Scheduling Notes® routing

By default, when using Notes® routing Domino® can transfer messages only to other servers in the same Notes® Named Network (sometimes called NNN). To extend Notes® routing beyond a single Notes® Named Network you must create Connection documents in the Domino® Directory and specify a routing schedule. Domino® does not automatically create Connection documents for mail routing.

Before you begin

Make sure that you have already created the necessary Connection documents. Refer to the information on setting up server-to-server connections later in this topic.

About this task

Default schedule

By default, Connection documents instruct the Router to connect to the destination server to transfer mail every six hours between 8:00 AM and 10:00 PM, or whenever the number of pending messages in MAIL.BOX reaches 5. You can customize the schedule to specify the number of pending messages that trigger routing, as well as the day, time range, and repeat interval for a connection.

Using Connection documents to control routing within a Notes® Named Network

You can use Connection documents to restrict routing within a Notes® Named Network to a specified schedule. Connection documents apply to both Notes® routing and SMTP routing. In the absence of any Connection documents, the Router transfers all mail within a Notes® Named Network immediately, except for low-priority messages. If the Router is configured to use both SMTP and Notes® routing, it queues messages pending in MAIL.BOX for each protocol separately. Regardless of the schedule, high-priority messages continue to route immediately.

Forcing mail to route to a specific server

To force the server to immediately route all pending mail to another server, use the Route command at the server console.

Routing schedules and low-priority messages

Routing schedules in Connection documents do not apply to low-priority messages. Low-priority messages route only during the configured low-priority mail interval, even among servers in the same Notes® named network.

You can configure Domino® to designate messages over a certain size as low-priority and send them when the server is less busy.

Procedure

  1. From the Domino® Administrator, click the Configuration tab and expand the Messaging section.
  2. Click Connections.
  3. Select the Connection document for the server connection you want to configure, and click Edit Connection.
  4. Click the Schedule tab, and complete these fields in the Scheduled Connection section:
    Table 1. Scheduled Connection fields
    Field Enter

    Schedule

    Enabled

    Call at times

    12:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Repeat interval

    Blank

    Days of week

    Select Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
  5. Click the Replication/Routing tab and complete these fields in the Routing section.
    Table 2. Routing fields

    Field

    Enter

    Routing task

    Choose one or more

    • Mail Routing - (default) Enables Notes® mail routing between the servers
    • X400 Mail Routing - Enables routing of X.400 mail between servers in a system with an X.400 Message Transfer Agent
    • SMTP Mail Routing - Enables routing of Internet mail to a server that can connect to the Internet
    • None - The Connection document is not used to route mail between the servers

    Route at once

    The number of normal-priority messages that accumulate before the server routes mail. The default is 5.

    Routing cost

    The relative cost of this server connection. Do not modify this cost unless you are an experienced Domino® administrator.

    Router type

    How Domino® routes mail between the servers.
  6. Click Save & Close:
  7. The change takes effect after the next Router configuration update. To put the new setting into effect immediately, reload the routing configuration.

Example

To route mail immediately 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, create a routing schedule for a 24-hour, 7-day period. Then set routing to begin as soon as MAIL.BOX contains a single pending message. Complete the fields shown in the following tables, and then update the routing configuration to ensure that the new schedule takes effect.

Table 3. Scheduled Connection section of the Connection document
Field Enter
Schedule Enabled
Call at times 12:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Repeat interval Blank
Days of week Select Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Table 4. Routing section of the Connection document
Field Enter
Route at once if 1 message pending