Re: Exchange/ISA Questions

From: SuperGumby [SBS MVP] (not_at_your.nellie)
Date: 06/22/04


Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 08:11:49 +1000

this really is quite odd, it should work. As far as I know Exchange SMTP
shouldn't worry about whether it gets CR or CR/LF.

In ESM, servers/sbs/protocols/smtp properties enable logging. This will give
you basic SMTP logging and should give you some idea. You can also enable
another form of logging in the properties for the server itself.

As Javier points out elsewhere, SBS using port 25 for it's SMTP server has
nothing to do with the problem as the connection is made from AS400:>1024 ->
remote:25. The fact you can't telnet to a remote:25 from the AS400 suggests
NAT is not working but this doesn't explain why the telnet to SBS:25 is not
working.

AS400 has only one interface/IP, right? It should have a command equivalent
to 'ipconfig /all', the output from this may help.

In the telnet session to SBS:25, there's no garbling of information or
missing characters in the responses from SBS, is there? /clutches straw.

"acon" <ezacon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eoA9kxIWEHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> The AS400 is on the lan, direcly conected to same hub as internal nic of
the
> SBS server, without any router or firewall between them. The AS400 is
trying
> to conect to IP address of SBS.
>
> I have tryed to simulate the sending of a mail from AS400 with Telnet to
> port 25. The conection established, but most commands are not undestood by
> the exchange server. If i type these commands from a telnet session in a
PC,
> they works.
> For example: In AS400 telnet session, rset command works, but helo command
> produces an error. Same command is successful when issued fron a Windows
> telnet.
> I think this is related to IBM telnet adding some aditional charter like
> line feed or carrier return, and has nothing to do with my problem, but i
> may be wrong. As long as i know, the comunication between AS400 and SBS is
> possible throug port 25, but i am unable verify the conection in a log
file
> or transaction file.
>
> BTW, excuse me for my poor english
>
>
> "Chad A. Gross [SBS MVP]" <chad.gross@laytonflower.nospam.com> escribió en
> el mensaje news:%23Eqx3KIWEHA.3308@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Ok -
> >
> > The AS/400 is on your Lan, right? No firewalls or routers between the
> > AS/400 & SBS lan nic? Can you telnet into your SBS on port 25 from the
> > AS/400? How is the AS/400 trying to connect to the SBS (private IP /
> > internal FQDN / public IP / public FQDN)?
> >
> > --
> >
> > Chad A. Gross - SBS MVP
> > SBS ROCKS!
> >
> > www.msmvps.com/cgross
> > www.gosbs.org
> >
> >
> > acon wrote:
> > > Thaks Chad. I already have set this alow relaying to entire subnet ip
> > > range (will reduce this when it work)
> > > In fact, i think that a normal mail server instaled on a PC could
> > > relay mail throug SBS. I am now in a situation were AS400 admin sais
> > > "my system is working. SBS is vrong" and i have to convince him with
> > > logs etc... and here is the problem. I cant find traces of the
> > > transaction. I am probably not searching the right log files...
> > >
> > > "Chad A. Gross [SBS MVP]" <chad.gross@laytonflower.nospam.com>
> > > escribió en el mensaje news:uZJEg9HWEHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > >> Hi Acon -
> > >>
> > >> Open Exchange System Manager, expand Servers | <servername> |
> > >> Protocols | SMTP. Right-click on Default SMTP Virtual Server and
> > >> select Properties. On the Access tab, click Relay. Add the IP of
> > >> your AS/400 to the list of machines allowed to use Exchange as a
> > >> relay, click OK and click OK again. Close System Manager and see if
> > >> that works . . .
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> Chad A. Gross - SBS MVP
> > >> SBS ROCKS!
> > >>
> > >> www.msmvps.com/cgross
> > >> www.gosbs.org
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> acon wrote:
> > >>> I have a SBS2000 server with 2 net adapters. One with a public
> > >>> internet address a one for local network. ISA and exchange are in
> > >>> use. Everithing wotks fine from 2 years now, but now whe need to
> > >>> send (not receive) mails from an IBM AS400 host wich is a secure
> > >>> nat client of
> > >>> the SBS server.
> > >>>
> > >>> I can see 3 posibilities:
> > >>>
> > >>> 1- Let the AS400 send SMTP mail to internet. Probably not possible,
> > >>> because port 25 of the public address is in use (as in/out) by
> > >>> Exchange server.
> > >>>
> > >>> 2- Send SMTP mail from AS400 using my server as relay. Actualy not
> > >>> working for unknow reason.
> > >>>
> > >>> 3- Format a text file with header info and put in in "PickUp"
> > >>> directory of exchange server. This is not the prefered method of the
> > >>> AS400 admin.
> > >>>
> > >>> For option 2, the transaction seem to end without error (in as400),
> > >>> but the mail never arrived at destination. I have tried to deal with
> > >>> exchange logs and "messages tracking center" (not sure for inglish
> > >>> translation) in Exchange admin console.
> > >>> In log file (exchsrvr\serversbs.log\...) i cant find AS400 ip. and
> > >>> in tracking center, i cant find the message.
> > >>> Is it any way to get a log of the SMTP transaction? Im i looking to
> > >>> right files?
> > >>>
> > >>> Im not an ISA nor Exchange expert, so i need some tips from experts
> > >>> to continue resolving this issue.
> > >>>
> > >>> Thaks all
> >
> >
>
>



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