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RAQS
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May 20, 2019

SMTP VIP - Redirect

Hi All,   Hope you are doing great.   I have SMTP VIP (10.11.72.86:25) currently it is resolving to smtp.ent.abc.net and i want to redirect this URL to smtp.ent.abc.com.   However, my und...
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  • JG's avatar
    JG
    May 20, 2019
    1. "Redirect" is normally an HTTP-specific term.
    2. You can make smpt.abc.com to have the same IP address as the virtual server's. You need to make sure, however, that the backend server can handle all these mail domains; for this is simply a TCP proxy and mail will be processed by the SMTP server at the back.
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JG
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May 20, 2019

That would be a proxy in effect.

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    RAQS
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    May 20, 2019
    Oki.. So can i make below conclusions:- We can do redirection only for those VIPs or application which are accessible via http or https ? And Secondly , if some other team is redirecting smtp.ent.abc.net to smpt.abc.com then what changes we should do at our end if VIP is configured on F5 as Ltm?. (My understanding is not to update anything) Thanks , ShashankS