Re: Remote SMTP using Exhange in SBS2K3

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From: J. Clarke (jclarke.usenet_at_snet.net.invalid)
Date: 03/03/05 

Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:22:42 -0500

Fyrestryke wrote:

> Hi John!
>
> Well, I've done everything you've instructed (that was very helpful), but
> the mail just sits in the SMTP queue.
>
> Over the course of trying to fix this, I had tinkered in Exchange System
> Manager with Server - <my server> - protocols - SMTP - Default SMTP
> Virtual
> Server. Which I don't think I should have bothered. I believe I've
> restored it to the default settings.

My understanding is that the SBS SMTP connector is really part of the same
package as the POP connector.

> I'm still stuck unfortunately. Everything is working great except for
> outgoing mail. I think I'll go grab a copy of Ethereal and see if it's
> actually talking to smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com (the SMTP I have to use) when
> I go into the Queues and right-click on the SMTP queue and select 'force
> connection'.
>
> Any other advice you or anyone else has would be greatly appreciated. Far
> as I can tell, I'm doing everything right. I've even tried running
> 'iisreset'.
>
> Thanks for all your help,

Are you seeing any messages in event viewer?

Also, stupid question I know, but have you confirmed that you can send mail
on that server with the login and password you're using directly from
Outlook Express or another standalone email program?

I seem to recall that there was something else I had to do but now I don't
recall what. If it comes to me I'll try to remember to post it.
 
> Chris :o)
>
>
> "J. Clarke" wrote:
>
>> Fyrestryke wrote:
>>
>> > Hello.
>> >
>> > I have a SBS 2K3 server setup at a local church. Until yesterday, they
>> > were
>> > using dialup (yeah, I know). I had exchange setup to pull down POP3
>> > mail from their internet domain and I was sending mail through the
>> > domains SMTP
>> > server. They were both the same address.
>> >
>> > Yesterday I setup DSL (SBC) and that went well. However, in the last
>> > week or so, SBC has decided to block all traffic on port 25 except
>> > their own. So, I need to have the Exchange Server send mail via
>> > smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com *AND* I need to authenticate to that SMTP
>> > server with a username and
>> > password. I've tinkered, searched, tinkered, and searched and I can't
>> > find the resolution for this.
>> >
>> > I've put smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com as the smart host. I've put the
>> > username
>> > and password everywhere I can find a place to do so. I think I may
>> > have
>> > things in too many places. I'm using the Default SMTP Virtual Server
>> > (which worked fine before).
>>
>> Fyrestryke, I just went through this myself, with SBC.
>>
>> Unfortunately I didn't take careful notes. I do remember though tearing
>> my hair out for a while and then finally letting the wizard do most of
>> the work and that was pretty much the trick.
>>
>> Trying to retrace my steps, I'm going to try to cover what I did to get
>> it
>> to work. No guarantees--I might miss something.
>>
>> First, go into Server Management, then "Internet and email", then
>> "Connect
>> to the Internet". At Connection type I put "Broadband", then at
>> "Broadband Connection" "A local router with an IP address" (YMMV--if you
>> don't have a router then you'll have to configure appropriately), then
>> the DNS servers and the IP for the router--check the router DHCP to see
>> what SBC is providing (I've got 204.60.203.179 and 2.60.0.3) so you're
>> sure they're current, next I took the defaults on "Network Connection",
>> on firewall I have "do not change" set--I'm using a hardware firewall
>> FWIW--then on "Internet E-mail" "enable" of course, then on E-mail
>> delivery method "Forward all e-mail to e-mail server at your ISP" with
>> "smtp.mail.yahoo.com" as the mail server, then at "E-mail retrieval
>> method" checked "Use the Microsoft Connector for POP3 Mailboxes" then
>> under e-mail domain name put "snet.net" (I was originally a SNET
>> subscriber and my SBC Yahoo mail comes with a "snet.net" domain
>> name--yours should be adjusted accordingly of course), then at "POP3
>> mailbox accounts" put the appropriate entries, then set the schedule to
>> "every 15 minutes" then at "remove e-mail attachments" let Exchange pull
>> everything and stick it in "potential virus" (again YMMV), then finished.
>>
>> That didn't quite do it though.
>>
>> Once that was done I went into Exchange System Manager and under
>> "Connectors", "SmallBusiness SMTP connector", "properties", I confirmed
>> on "General" "Forward all mal through this connector to the following
>> smart hosts" "smtp.mail.yahoo.com", wiht the exchange server as the local
>> bridgehead, on "content restrictions" allowed everything, "Delivery
>> Options" comfirmed every 15 minutes", advanced, the only thing checked is
>> "Do not sent ETRN/TURN", and "Outbound Security" is set to "Basic
>> Authentication" with the login "<loginname>@snet.net" and the appropriate
>> password. Note that the domain name is _required_ for some if not all
>> SBC
>> accounts. Under Address Space there's one entry, "Type SMTP, Adress *,
>> Cost 1", connector scope "Entire Organization, and "allow messages to be
>> relayed" is _not_ checked. "Connected Routing Groups" is blank, "Deliver
>> Restrictions" "Accepted" is selected.
>>
>> Once that was set up I restarted the SMTP and Pop3 Connector services and
>> tried sending mail to my AOL account, and it worked.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> --
>> --John
>> to email, dial "usenet" and validate
>> (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
>> 

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