How do I send emails outside my domain with Exchange 2007 and c#

Question

I am able to send emails using the typical C# SMTP code across Exchange 2007 as long as both the from and to addresses are within my domain.

As soon as I try to send ema

Answer 1

Try #2... How about using a Exchange Pickup Folder instead? They are a faster way to send emails through Exchange because it just creates the email and drops it in the folder, no waiting to connect to the server or waiting for a reply. Plus I think it skips the whole relay issue.

Configure youur SmtpClient like so:

SmtpClient srv = new SmtpClient("exchsrv2007", 25) {
    DeliveryMethod = SmtpDeliveryMethod.SpecifiedPickupDirectory,
    PickupDirectoryLocation = "\\exchsrv2007\PickupFolder"
}
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