Re: SMTP Inbound Mail Problem ?

From: Denis McDowell [MSFT] (denismcd_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/12/04 

Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 01:44:46 -0400

Check for inbound traffic on port 25 from the firewall\SMTP host. 

-- 
Denis McDowell [MSFT]
"Mark" <Mark@ecc-limited.nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
news:40a14eb5$0$6326$65c69314@mercury.nildram.net...
> Denis
>
> I have generated a trace, what should I look for that would indicate a
block
> or refusal
>
> Regards
>
> Mark
> "Denis McDowell [MSFT]" <denismcd@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:eMI4y$1NEHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I would be curious to see if the traffic is making it back to the
Exchange
> > Server, a Network Monitor trace would be helpful. As Exchange 2000\2003
> both
> > use SMTP as native transport (for internal mail as well as external),
and
> > you've indicated that internal mail is not impacted, I'm betting that
> > something is preventing the mail from making it to the server.
> >
> > -- 
> > Denis McDowell [MSFT]
> > "Mark" <Mark@ecc-limited.nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:40a0d4e7$0$6325$65c69314@mercury.nildram.net...
> > > Denis
> > >
> > > Thanks for the reply.
> > >
> > > Anonymous Access is set and a mail address is set for NDR. There have
> been
> > > no Email's received at this account.
> > >
> > > Because I can see port 25 being accessed from the internet ( router
> log )
> > > and being routed to my private IP address for the server ( internet
> > > connection ) I think something is blocking it very early on. During
the
> > > SBS2003 setup I followed the various defaults, which included SMTP
> > install.
> > >
> > > Looking at the SMTP logs I can see outgoing Email but no incoming.
> > >
> > > Any ideas
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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