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| What is Swap Proxy? |  |
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| Category: Address Manipulation | Last Updated: 2008-04-18 |
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This is primarily used if the source and destination servers are Exchange.
Typically an Exchange mailbox is given a primary smtp address. This address is the user’s reply-to address. Secondary (Proxy) addresses can be added that allow the user to receive email using other addresses.
SimpleSync’s swap proxy function reads through the Proxy addresses using a ruleset. If a match occurs that address becomes the primary address and the old primary address is pushed into the proxy list.
For Example:- Source records:
- Primary: jsmith@aol.com
- Secondary: james@zoomit.com,support@p.com,jim@home.com
- Primary: tsmith@aol.com
- Secondary: tom@zoomit.com, tommy@home.com
- Primary: bubba@slow.net
- Secondary: Charles@fast.net
Swap proxy field is set to: @p.com,@home.com- Results:
- Primary: support@p.com
- Secondary: james@zoomit.com,jsmith@aol.com,jim@home.com
- Primary: tommy@home.com
- Secondary: tom@zoomit.com, tsmith@aol.com
- Primary: bubba@slow.net
- Secondary: Charles@fast.net
A Note about Swap Proxy Syntax:
It may or may not be necessary to include the @ prefix in the Swap Proxy domains you specify. An example of when it is necessary is if you have two incoming domains that look like this:
EricN@DomainXYZ.com
Eric@XYZ.com
If you specify a Drop Proxy of simply XYZ.com, then both objects qualify for swapping. Which ever is returned first will be swapped to the primary. If you specifically want the @XYZ.com domain to be primary, then you need to specify the Swap Proxy value as @XYZ.com.
There are some guidelines to the ruleset:- The order of the swap proxy sets the order of the search through the secondary addresses.
- The swap proxy list is done by subtring matching (no wildcards)
- If a proxy is not matched the addresses are left alone.
- SimpleSync will use the first proxy it matches.
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