Applies to: Exchange Server 2007
Topic Last Modified: 2007-06-14

Use the Accepted Domain tabs on the Hub Transport node to view and maintain the settings for accepted domains for your configuration.

An accepted domain is any Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) namespace where this Exchange organization sends and receives e-mail on behalf of recipients. Authoritative domains are accepted domains where the recipients' mailboxes are in this Exchange organization. Relay domains are accepted domains where the recipients' mailboxes are not in this Exchange organization and the mail has to be relayed to an external e-mail server or Exchange organization for delivery to the recipient.

Name

This field shows the names of the accepted domains.

Accepted Domain

This field shows the display names for the accepted domains.

Type

This field shows the type of accepted domain. The type determines how Microsoft Exchange handles the e-mail messages that it accepts.

Properties

To view a domain's properties, select an accepted domain from the list of accepted domains, and then click Properties.

  • General tab   Use this tab to manage the domain type. The domain type determines how Microsoft Exchange handles the e-mail messages that it accepts.

For more information, see Organization Configuration > Hub Transport > Accepted Domain Properties > General Page (RTM).

For More Information

For more information about accepted domains, see the following topics: