Configuring POP3 & SMTP 3

[caterham]

I am no expert but I can find my way around configuring 5.5 but how do I do it in 2000??!
I am a programmer so assume NO previous knowledge!!
Can anyone tell me how to configure Exchange 2000 to receive pop3 mail and send using smtp via a adsl connection.
The box is a standard installation 2000 server with sbs & pop connection (snapin??) installed. It also has a virtual smtp connection. I can see ways of entering ip addresses but I was kinda looking for somewhere to type "mail.ecosse.net" !!
Also, the adsl line is not connected yet. It is using a router with a fixed IP address. In the past I have just set the clients gateway to the router & it worked ( the router had a firewall) does this work with the server & exchange? So much to learn, so little time!

 

[Jpeanut]

I'm new to this to but I did figure out how to get outgoing mail delived (SMTP). In Exch Mgr goto Servers>Protocols>SMTP>SMTP Virtual Server 1>Properties>Delivery>Advanced>Configure External DNS Servers. Here you can point to your ISPs DNS servers. Now we have to figure out how to get it in.

Jp

 

[caterham]

Jpeanut, Thanks for that! The exchange machine is not in front of me so I can't check for myself! Do I have to use an IP address or can I use the mail.ecosse.net ?
Philip

 

[meekrob]

Either one man. IP or DNS.

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[Xybertron]

You can also setup forwarders on the DNS Server. Dan
Microsoft Exchange Support @ Microsoft

 

[caterham]

But how do a do these things!!
I set up the SMTP as intructed but I still cant get email out. I think I set up the pop3 but it does not seem to work. Internet in & out is OK but I can't seem to get the mail working & now the outlook WS take much longer to find exchange to log on. This since the router installed for internet access. What is going on? I must be missing something, can anyonw help?

 

[meekrob]

First of all Exchange 2000 is mainly administrated through 2 tools. Active Directory Users and Computers and System Manager. You can use these tools to set up Exchange.

But I think you need to start with the basics. To send and recieve mail with the internet you use SMTP. On another machine telnet to port 25 of your exchange server like so: (substituting your ip of course)

telnet 192.168.0.5 25

You should get a response like this:

220 mailhost.ecosse.net Microsoft ESMTP MAIL SERVICE BLAH BLAH BLAH

Type quit to close the connection. Now try the same thing from a computer outside your subnet. If you cannot connect then there is a problem... it could be many things:

1) You don't have a public IP
2) You don't have your router/firewall properly configured
3) You are using DNS and never set up an MX record.

These are all shots in the dark though... why don't you start again from the begining and take some time to really explain what is going on, I'm pretty confused as to what your setup is and what you are trying to accomplish.