Re: Exchange 2003 SMTP thru firewall

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From: Fitz Crittle [MSFT] (fitzcrit_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/10/05 

Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:51:22 -0600

By default Exchange is listening on Port 25 and external mail serves sending
email via SMTP assume your network can receive connections via Port 25. Is
Port 25 open on the Pix Firewall? Also, there are some issues with Exchange
Servers behind Pix firewalls.

320027 Cannot send or receive e-mail messages behind a Cisco PIX firewall
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=320027

Thanks,
Fitz Crittle

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"Bryan Colby" <BryanColby@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2F091D59-2502-4F30-B4D5-23AA34F2FA72@microsoft.com...
>I have configured Echange 2003. I can tell net to the smtp serveice form
> inside my network (ie telnet 192.168.60.5 smtp) but i cannot telnet from
> an
> internet address (ie 216.190.223.156). The firewall (pix) is set up
> correct,
> as I can access the web and if I start the service on port 2525 i can
> tellnet
> from the outside just fine to it. Any ideas on this?

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