Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2011-03-19

You use Send connectors to create a connection to the Internet and to remote e-mail systems that require a specific configuration. For example, some remote e-mail systems may use a smart host or may require that you send e-mail messages that are larger than your standard Exchange organization limit. This topic shows you how to remove an existing Send connector in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.

Caution:
Don't perform this procedure on an Edge Transport server that has been subscribed to the Exchange organization by using EdgeSync. Instead, make the changes on the Hub Transport server. The changes are then replicated to the Edge Transport server next time EdgeSync synchronization occurs.

Looking for other management tasks related to connectors? Check out Managing Connectors.

Prerequisites

Removing a Send connector may affect mail flow in your organization. Make sure you understand how the Send connector is being used prior to removing it.

What Do You Want to Do?

Use the EMC to remove a Send connector

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Send connectors" entry in the Transport Permissions topic.

  1. Open the Exchange Management Console. Perform one of the following steps:

    • To remove an existing Send connector on an Edge Transport server, in the console tree, select Edge Transport.

    • To remove an existing Send connector on a Hub Transport server, expand Organization Configuration in the console tree, and select Hub Transport.

  2. In the work pane, click the Send Connectors tab, and select the Send connector to remove.

  3. Under the name of the Send connector in the action pane, click Remove.

  4. A warning appears that asks you, "Are you sure you want to remove <selected Send connector>?" Click Yes.

Use the Shell to remove a Send connector

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Send connectors" entry in the Transport Permissions topic.

Use the Remove-SendConnector cmdlet to remove a Send connector. This example removes the existing Send connector connection to Contoso.com.

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Remove-SendConnector "Connection to Contoso.com"

For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Remove-SendConnector.