. For outgoing messages Exchange server always uses the primary SMTP address. For example, John Doe has a mailbox with john.doe@companya.com primary SMTP address and john.doe@companyb.com secondary smtp address. John Doe can easily receive the message addressed both to john.doe@companya.com and john.doe@companyb.com, but he can not send the message as john.doe@companyb.com because this behaviour is by design in Exchange server.
ChooseFrom for Exchange 2007 application allows users to send a message with any of their own SMTP addresses as the From address.
This version of ChooseFrom is compatible with Sunbelt Ninja antispam/antivirus software.
The application is a custom transport agent.

Current version: 1.0.0.1

Benefits

Installation

On your Exchange 2007 Hub Transport Server or Edge server computer:
1. Select (or create) a user account that is a member of the local Administrators, Domain Admins and Domain Users security groups.
2. Log on as that user.
3. Create C:\Program Files\ChooseFrom2007\ directory.
4. Download ChooseFrom2007-Demo.zip archive file to C:\Program Files\ChooseFrom2007\ directory and extract all files.
5. Run C:\Program Files\ChooseFrom2007\install.bat.

Testing

1. Make sure your mailbox has more than one SMTP address. Ask your Exchange admin to add the following additional SMTP address:
    john.doe@choosefromdemo.com
to your mailbox.
2. Open Outlook and create a new mail message. Click View->Options and fill "Have replies sent to:" field with
     [smtp:<john.doe@choosefromdemo.com>]      ChooseFrom testing picture 1
    
     You can add the display name:
     John Doe [smtp:<john.doe@choosefromdemo.com>]
     Click Close button.
3. Send your message to any external Internet address you can operate.
4. Receive the message you have just sent using any SMTP/POP3 e-mail client (for example, Outlook Express).
ChooseFrom testing picture 2
5. Make sure the sender address (the From: field) is john.doe@choosefromdemo.com

I have tested ChooseFrom with Exchange 2007 (64 bit) on Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP1.

Limitations

If you have Exchange 2007 SP1 installed, ChooseFrom will work only on the Edge server but not on the Hub server. We are currently trying to solve this problem.

By default users can send as their own SMTP addresses only.
However, it is possible to bypass this limitation by creating a security group named SENDASANYONE and placing there the user accounts you wish to be able to send as anyone.

Side Effects

The main side effect is that you can not exploit Outlook "Have replies sent to:" field as usual. If an outgoing message has the reply-to address filled out, ChooseFrom will set this address as the From: field and the Reply-to: field will be removed completely.

Client-side application that can cooperate with ChooseFrom

There exists an Outlook add-in utility named SmartReply 2007 that allows an Outlook user the ability to easily select the From address of the new, replied or forwarded message.

Uninstallation

1. Run C:\Program Files\ChooseFrom2007\uninstall.bat
2. Delete C:\Program Files\ChooseFrom2007\ directory.

About this demo version.

ChooseFrom demo version adds “[ChooseFrom2007 DEMO]” to the Subject line of each message processed.

F.A.Q.

Q. I am about to purchase this product but I wondering regarding updates/patches. What are the policies regarding updates? Do you provide them freely or as a purchase?
A. As a registered user, you will get free updates for one year from the date of purchase.
Once the new version is ready, this information will be e-mailed to all registered users. We will send updates via e-mail to those who request them.

Q.  I have already ordered your software and want to view data relating to my order.
A.  Just visit our Customer Care Center.

Prices

Licensing policy: the product is licensed on a per-Exchange server basis.

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Site license covers a single organization in one location (building complex). If you purchase a site license, you may use the program in an unlimited number of your company's computers within this area.
Enterprise license covers all computers of single organization world-wide. If your company has many branches even with thousands of machines, Enterprise license covers them all.

Feel free to send us your comments and criticism.

Thank you,
Victor Ivanidze,
software developer.

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