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mpete32_168869
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Oct 09, 2014

Routing outbound smtp traffic through F5 LTM

Needing assistance in properly architecting the outbound routing of email from an internal SMTP server through an F5 LTM appliance sitting in a DMZ. We use Symantec's Messagelabs spam product for al...
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Oct 14, 2014

Hi,

 

Here are the steps for sending out the traffic through LTM.

 

1.Create the VIP in LTM. 2.Create the SNAT and associate with the VIP. 3.Your SMTP server traffic should point to the VIP. 4.Open the Firewall rule as below. Source:SNAT IP. Destination:Lab server Port:XX.

 

Regards Visvesh.